San Francisco Opera is set to present Mozart’s “Idomeneo” from June 14–25, 2025. Caroline H. Hume Music Director, Eun Sun Kim is set to conduct a production by Lindy Hume. The cast will include American tenor Matthew Polenzani in the title role of Idomeneo alongside Daniela Mack as Idamante, Ying Fang as Ilia, Elza van den Heever as Elettra, and tenor {…}
(Credit: Stefan Cohen) Musicians of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra are set to present several free events at locations around San Francisco and Oakland. First up is “Music and Flowers” at the Minnesota Street Project in San Francisco. The concert features music by Puccini, Mahler, Ginastera, Milone, and Delibes.” The concert will feature a reception, as well as an opportunity {…}
(Photo: Kristen Loken/San Francisco Opera) San Francisco Opera has announced its 2025 edition of “Bohème Out of the Box.” The annual showcase, which features an abridged rendition of Puccini’s venerated classic, will head to Sausalito on April 26 and 27, San Ramon’s City Center Bishop Ranch on May 1, Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills on May 3 and 4, {…}
The San Francisco Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The company is set to present its “Opera Ball,” co-presented with the San Francisco Opera Guild. Performance Date: Sept. 5, 2025 The season opens with Verdi’s “Rigoletto” with Eun Sun Kim conducting the work. Amartuvshin Enkhbat leads the cast in the title role alongside Adela Zaharia, Giovanni Sala, J’Nai Bridges, and {…}
Works & Process at the Guggenheim will present San Francisco Opera’s “The Monkey King” by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang with Diane Paulus. The event will be held on March 9, 2025, at the Peter B. Lewis Theater. The evening will go behind the scenes with composer Huang Ruo, librettist David Henry Hwang, and director Diane Paulus as they {…}
The San Francisco Opera has announced that it will world premiere “The Monkey King” during the 2025-26 season. The company said that the work will be world-premiered in November 2025. It will be a groundbreaking new production that will also reintroduce San Francisco audiences to one of the most iconic heroes in global storytelling: Sun Wukong. The opera will be {…}
(Credit: Kristen Loken / San Francisco Opera) Head of Properties Lori Harrison has been awarded the San Francisco Opera Medal for her distinguished 32-year career with the company. Harrison commenced her career with the company in 1985 as a production assistant and member of the stage crew before becoming Head of Properties in 1998 following a brief stint in film {…}
(Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera) Whether Nietzsche actually meant it when he declared Bizet’s “Carmen” to be the perfect opera, or whether it was merely a literary tantrum aimed at his once-beloved Richard Wagner, it matters not. The resounding overture to “Carmen” provides its own argument as to the opera’s justified and beloved place in the canon. Love is a {…}
(Photo credit: Boston Lyric Opera) Works & Process announces its 40th anniversary season taking place in spring 2025. For the purposes of this article only opera events are included. Fortieth Works & Process at the Guggenheim Series – Performance Highlights and Discussions Excerpts from Sarah Ruhl and Anthony Roth Costanzo’s reimagining of Vivaldi “The Seasons” are performed prior to its {…}
San Francisco Opera Center has announced its Adler Fellows for 2025. The fellows include sopranos Georgiana Adams (Chicago, Illinois), Caroline Corrales (St. Louis, Missouri), Mary Hoskins (Saratoga Springs, Utah), and Olivia Smith (Penticton, British Columbia, Canada); tenors Thomas Kinch (Cardiff, Wales) and Samuel White (Columbia, South Carolina); baritones Samuel Kidd (Ann Arbor, Michigan) and Olivier Zerouali (Middletown, Delaware); bass-baritone Jongwon Han (Seoul, South Korea) and coaches/pianists Julian Grabarek (Acton, Massachusetts) and Ji Youn Lee (Seoul, South Korea). {…}
(Photo credit: Reneff-Olsen Productions) San Francisco Opera has released details about its annual Pride celebration, taking place on June 27. Opera singer and winner of the fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Monét X Change is among the artists headlining this celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. She will serve as emcee for the evening’s events. Soloists include mezzo-sopranos {…}