San Diego Opera to Present RIGOLETTO at Civic Theatre
Michael Chioldi will star in the title role of Verdi's RIGOLETTO as San Diego Opera continues its season with a production directed by Christopher Mattaliano at the San Diego Civic Theatre.
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The latest news on performances of Opera in San Diego.
Video: FELLOW TRAVELERS Tenor Andy Acosta Performs Aria on Fox San Diego
Tenor Andy Acosta, who plays Tim Laughlin in San Diego Opera's FELLOW TRAVELERS, performs the aria 'Last Night' live on Fox 5 San Diego, accompanied by Resident Conductor Bruce Stasyna.
Photos: Merola Opera Program Stars In L’ANIMA NAPOLETANA
San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program kicked off its 2026 season with L’Anima Napoletana, a Neapolitan-inspired vocal/piano recital celebrating the lyrical richness and emotional depth of Southern Italy.
Video: FELLOW TRAVELERS Comes to San Diego Opera
San Diego Opera presents FELLOW TRAVELERS, an opera set in 1953 Washington D.
Review: San Diego Opera Performs Bizet's CARMEN at San Diego Civic Center
Carmen is the world’s third most performed opera.
San Diego Opera Reveals 2026-27 Season - Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO and More
San Diego Opera has revealed its 2026–2027 season.
Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE BY ROSSINI at San Diego Civic Center Theater
Rossini’s Barber of Seville is a top ten opera in performances.
San Diego Opera To Present CARMEN At San Diego Civic Theatre
San Diego Opera will stage Bizet's CARMEN with Melody Wilson, Guadalupe Paz, Thomas Kinch, and Jonny Kaufmann in lead roles.
San Diego Opera Receives $4.5 Million Gift From Irwin Jacobs
San Diego Opera has received a $4.
Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PAGLIACCI at San Diego Civic Theater
San Diego Opera opened its 2025-26 season on a Halloween night with an appropriately disturbing opera about a murderous clown.
Review: OPERA À LA CARTE'S ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Del Mar
What did our critic think of OPERA À LA CARTE'S PRODUCTION OF OFFENBACH'S ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD at St.
San Diego Opera to Present Southern California Premiere of FELLOW TRAVELERS in July 2026
San Diego Opera has announced it will present the Southern California premiere of Fellow Travelers, the acclaimed opera by Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce, from July 10–12, 2026.
Opera San José Reveals 2025–26 Artists-in-Residence
Opera San José has revealed the 2025–26 Artists-in-Residence—a group of distinguished opera professionals who will perform in the company’s four mainstage productions.
PAGLIACCI and More Set for San Diego Opera 2025-26 Season
On the heels of a landmark 60th anniversary season, San Diego Opera has unveiled the lineup for its 61st season, featuring Pagliacci and more.
Review: San Diego Opera Presents Strauss's SALOME at the San Diego Civic Theater
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS STRAUSS'S SALOME at San Diego Civic Theater? Richard Strauss’s eerie and perverse Salome is based on Oscar Wilde’s play of the same name, as adapted by librettist Hedwig Lachmann.
San Diego Opera Welcomes Adam Cioffari as New Artistic Administrator
San Diego Opera has announced that Adam Cioffari has joined the team as its new Artistic Administrator.
Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center? San Diego Opera celebrated the opening of its 60th season with Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème, the same opera the company staged to open its first season.
Tenor Anthony Kearns Will Sing at 2024 BREEDER'S CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Today!
The Breeders' Cup will welcomes internationally-acclaimed tenor Anthony Kearns back to the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar on Saturday, November 2, 2024, to perform on Race Day afternoon.
San Diego Opera Unveils Five Year Plan Ahead of 60th Season Launch
San Diego Opera will commence its 60th anniversary season on November 1 with a performance of Puccini's 'La bohème,' the same opera that inaugurated the company on May 5, 1965, at the San Diego Civic Theatre.
San Diego Opera Appoints Ed Hofmeister As Director Of Marketing And Communications
Ed Hofmeister returns to the San Diego arts community, where he built his marketing and communications career at organizations like The Old Globe, Lamb's Players Theatre and Mainly Mozart.
Review: San Diego Opera Presents Andrea Carroll and Joshua Guerrero in Recital at Balboa Theatre
About halfway into her two-hour plus recital with tenor Joshua Guerrero, soprano Andrea Carroll gave a well-earned compliment to their accompanist Stephen Hopkins for his technique and versatility.
Review: OPERA À LA CARTE'S PRODUCTION OF LA BOHÈME at Tenth Avenue Arts Center In East Village
The first act of Opera À La Carte’s production of La bohème featured costuming and well-used furniture that made Rodolfo’s bohemian Parisian garret seem more real than the elaborate expensive sets and costumes of many other productions.
Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA'S MADAMA BUTTERFLY at San Diego Civic Center
Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is one of the most popular operas ever written.
Review: San Diego Opera's Production of Mozart's DON GIOVANNI at San Diego Civic Center Theater
San Diego Opera’s most recent production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni is an example of how opera companies hope to attract younger audiences while coping with rising costs and smaller budgets.
Review: San Diego Opera Performs THE MIRACLE OF REMEMBERING at San Diego Civic Center
What did our critic think of San Diego Opera Performs THE MIRACLE OF REMEMBERING at San Diego Civic Center?
Review: GRAMMY® GREATS UNITE – LATONIA MOORE AND J'NAI BRIDGES IN CONCERT at Balboa Theatre
What did our critic think of GRAMMY® GREATS UNITE – LATONIA MOORE AND J’NAI BRIDGES IN CONCERT at Balboa Theatre?
LA TRAVIATA to be Presented at Pacific Lyric Association This Month
The great opera LA TRAVIATA will be presented by Pacific Lyric Association Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 20-22 at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido.
San Diego Opera's Season Opens October 25 With Latonia Moore And J'Nai Bridges In Concert With The San Diego Symphony
San Diego Opera's 2023-2024 Season opens with the exciting return of soprano Latonia Moore and mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 7:30 PM in concert at the Balboa Theatre with the San Diego Symphony.
San Diego Opera Announces 2023-2024 Season
Beloved classics, a new mariachi opera, and special one-night-only concerts with world-renown artists make up San Diego Opera's 2023-2024 season.
Llewellyn Crain Joins San Diego Opera As Chief Development Officer
San Diego Opera has announced that Llewellyn Crain has been appointed to the position of Chief Development Officer after an extensive search.
San Diego Opera Presents Free Community Concerts in May and June
San Diego Opera has announced three free community concerts through the Company's =Voices/Voces= (Equal Voices) program, an outreach program celebrating diversity through uniquely curated performances throughout the community.
Review: San Diego Opera's Production of GHOSTS at Balboa Theatre
Nicolas Reveles was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer shortly after completing Ghosts, and it is tragic that he died just weeks before its world premiere in a San Diego Opera production.
VIDEO: First Look At San Diego Opera's TOSCA
Get a first look at San Diego Opera's production of Tosca! Tosca is Giacomo Puccini’s gripping drama filled with torture, treachery, lust, execution and suicide.
Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA'S TOSCA at San Diego Civic Center Theatre
WhaThe San Diego Opera has outdone itself with its most recent production of Puccini’s Tosca.
San Diego Opera's THE FALLING AND THE RISING To Feature Active Military In Singing Roles
San Diego Opera's 2022-2023 season comes to a close with Zach Redler's opera about military spirit with The Falling and the Rising.
Interview: SAN DIEGO OPERA'S TOSCA at San Diego Civic Center Theatre
Puccini is one of Michelle Bradley’s favorite composers, and she’s in San Diego to sing his Tosca for the San Diego Opera company.
Interview Part 2: NICOLAS REVELES OF SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PRODUCTION OF GHOSTS at The Balboa Theatre
GHOSTS, an opera Nicolas Reveles completed shortly before his recent death, premieres on Friday, April 14.
Puccini's TOSCA to Open at San Diego Opera Next Month Starring Michelle Bradley and Greer Grimsley
San Diego Opera’s 2022-2023 Season will continue with Puccini’s Tosca on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the San Diego Civic Theatre for four performances.
Review: THE SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PUCCINI DUO at San Diego Civic Center Theater
The big question for the evening was how mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe would do as the first woman in professional opera to sing the baritone title role in Gianni Schicchi.
Interview: Stephanie Blythe of SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PUCCINI DUO at The San Diego Civic Theater
Stephanie Blythe looks for “creativity, imagination and curiosity” in her students.
