Mozart's IDOMENEO Begins At The War Memorial Opera House In June
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2025
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 just 25, in a new-to-San Francisco Opera staging by Australian director Lindy Hume. Company Chorus Director John Keene prepares the artists of the San Francisco Opera Chorus for the opera's choral scenes.
San Francisco Opera Reveals 2025"26 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2025
San Francisco Opera has announced details for the Company's 2025–26 Season. The Company's 103rd season, which marks Shilvock's tenth as general director, kicks off September 5.
Review Roundup: Ainadamar at the Metropolitan Opera
by Michael Major - Oct 16, 2024
Osvaldo Golijov and David Henry Hwang’s Grammy Award–winning first opera has opened at the Met in a new production by Deborah Colker. Find out what the critics thought of the opera, starring Angel Blue, Elena Villalón, and Daniela Mack. Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts.
Video: First Look at Met Opera's AINADAMAR
by Joshua Wright - Oct 15, 2024
Get a first video look at Osvaldo Golijov and librettist David Henry Hwang’s Grammy Award–winning first opera at the Met in a stunning new production by Deborah Colker, starring Angel Blue, Elena Villalón, and Daniela Mack. Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts.
The Metropolitan Opera to Present Osvaldo Golijov's AINADAMAR in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2024
Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov and librettist David Henry Hwang’s Grammy Award–winning opera, Ainadamar, has its company premiere in October. Sung in Spanish to a libretto translated by its composer, Ainadamar—literally “Fountain of Tears”—dramatizes the life and work of poet-playwright Federico García Lorca. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Video: Watch Excerpts from The Met Opera's EL NIÑO
by Blair Ingenthron - May 4, 2024
Watch excerpts from The Met Opera's El Niño, running through May 17th. In these videos, the chorus sings 'For With God No Thing Shall Be Impossible,' from Part I and 'In the Day of the Great Slaughter' from Part II during the final dress rehearsal.