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We have been thrilling audiences in San Francisco since 1923. We are known for commissioning numerous world premieres, training some of opera's greatest young artists and being one of the world's leading opera companies. Stay up to date with San Francisco's opera news and events. Hear from locals and insiders on the latest events for San Francisco Opera.
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1y ago
conductor Vassilis Christopoulos opens up his home in Athens, Greece, to offer a view into his life and work—as well as highlights from his upcoming U.S. debut ..read more
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1y ago
, gender-based and sexual violence features prominently in many canonical opera plots. What are the ramifications for audiences? Experts weigh in ..read more
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2y ago
From the very first pages of the novel ’s heroine knows she has been born to a literary fate. She is, after all, named for one of the most iconic characters in Chinese literature, Lin Dai Yu ..read more
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2y ago
One of the premier baritones in the opera world today, Dupuis is a regular on stages in France, Germany, and New York. His debut in the Metropolitan Opera’s 2018 to hail the arrival of a “refined and charismatic” voice on the American opera stage ..read more
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2y ago
Fabiano was an opera star on the rise: He was the first person to win both the Richard Tucker Award and the Beverly Sills Artist Award in the same year. It was his job to bring to life dashing rogues and winsome lovers ..read more
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San Francisco Opera
2y ago
The Yale-educated musician projects a decidedly eclectic persona, full of wide-roaming passions. One minute, he might be celebrating the sounds of the rock band Coldplay. The next, he might be denouncing the evils of wildlife trafficking, considered one of the biggest threats today to biodiversity, next to habitat destruction ..read more
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2y ago
It started with three: a bachelor and two eligible females. But as the pandemic stretched on, three became 16—and tenor ’s flock of silkie chickens have rapidly overtaken his back garden ..read more
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2y ago
Matsumoto was one of the rising stars of the opera industry in the 1960s and ‘70s—a time many consider a “golden age” for talent. It was an era when icons like Maria Callas and Marian Anderson still roamed the stage, and new voices like Luciano Pavarotti and Leontyne Price were hitting their stride ..read more
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2y ago
It started small—a “little grapevine effort,” she calls it. But what began as a 15-acre farm has blossomed into a destination for emerging artists from around the globe: the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music ..read more