San Francisco Opera
As the nation's second largest opera company, San Francisco Opera is known for balancing classics of the opera repertoire with new works on a regular basis. The Opera's casting features international singing stars as well as notable new singers from the Company's distinguished Opera Center and Merola Opera Program.
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Opera REVIEW
April 16, 2013
Brilliant, rafter-raising performances highlight a recital by seven talented Adler Fellows from the S.F. Opera program.
More about Music at Meyer »Recital REVIEW
April 7, 2013
Bass-baritone Philippe Sly, despite a range of gifts, may have aimed too high to suit his repertoire to his present capabilities.
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Opera REVIEW
March 3, 2013
The Secret Garden, a joint presentation by the S.F. Opera and Cal Performances, introduces opera to children and families with visuals and performances key to its success.
More about San Francisco Opera »Obituary
February 23, 2013
Mezzo-soprano Zheng Cao, 46, whose nationally publicized fight against cancer was as inspiring as her vibrant singing, has died.
More "The Loss of Zheng Cao (1966-2013)" »Feature Article
February 19, 2013
The much-loved children’s book The Secret Garden becomes a modern and accessible opera, premiering in Berkeley in March.
More "An Opera to Open Worlds: The Secret Garden" »Feature Article
January 15, 2013
No one saw it coming, but today everybody wants to write an opera, and audiences are embracing new work. San Francisco Opera’s general director has been squarely in the middle of that revival.
More "David Gockley and the Golden Age of American Opera" »News Report
December 3, 2012
The San Francisco Opera's 2013-2014 season celebrates Wagner and Verdi bicentennials, and much more.
More "S.F. Opera to Celebrate Wagner, Verdi Bicentennials" »Opera REVIEW
November 30, 2012
The exciting promise of stardom graced S.F. Opera’s 2012 Adler Fellows gala concert, affirming that several current and departing Fellows are indeed primed to become the stars of tomorrow.
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November 16, 2012
Patricia Racette, Mark Delavan, and Brian Jagde swept the War Memorial Opera House stage clean with a powerhouse performance of Tosca, offering audiences a pack of principals that might be the most engaging around.
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November 15, 2012
After diva Angela Gheorghiu is stricken with terrible nausea and intestinal flu, SFO favorite Melody Moore steps in after Act 1 to make her role debut as Tosca in a production otherwise wanting for drama.
More about San Francisco Opera »Artist Spotlight
November 6, 2012
Soprano Patricia Racette digs deep to describe her vision of the juicy, neurotic, “over-the-top” Tosca.
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October 20, 2012
In a new production of Wagner's Lohengrin at the San Francisco Opera everyone is a star — great soloists, Ian Robertson's Opera Chorus, and Nicola Luisotti leading an orchestra on fire.
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October 10, 2012
If the prolonged cheers and standing ovation of the opening-night audience are any indications, the outlook for Jake Heggie’s latest opera Moby Dick is smooth sailing.
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September 29, 2012
The singing at S.F. Opera makes I Capuleti e i Montecchi
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September 7, 2012
The first night of the S.F. Opera's Rigoletto, featured three much-heralded SFO debutants, faring best in secondary roles, and inspired conducting by Luisotti.
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August 2, 2012
A ripe-to-bursting Mozart opera, rarely performed, dallies in the garden of earthly delights, peopled by stalwarts of S.F. Opera’s Merola Program.
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June 13, 2012
Jun Kaneko’s spectacular projections and costume designs star, along with some top-rank singing, in San Francisco Opera’s delightful new production.
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June 12, 2012
In the San Francisco Opera's presentation of Attila a great baritone shines in this early Verdi opera.
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June 8, 2012
Strongly cast, beautifully played and produced, the opening performance affirmed Nixon in China's standing as a musical and theatrical masterpiece and one of the great operas of the 20th century.
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