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San Francisco Opera To Present Wagner’s THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG In June And July 2028
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 12, 2025

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.

Photos: PARSIFAL at the San Francisco Opera
by Gillian Blum - Oct 25, 2025

San Francisco Opera's new production of Richard Wagner's PARSIFAL runs from October 25 through November 13 on the War Memorial Opera House stage, and the production released photos.

San Francisco Opera's 2025�"26 Season to Opens in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 11, 2025

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!

Sapphira Cristál Joins San Francisco Opera's Pride Concert
by Stephi Wild - Jun 17, 2025

Due to a scheduling conflict stemming from the extension of a filming project, Monét X Change is unable to be the emcee for San Francisco Opera's inaugural Pride Concert. The Company looks forward to working with her in the future.

San Francisco Opera To Present Inaugural Pride Concert In June
by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2025

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. 

Monét X Change, Jamie Barton, Nikola Printz, & More Set for San Francisco Opera Pride Concert
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 16, 2024

San Francisco Opera announced the lineup for its June 27 Pride Concert, featuring renowned artists from the opera world, hosted by multi-hyphenate performer most well known for her appearances on RuPaul's Drag Race, Monét X Change.

San Francisco Opera Releases New Film EUN SUN KIM: A JOURNEY INTO LOHENGRIN
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 14, 2024

San Francisco Opera has announced the release of Eun Sun Kim: A Journey Into Lohengrin, an hour-long film by San Francisco Opera and Lumahai Productions, the partners behind the Company’s award-winning In Song video portrait series.

Video: 'wer Ein Holdes Weib Errungen' from Beethoven's FIDELIO at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Joshua Wright - Oct 10, 2024

Watch the joyful finale of Beethoven's FIDELIO where Leonore (Elza van den Heever) and Florestan (Russell Thomas) celebrate freedom and love after Pizzaro's corrupt schemes are exposed. Check out the video!

Video: Beethoven's FIDELIO at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Stephi Wild - Sep 26, 2024

Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio will return to the Lyric stage for the first time in 20 years, running September 26 to October 10. Check out a first look in the video here!

San Francisco Opera Presents Wagner's TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2024

San Francisco Opera will present Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde) from October 19–November 5 under the baton of Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim who leads this monumental work for the first time.

The HK Phil's 50th Season Culminates with Performances Led by Jaap van Zweden and Tarmo Peltokoski
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2024

To mark the grand finale of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil)'s 50th Season, HK Phil Music Director Jaap van Zweden and guest conductor Tarmo Peltokoski will perform with a lineup of world-class soloists including vocalists.

Patti LuPone, Jeanine Tesori's BLUE & More Set for Lyric Opera of Chicago 2024/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2024

Lyric Opera of Chicago has revealed its 2024/25 Season. See the full season lineup and learn how to purchase tickets!

Wagner's LOHENGRIN Comes to San Francisco Opera in October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2023

San Francisco Opera presents Richard Wagner's Lohengrin from October 15–November 1 in director David Alden's staging, a co-production of London's Royal Opera, Covent Garden and Antwerp's Opera Vlaanderen. Learn more about the opera here!

San Francisco Opera Reveals Program For One-Night-Only Centennial Concert Celebration
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2023

San Francisco Opera announced the program for its 100th Anniversary Concert at the War Memorial Opera House on Friday, June 16. Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim, former Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and former Principal Guest Conductor Patrick Summers will conduct the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus along with a host of star soloists in selections inspired by the Company's history.

Singing Actors Awarded Three-Way Tie For First Place In Unprecedented Lenya Competition Result
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2023

The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music announced the unprecedented awarding of three First Prizes in the 25th annual Lenya Competition.

Review: Wonderful Music, Marvelous Performances in Met's Season Debut of ROSENKAVALIER
by Richard Sasanow - Apr 1, 2023

It took Richard Strauss only about 100 minutes apiece (with no breaks) to tell the lurid tale of SALOME and the tragedy of ELEKTRA. So why on earth did he and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal need almost five hours (including two intermissions) to tell the personal stories of an “aging” (she was really in her 30s) noblewoman, a couple of teenagers in love and a repulsive sexual predator?

VIDEO: Strauss's DER ROSENKAVALIER Returns to The Met Opera
by Alan Henry - Mar 23, 2023

Watch video from Lise Davidsen, a leading international soprano who has been lauded for her recent Met performances in Strauss's Elektra and Ariadne auf Naxos and Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, returns to the Met stage for Strauss's grand comedy Der Rosenkavalier, singing the Marschallin for the first time in a seven-performance run from March 27 to April 20.

Strauss's DER ROSENKAVALIER Returns to the Met This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2023

Der Rosenkavalier is coming to the Metropolitan Opera March 27 to April 20. See how to purchase tickets!

Baritone Brian Mulligan to Join DER ROSENKAVALIER at the Metropolitan Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 28, 2023

American baritone Brian Mulligan will make his role debut as Faninal in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, replacing Markus Brück, who has withdrawn. 

Review: Met's New LOHENGRIN Is Thrillingly Sung but Close Your Eyes and Listen
by Richard Sasanow - Feb 28, 2023

The Met’s new production of Richard Wagner’s LOHENGRIN showcases startlingly good singing from tenor Piotr Beczala in the title role, supported ably and nobly by soprano Tamara Wilson’s Elsa, bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin’s Telramund and bass Gunther Groissbock’s King Heinrich. And soprano Christine Goerke’s evil Ortrud nearly steals the show. With the Met’s orchestra and chorus in glorious form, led by music director Yannick Nezet-Seguin in the pit, the performance made you want to scream and yell for more.