The San Francisco Opera has announced the establishment of the Department of Diversity, Equity, and Community. Starting on August 1, 2019, the new department will be led by Charles Chip McNeal who is the current Senior Curriculum & Program Manager in the San Francisco Opera Education Department. Per a press release, the newly established body’s mission is to place a {…}
As we get deeper into June, some companies are starting to ramp up their summer programming while others take it easier and easier. This weekend’s offerings place a premium on the baroque repertory, one new work, and one timeless classic. Serse – In the Series Handel’s opera will get a production in Washington D.C. at the Atlas Performing Arts Center {…}
The San Francisco Opera Guild launched its 80th season celebrations on May 16, with Marchesa, a fashion show featuring the Marchesa Fall 2019 collection, at Neiman Marcus Union Square. The company also announced the Opera Ball. The Opera Ball, which is a prominent event for every new season will host “The Capulets’ Masked Ball. The ball will celebrate the opening {…}
“NOOMA,” a new opera for babies, is set for its world premiere at Carnegie Hall on Friday and Saturday, April 26-27 at 11:15 a.m. The work, which was co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, the San Francisco Opera, and Minnesota Opera, was composed specifically for babies and features parachutes. There will be four performances throughout this particular run. The work was designed {…}
The San Francisco Opera will work together with the City of San Francisco, French Consulate, and Grace Cathedral to put on a concert in support of the Notre-Dame de Paris on April 29, 2019. The event will feature international superstar Frederica Von Stade, who will perform music by Poulenc, accompanied by pianist Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad. The remainder of the program {…}
Plácido Domingo is set to return to the San Francisco Opera to celebrate his 50th anniversary with the company. The legendary tenor will be joined on stage by guest artists who will be announced at a later date and accompanied by the San Francisco Opera Orchestra under the baton of Spanish conductor Jordi Bernàcer. Domingo made his debut with the San Francisco {…}
The San Francisco Opera has announced a number of cast changes for its 2019 summer season. The first major change is that of the character of Medoro in “Orlando.” Countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen will assume the role, replacing David Daniels. Nussbaum Cohen is a second-year San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow and he is set for performances of “Saul” with the {…}
The San Francisco Opera has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a wide array of repertory from Mozart and Verdi to Britten and Mason Bates. It’s a season that also includes company debuts, role debuts, and U.S. debuts. OperaWire had a chance to speak with General Director Matthew Shilvock on the new season and what excites him about many returning {…}
The San Francisco Opera has announced its 2019-20 season featuring seven new productions and two new revivals. There will also be a notable company premiere with many rising and established stars taking the stage. Main Stage The 2019–20 season opens with Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” in a new production by Jean-Louis Grinda. The opera returns after a 31-year absence with {…}
San Francisco Opera Center is set to present the 2018 class of Adler Fellows in their final concert of the year, entitled “The Future Is Now: Adler Fellows Concert.” The concert, scheduled for Dec. 8 at the Herbst Theatre, will be conducted by Christopher Franklin and will feature eight Adler Fellow singers in opera scenes, arias, and duets with stage direction {…}
Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s “It’s A Wonderful Life” opened earlier this week at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House. An American success story based on “The Greatest Gift” by Philip Van Doren Stern, and Frank Capra’s beloved film on the same story, it combined old and new, young and original, odd and familiar, poignant and comic. Neither movie nor {…}