SAN FRANCISCO / BAY AREA OPERA NEWS COVERAGE

Two powerful women will be at the helm when Opera San José returns in the new year with the masterful operatic double bill of Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci....

Opera at THE 222 will present CERVANTES TO CRAIGSLIST, a recital featuring soprano Mary Evelyn Hangley, baritone William Lee Bryan, and pianist Mark Morash. The program includes works by Berg, Ravel, Ibert, Kahane, and Tchaikovsky....

San Francisco Opera Guild honored philanthropist Maria Manetti Shrem at its 2025 An Evening on the Stage gala on November 19 at the War Memorial Opera House....

One of the most prestigious opera training programs in the world, San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program has selected 28 artists from a pool of more than 1,500 international applicants to participate in its 2026 program....

Check out production photos from the world premiere of San Francisco Opera's The Monkey King by composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang, running November 14-30 at the War Memorial Opera House....

Opera San José will continue its 42nd season with Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, running November 16–30, 2025 at the California Theatre. See photos of the production....

San Francisco Opera has announced plans to present Richard Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung in June and July 2028, conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim and staged by Francesca Zambello....

Opera San José continues its 42nd season—centered on the theme “What Is Love?”—with Puccini’s tragic masterpiece Madama Butterfly, running November 16–30, 2025, at the California Theatre (345 South First Street, San José). ...

Opera San José will kick off its 42nd season with Mozart’s beloved romantic comedy Così Fan Tutte. Get a first look at photos of the production here and learn more! ...

San Francisco Opera will present the 25th-anniversary production of Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally’s Dead Man Walking from September 14–28 at the War Memorial Opera House....

What happens when Mozart’s mischievous masterpiece collides with Silicon Valley ingenuity? Opera San José is flipping the script—literally—in a bold, laugh-out-loud staging of Così Fan Tutte where the audience gets to choose the ending at every performance. ...

Opera San José will continue its season with Puccini’s heartbreaking Madama Butterfly. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets here!...

Taiwanese soprano Karen Chia-ling Ho has been named the 2025 Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Star of the Year by San Francisco Opera, honored for her acclaimed portrayal of Mimì in La Bohème....

Opera San José will kick off its 42nd season with Mozart’s beloved romantic comedy Così Fan Tutte, a sparkling blend of charm and wit that plays out like an 18th-century reality show—“Temptation Island” meets powdered wigs. Learn more!...

San Francisco Opera will open its 103rd season with a new revival of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, running September 5–27, 2025 at the War Memorial Opera House....

The Merola Opera Program continues its Summer Festival season with a fully staged production of Rossini’s rarely performed comedic gem, Le Comte Ory. Metropolitan Opera conductor Pierre Vallet makes his Merola debut leading the orchestra, while director Garnett Bruce brings the production to life ...

San Francisco Opera’s 2025–26 season, the tenth under the leadership of Tad and Dianne Taube General Director Matthew Shilvock, kicks off in September. Learn more about the season!...

Bay Area audiences are invited to revel in the sheer joy of opera as the 2025 Merola Opera Program artists present an unforgettable evening of vocal fireworks and lush melodies. See photos here!...

San Francisco Opera and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, represented by the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 6 have reached agreement on a new two-year contract. ...

San Francisco Opera has announced a casting update for the opening production of its 2025–26 season. Chinese tenor Yongzhao Yu will make his Company debut in the role of The Duke of Mantua in Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, replacing Giovanni Sala, who has withdrawn for personal reasons. ...

San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) continue their collaborative workshop series The Opera in You, offering free writing and storytelling workshops for the public from July through October 2025. ...

Opera San José kicks off its 42nd season with Mozart's beloved romantic comedy Così Fan Tutte, a sparkling blend of charm and wit that plays out like an 18th-century reality show—“Temptation Island” meets powdered wigs—where loyalty is tested, disguises abound, and no heart escapes unscath...

The Merola Opera Program has appointed internationally renowned tenor, director, and 2007 Merola alum Alek Shrader as its new Director of Membership & Engagement....

BroadwayWorld chats with San Francisco Opera's Carrie-Ann Matheson about the 2025 Merola Summer Festival featuring four different musical events from June 26 to August 16....

Coinciding with San Francisco's annual Pride Weekend, San Francisco Opera celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community with a special Pride Concert featuring immersive projections and a post-show dance party on Friday, June 27 at the War Memorial Opera House. ...

Opera San José will present an exclusive workshop performance of a new  opera, Solaris. Learn more about the opera here and see how to purchase tickets!...

San Francisco Opera will present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Idomeneo from June 14–25 as part of its 2025 Summer Season at the War Memorial Opera House. Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads these performances of the composer's early masterpiece, which premiered in 1781 when Mozart was ...

As the 2025 Summer Festival continues, director Garnett Bruce makes his Merola debut with a fully staged production of Rossini’s rarely performed comic gem, Le Comte Ory. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....

Opera Parallèle will present the West Coast debut of Harvey Milk Reimagined, a bold and timely refreshed version of the groundbreaking opera originally composed by Stewart Wallace and librettist Michael Korie. ...

Opera San José has revealed the programming for the company’s 42nd season, which will include classic Italian operatic favorites that all explore the question, “What is love?” See the full lineup and learn more!...

Opera San José will conclude its 41st season with the Northern California premiere of Héctor Armienta’s Zorro. Get a first look at the production's stars in costume!...