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Praise be... The Handmaid's Tale continues today at 2PM with only four performances remaining. 🔗 Get your tickets at sfopera.com | San Francisco Opera
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Praise be... The Handmaid's Tale continues today at 2PM with only four performances remaining. 🔗 Get your tickets at sfopera.com | San Francisco Opera
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Gregory Henkel, Managing Director: Artistic, shares his thoughts about what makes San Francisco Opera unique, why artists love performing with the Company, and why support from our donors and ticket buyers is so important. You can donate instantly at sfopera.com/quickdonate to support the distinguished legacy and brilliant future of San Francisco Opera! | San Francisco Opera
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Gregory Henkel, Managing Director: Artistic, shares his thoughts about what makes San Francisco Opera unique, why artists love performing with the Company, and why support from our donors and ticket buyers is so important. You can donate instantly at sfopera.com/quickdonate to support the distinguished legacy and brilliant future of San Francisco Opera! | San Francisco Opera
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“Any production this well sung and well directed deserves the largest possible audience.” —San Francisco Chronicle The critics are raving. Verdi's A Masked Ball, featuring an all-star cast of SF Opera veterans alongside standout debuts, continues on Wednesday, September 11, and runs through September 27. 🔗 Learn more and get tickets at https://www.sfopera.com/operas/un-ballo-in-maschera/ ⬇️ Did you see the opera already? Let us know your favorite part in the comments. | San Francisco Opera
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“Any production this well sung and well directed deserves the largest possible audience.” —San Francisco Chronicle The critics are raving. Verdi's A Masked Ball, featuring an all-star cast of SF Opera veterans alongside standout debuts, continues on Wednesday, September 11, and runs through September 27. 🔗 Learn more and get tickets at https://www.sfopera.com/operas/un-ballo-in-maschera/ ⬇️ Did you see the opera already? Let us know your favorite part in the comments. | San Francisco Opera
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🎶 Here comes the bride, all dressed in white...🎶 You know the song. Now discover its origins: in this weekend's streaming special, "Lohengrin!" Though composer Richard Wagner initially composed this tune for a somewhat doomed wedding — complete with secrets, broken vows and a dead wedding crasher — it has since been adopted into many marriage ceremonies across the world. Happier occasions, we hope! So what are the lyrics to the original "Bridal Chorus?" "Those faithfully led, now enter the pla
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🎶 Here comes the bride, all dressed in white...🎶 You know the song. Now discover its origins: in this weekend's streaming special, "Lohengrin!" Though composer Richard Wagner initially composed this tune for a somewhat doomed wedding — complete with secrets, broken vows and a dead wedding crasher — it has since been adopted into many marriage ceremonies across the world. Happier occasions, we hope! So what are the lyrics to the original "Bridal Chorus?" "Those faithfully led, now enter the pla
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Tonight is the opening of Madame Butterfly at San Francisco Opera! Come see one of Puccini's most beloved operas in a new staging by Amon Miyamoto under the baton of Music Director Eun Sun Kim. Told through the eyes of Trouble, the son of Cio-Cio-San and Lt. B.F. Pinkerton, this unique production provides a new perspective on an age-old story. Visit https://bit.ly/3KtMn8C to purchase tickets! | San Francisco Opera
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Tonight is the opening of Madame Butterfly at San Francisco Opera! Come see one of Puccini's most beloved operas in a new staging by Amon Miyamoto under the baton of Music Director Eun Sun Kim. Told through the eyes of Trouble, the son of Cio-Cio-San and Lt. B.F. Pinkerton, this unique production provides a new perspective on an age-old story. Visit https://bit.ly/3KtMn8C to purchase tickets! | San Francisco Opera
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🎼 Hear the San Francisco Opera Chorus transformed into the Gods in a dazzling “Studio 54”–inspired scene, fervently defending their extravagant lives. (Act I, Scene II) 💭 “The Monkey King is a visual feast, and very likely the most spectacular work San Francisco Opera has ever presented.” — Classical Voice 🔗 Learn more about The Monkey King at the link https://bit.ly/4ipzWdx 📸 Thumbnail by Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera
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🎼 Hear the San Francisco Opera Chorus transformed into the Gods in a dazzling “Studio 54”–inspired scene, fervently defending their extravagant lives. (Act I, Scene II) 💭 “The Monkey King is a visual feast, and very likely the most spectacular work San Francisco Opera has ever presented.” — Classical Voice 🔗 Learn more about The Monkey King at the link https://bit.ly/4ipzWdx 📸 Thumbnail by Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera
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As San Francisco Opera prepares for the American premiere of Kaija Saariaho, Sofi Oksanen and Aleksi Barrière’s Innocence, we wanted to explore our illustrious history of important world premieres, American premieres, commissions, and co-commissions. Read more of the article here: https://www.sfopera.com/blog/2024/04/looking-back-at-important-premieres-and-commissions-at-san-francisco-opera/ Innocence is on stage June 1 - 21. Learn more & buy tickets at https://www.sfopera.com/operas/innocence/
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'Opera in the Park' returns to San Francisco this weekend
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🌳 In celebration of 50 years, we asked San Francisco Opera’s biggest fans to share their favorite memory of Opera in the Park. ⬇️ What’s yours? Let us know in the comments! #Opera #SFOpera #OperainthePark #SanFrancisco #SanFranciscoOpera | San Francisco Opera
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New subscribers save on every opera. Explore the season and lock in this exclusive deal to experience the SF Opera! | San Francisco Opera
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The most performed new opera of our time comes home to where it all began. | San Francisco Opera
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Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton is only the second person in history to win both the main prize and the song prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition. Here, she portrays Sara, Duchess of Nottingham, in San Francisco Opera’s 2018-19 production of Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux. Sara finds herself caught between love and duty in “All’afflitto è dolce il pianto.” She pours out her heartbreak, knowing that she must keep her love for Devereux a secret. Jamie Barton, described as “irresistibl
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25 years after its world premiere in San Francisco, Dead Man Walking remains just as raw, relevant, and emotionally gripping. | San Francisco Opera
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From “La donna è mobile” to the iconic quartet, Rigoletto returns to San Francisco Opera with soaring power. | San Francisco Opera
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🌎 The mythical world of Parsifal is coming to life at the War Memorial Opera House. | San Francisco Opera
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🕯️ 48 Seasons. The first opera we ever staged in 1923, and over a century later it still has the power to stop time. In Act II, a bustling Paris street bursts to life with chorus cries and lantern light, and the magic of opera is on full display. “La Bohème, a splendid production that fully delivered on everything that makes opera magical—charismatic singing, beautiful music, highly creative staging...” — ARThound 🎭 Only 1 show left, June 21 🔗 Follow the link in our bio to get your tickets! h
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Did you know that the War Memorial Opera House played such a significant role in international history? ⬇️ Let us know in the comments! 📸 San Francisco Public Library | San Francisco Opera
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🎭 Kwangchul Youn returns to the War Memorial Opera House from his role in Tristan und Isolde (2024-25). His King Marke was called “noble and dignified, his handsome bass encompassing a thousand degrees of pain and anger at Tristan’s emotional union with Isolde.” — Lisa Hirsch, SF Chronicle Now, this extraordinary artist embodies another world of spiritual depth and human longing as Gurnemanz in Wagner’s Parsifal. For the first time in a generation, Wagner’s final opera returns in a brand-new Sa
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After 18 months away from War Memorial Opera House, the golden curtain rises once more for a new year of opera! Today, we are proud to unveil our 99th season: a mix of all-star concerts, new productions and classic favorites. Head to sfopera.com to find out how we’re bringing opera back to the stage — with safety and style. 🎨The season starts in August with a nod to San Francisco Opera’s nearly century-long history: “Tosca,” the opera that first opened the War Memorial Opera House in 1932, will
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⚡️ “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata…!” Few moments in opera cut as deep as Rigoletto’s Act II outburst. 🔥 First, pure fury: “Courtiers, vile, damned race—what price did you sell my treasure for?” 💔 Then, a sudden turn to desperate pleading as a father begs for his daughter’s return. This is Verdi at his most electrifying—rage and heartbreak colliding in a single aria, demanding every ounce of power and tenderness from baritone Amartuvshin Enkhbat. 🎭 Experience the full force of Rigoletto on our
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Tomorrow we will announce our 2024-25 season!! Visit our website, www.sfopera.com, and hear about all of the exciting operas, events, and programs next season!!! | San Francisco Opera
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🎭 "I still remember the first time I walked through the grand doors of the War Memorial Opera House. It was the early 1960s, and I was a high school student on a field trip. We saw Madama Butterfly. I didn’t understand the words, but I didn’t need to. The music and the story reached straight into my soul. That’s when the love affair began." —Nancy Kraus Jerome and Thao Dodson have pledged to match all increased gifts to San Francisco Opera—dollar for dollar—now through July 31. That means your
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Meet TOSCA's Stage Director - Bruce Donnell Mr. Donnell has worked in opera houses across the country and internationally. Bruce Donnell studied at Friedelind Wagner’s Master Classes in Bayreuth in 1965 before joining the staff of the San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program. He has been involved in many performances with the Metropolitan Opera. Learn more about Mr. Donnell on OPERA America's "The Oral History Project" with OPERA America's President, CEO Marc A. Scorca: https://www.operaamerica.org/
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In anticipation of opening the 2024-25 Season, our friends over at NBC stopped by the San Francisco Opera Costume Shop to learn more about how the costumes for Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera were crafted. 🎭 We’d love to see you dressed up, living your Bridgerton fantasy at a performance! ⬇️ What type of mask will you be wearing to the performance? Hopefully your mohawk 😉. Let us know in the comments! Verdi's A Masked Ball opens this Friday, September 6 and runs through September 27. 🔗 Get your
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🌟 Soprano Adela Zaharia has captivated audiences around the world. A first-place winner at the prestigious Operalia competition, Zaharia was praised as "the true revelation of the competition" (Euronews). In 2022, she made an unforgettable debut with San Francisco Opera as Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Here, she sings "Crudele? Ah! no mio bene." Following the death of her father, the Commendatore, Donna Anna is determined to seek justice against Don Giovanni, whom she believes is respons
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An artist closely connected to this stage, tenor Pene Pati is a Merolini, former Adler Fellow, and longtime San Francisco Opera favorite, seen here in the 2024–25 Season’s La Bohème. His Rodolfo was shaped by line, breath, and musical intelligence, bringing clarity and warmth to Puccini’s long phrases. He returns in 2026–27 as Chevalier des Grieux in Manon. | San Francisco Opera
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Baritone Amartuvshin Enkhbat returns to San Francisco Opera in the 2026–27 Season as Simon Boccanegra, one of Verdi’s most complex and demanding roles—a leader torn between public duty and private loss. This excerpt from Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera ( “Eri tu”) offers a glimpse of the dramatic power and depth he brings to the stage. We’re honored to welcome him back. | San Francisco Opera
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🛡️Tomorrow, the curtain rises on a stunning new production of Wagner’s Parsifal. But what is Parsifal really about? Director Matthew Ozawa shares his thoughts. Tickets still available at the 🔗 in bio. 📸 @cory_weaver_photographer | San Francisco Opera
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