The latest news on performances of Opera in San Francisco / Bay Area.
BroadwayWorld chats with Tony-winning operatic baritone Eugene Brancoveanu about taking on the role of Tevye in Opera San Jose's production of 'Fiddler on the Roof,' running November 15th thru 29th.
The San Francisco Opera performed Strauss in Concert conducted by Eun Sun Kim and featuring soloist Kathleen O'Mara.
Soprano Breanna Sinclairé will join Coro Allegro for the Boston premiere of Andrew Yee's Trans Requiem at the Church of the Covenant.
San Francisco Opera will present The Future Is Now: Adlers in Concert at Herbst Theatre, featuring 2026 Adler Fellows with the Company orchestra under Sebastian Weigle, and a San Francisco Opera Chorus in Concert at the Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theater.
Opera San José will present John Adams' opera DOCTOR ATOMIC at the California Theatre in San José.
San Francisco Opera Guild will present a black-tie gala dinner on the War Memorial Opera House stage to honor General Director Matthew Shilvock with The Crescendo Award.
San Francisco Opera released production photos for Jules Massenet's romantic masterwork MANON, starring soprano Amina Edris and tenor Pene Pati, conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim at the War Memorial Opera House.
San Francisco Opera will present a concert dedicated to Richard Strauss, conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim.
San Francisco Opera stages Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at the War Memorial Opera House with conductor Sebastian Weigle making his house debut and director Shawna Lucey helming the revival production.
San Francisco Opera announced additional casting for its 2028 production of Wagner's four-opera Ring cycle, led by Music Director Eun Sun Kim and director Francesca Zambello, with an international ensemble of leading Wagnerians.
San Francisco Opera will sell authentic theatrical costumes from decades of productions at its Scene Shop in Burlingame.
San Francisco Opera and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract after a week of negotiations, with the deal subject to ratification.
Opera San José will present the nine-time Tony Award-winning musical FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at the California Theatre in San José.
San Francisco Opera cancelled multiple performances through September 20 following a strike by the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, affecting SIMON BOCCANEGRA and the premiere of MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS.
OPERA DAY IN THE BAY will unite 13 Bay Area opera organizations for a free outdoor concert at Transamerica Pyramid Center Redwood Park, featuring repertoire spanning Baroque to contemporary works and four new compositions.
San Francisco Opera will present Massenet's MANON at the War Memorial Opera House, led by Music Director Eun Sun Kim and starring Amina Edris and Pene Pati in Vincent Boussard's production.
San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Opera Guild rescheduled Opera Ball, the season's largest fundraiser, following contract negotiations with the Opera Orchestra ahead of opening night.
Tenor and stage director Alek Shrader has been appointed Director of Development at Opera San José, where he will lead fundraising and donor relations for the company's artistic and educational programming.
San Francisco Opera will present Thea Musgrave's MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS in a new co-production with English National Opera, starring Heidi Stober in the title role.
San Francisco Opera will hold its free Opera in the Park concert in Golden Gate Park, with Music Director Eun Sun Kim leading the orchestra and singers from the fall season's productions.
Opera San José’s 43rd season will open with a fresh and electrifying new production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, reimagining the classic tale as a dark psychological thriller that follows a powerful aristocrat spiraling out of control.
Festival Opera will present a three-concert Salon Series in Piedmont, featuring resident artists, an operatic mad scenes program, and the world premiere of BORDERS OF DREAMING by Juan Sebastián Cardona Ospina.
San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the world’s most prestigious opera training programs, will close its 2026 Summer Festival with the annual Merola Grand Finale.
Tenor Jack Swanson was named winner of San Francisco Opera's Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Competition following his company debut as Count Almaviva in THE BARBER OF SEVILLE.
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Thirteen Northern California opera companies will present a free outdoor concert at Transamerica Pyramid Center Redwood Park, honoring soprano Erie Mills with composer Carla Lucero as emcee.
San Francisco Opera's Board of Directors has approved a new five-year contract for General Director Matthew Shilvock, continuing his leadership of the company into the next decade.
Opera San José’s 43rd season will open with Mozart’s operatic masterpiece, Don Giovanni.
San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Opera Guild will present OPERA BALL, an Italian palazzo-inspired gala at City Hall, alongside the opening night of Verdi's SIMON BOCCANEGRA conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim.
San Francisco Opera has announced its 2026-27 season, featuring productions of Simon Boccanegra, Mary, Queen of Scots, Manon, The Marriage of Figaro, Das Rheingold, and Tosca, along with concerts, Opera Ball, and Opera in the Park.
San Francisco's Merola Opera Program, one of the world's most prestigious opera training programs, will close its 2026 Summer Festival with the annual Merola Grand Finale.
As Festival Napa Valley celebrates its 20th Anniversary Summer Season, running July 4–19, the opening weekend perfectly illustrated why the festival has become one of the country's most sought-after cultural destinations
OPERA America announced the recipients of its 2026 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards, honoring outstanding trustees from North American opera companies for leadership and service.
San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program is continuing its 2026 season with La Tragédie de Carmen.
Festival Opera will present Donizetti's THE ELIXIR OF LOVE in two free outdoor performances in Orinda and Walnut Creek, followed by a Salon Series at Piedmont Center for the Arts featuring a commissioned song cycle.
Merola Opera Program will present Strauss' Ariadne Auf Naxos at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, featuring rising opera artists in a fully staged production conducted by Ann-Katrin Stöcker.
Opera San José General Director & CEO Shawna Lucey has revealed the 2026–27 Artists-in-Residence, a group of distinguished opera professionals who will perform in the company’s four mainstage productions at the California Theatre.
San Francisco Opera has unveiled a trailer for its current production of ELEKTRA, Richard Strauss's one-act opera, which is running at the War Memorial Opera House through June 27 as part of the company's 2025–26 season.
San Francisco Opera will present its second annual Pride Concert at the War Memorial Opera House, featuring emcee Sapphira Cristál, conductor Robert Mollicone, and soloists Melody Moore, Nikola Printz, and Reginald Smith, Jr.
San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program will continue its 2026 season with La Tragédie de Carmen, a condensed adaptation of Georges Bizet’s Carmen, created by theatre director Peter Brook.
