San Francisco Opera Announces Complete Programs for Three Schwabacher Recital Series Concerts

The Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program, will continue on April 6 and Wednesday, April 27 at San Francisco’s Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theater. The April 6 recital will feature American mezzo-soprano Ashley Dixon, a 2018–19 Adler Fellow and 2015/2017 Merola Opera Program participant alongside Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad. Dixon and Barrad will {…}

Mar 8, 2022

San Francisco Opera’s Department of Diversity, Equity and Community Announces March/April Conversations

The San Francisco Opera’s Department of Diversity, Equity and Community has announced Opera Aficionado’s live online discussions in March and April. Each live, 75-minute Opera Aficionado discussion offers music lovers online access to scholarly talks and an opportunity to dialogue with fellow opera enthusiasts and special guests. Speakers in March and April are librettist Gene Scheer, soprano and former director {…}

Feb 4, 2022

San Francisco Opera Center & Merola Opera Program Announce 2022 Schwabacher Recital Series

The San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program have announced the Schwabacher Recital Series. Kicking things off will be a showcase featuring mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz and pianist Erica Xiaoyan Guo as they perform works by such composers as Barbara Strozzi, Rossini, Alma Mahler, Lang, Schubert, and Ranchera pieces inspired by Chavela Vargas. They will be joined by guitarist Tatiana {…}

Jan 28, 2022

San Francisco Opera Names First Chief Operating Officer

San Francisco Opera has named Theresa Von Klug as its first Chief Operating Officer. Von Klug will partner with General Director Matthew Shivlock to advance strategic initiatives and develop the goals and vision for the company. She will also oversee the administration of a number of departments, including Music Operations, Patron Operas, and the San Francisco Opera Archives. “It is {…}

Jan 19, 2022

Michael Fabiano, Julia Bullock, Karah Son, Pretty Yende, Nina Stemme Headline San Francisco Opera’s Centennial 2022-23 Season

San Francisco Opera has announced its 2022-23 season, which represents the 100th anniversary of the organization. To that effect, the company will aim to honor its history as just the third American opera company to ever reach the centennial milestone. The season will kick off with an “Opera Ball – The Centennial Celebration” which will feature such performers as Nadine {…}

Jan 17, 2022

Robert Mollicone & Dolora Zajick Feature in Episode 4 of San Francisco Opera’s ‘North Stage Door’

San Francisco Opera has announced the release of the latest episode of “North Stage Door.” This new episode of the company’s behind-the-scenes podcast will feature stories of opera’s ability to enchant audiences. Host Chris Largent will be joined by conductor Robert Mollicone and revered mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajck. Musical selections will draw from SFO productions of “Manon,” “Eugene Onegin,” “Gotterdammerung,” “Andrea {…}

Dec 10, 2021

Eun Sun Kim to Lead San Francisco Opera’s ‘The Future is Now: Adler Fellows Concert’

San Francisco Opera is set to present “The Future is Now: Adler Fellows Concert” on Dec. 10, 2021. The showcase, which marks the culmination of the 2021 Adler Fellows will feature Anne-Marie MacIntosh, Elisa Sunshine and Esther Tonea; mezzo-soprano Simone McIntosh; tenors Zhengyi Bai, Christopher Colmenero and Christopher Oglesby; baritone Timothy Murray; bass Stefan Egerstrom and pianists Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad and Andrew King. Audiences will hear a wide array of opera scenes, arias, {…}

Dec 9, 2021

San Francisco Opera Appoints New Chorus Director

San Francisco Opera has announced the appointment of John Keene as Chorus Director, effective January 2022. Keene is currently Head of Music Staff and Chorus Master at Seattle Opera and will work remotely starting in January before relocating to the Bay Area to begin rehearsals for the Company’s summer season productions of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” Bright Sheng and David Henry {…}

Dec 9, 2021

Annual ‘An Evening on the Stage’ Gala Dinner Honored The Littlefield Family at San Francisco Opera

(Credit: Nico Henderson for Drew Altizer Photography) The annual “An Evening on the Stage” gala dinner at San Francisco Opera honored The Littlefield Family on November 30, 2021. The annual event was held on the War Memorial Opera House stage amid the setting for Mozart’s “Così fan tutte.” The Littlefield Family has supported San Francisco Opera for multiple generations beginning {…}

Dec 4, 2021

San Francisco Opera Center Announces 2022 Adler Fellows

(Credit: San Francisco Opera official website) The San Francisco Opera Center Artistic Director Carrie-Ann Matheson and General Manager Markus Beam announced the 11 recipients of the 2022 San Francisco Opera Adler Fellowship. The selected singers to be Adler Fellows in 2022 are sopranos Anne-Marie MacIntosh, Mikayla Sager, Elisa Sunshine, and Esther Tonea; mezzo-soprano Gabrielle Beteag; tenors Victor Cardamone and Edward {…}

Nov 27, 2021

San Francisco Opera 2021-22 Review: Così Fan Tutte

On Nov. 21, 2021, the San Francisco Opera unveiled Michael Cavanagh’s new production of “Così fan tutte’ that rocked with energy, gaiety, verve, and abundance. The production worked on all fronts. The stage design, created by Erhard Rom, featured the so-called Wolfbridge Country Club, in the 1930s, complete with Fitness Center, Ballroom, Badminton Court, and Swimming Pool, unfolded lively and {…}