Merola Grand Finale at Merola Opera Program

Merola Opera Program Unveils All Female-Directed 2024 Season

March 26, 2024

San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program has unveiled its 2024 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

San Francisco Opera Center Announces The 2024 Adler Fellows

October 04, 2023

San Francisco Opera Center Artistic Director Carrie-Ann Matheson and General Manager Markus Beam announced today the 11 recipients of the 2024 San Francisco Opera Adler Fellowship.

Merola Opera Program Concludes Season With Merola Grand Finale

July 21, 2023

Merola Opera Program’s 2023 Summer Festival comes to a triumphant conclusion with the Merola Grand Finale, featuring all of this year’s young artists performing a dazzling array of opera’s most brilliant arias, duets, and more, on the stage of the War Memorial Opera House. Conducted by Maestro Kelly Kuo and directed by 2023 Merola Stage Director Tania Arazi Coambs, this evening showcases the extraordinary talent of the 2023 cohort.

Merola Concludes Season With MEROLA GRAND FINALE in August

April 29, 2023

Merola Opera Program's 2023 Summer Festival will come to a triumphant end with the Merola Grand Finale, featuring all the young artists performing a dazzling array of opera's most brilliant arias, duets, and more, on the stage of the War Memorial Opera House.

Merola Opera Program Presents Schwabacher Summer Concert

April 27, 2023

Bay Area audiences are invited to revel in the drama and melody of classic opera during the Schwabacher Summer Concert, in which the young artists of the 2023 Merola Opera Program will perform extended scenes from works by Donizetti, Handel, Verdi, and others.

THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA to be Presented by Merola Opera Program This Summer

April 07, 2023

Merola Opera Program will continue its 2023 season with a fully staged production of Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia, approached through a current lens.

METAMORPHOSIS to Kick Off Merola Opera Program 2023 Summer Festival

March 31, 2023

San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program will kick off its 2023 Summer Festival with Metamorphosis: Recovery, Renewal, and Rebirth, an uplifting vocal and piano recital featuring a rich array of songs that explore the many facets of transformation.

Merola Opera Program Announces 2023 Season

March 24, 2023

One of the most prestigious opera training programs in the world, San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program has announced its 2023 season.

Merola Opera Program's Summer Festival to Conclude With Merola Grand Finale in August

July 19, 2022

Merola Opera Program’s Summer Festival ends on a high note with the Merola Grand Finale, a concert featuring the 31 young artists of the 2022 program performing some of opera’s most thrilling arias and ensembles.

Merola Opera Program's Summer Festival to Conclude With Merola Grand Finale

May 06, 2022

Merola Opera Program’s Summer Festival will end on a high note with the Merola Grand Finale, a concert featuring the 31 young artists of the 2022 program performing opera’s most thrilling arias and ensembles.

Merola Opera Program Unveils 2022 Season, Welcoming Largest Class In Company History

March 21, 2022

San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the most prestigious and selective opera training programs in the world, has announced its 2022 season, welcoming the largest class of artists in company history. Selected from more than 1,300 international applicants, this year's class is made up of 31 artists coming from as far away as China, Costa Rica, South Korea, Taiwan, and Uzbekistan, as well as across the United States and Canada.

Merola Opera Program's Virtual Recital Series Continues With MEROLA'S HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

November 11, 2021

San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program will continue their Virtual Recital Series with Merola's Home for the Holidays featuring Merola alums soprano Amber R. Monroe ('19), tenor Edward Graves ('21), and bass Kevin Thompson ('10).