Giuseppe Verdi's Simon Boccanegra opens San Francisco Opera's 2026–27 season, conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim in a production by Claus Guth. The cast is headed by acclaimed baritone Amartuvshin Enkhbat in the title role, with soprano Eleonora Buratto and tenor Joshua...
Scottish-born composer Thea Musgrave's 1977 English-language opera receives its mainstage premiere at San Francisco Opera, having first been presented by Company affiliate Spring Opera Theater in 1979 at the Curran Theatre with the composer conducting. This co-production with...
The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight returns to San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House on September 28, 2026, following a sold-out engagement at the Golden Gate Theatre in 2025. Fourteen classical musicians perform in a candlelit setting, blending classical music with rock and...
Jules Massenet's tragic romance is conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim in a production by Vincent Boussard. Soprano Amina Edris and tenor Pene Pati star in the leading roles. The cast also includes Vitor Bispo, James Creswell, and Stephen Gaertner.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro is presented in Michael Cavanagh's production, directed by Shawna Lucey, with Sebastian Weigle making his Company debut on the podium. The cast features Peter Kellner, Slávka Zámečníková, Thomas Mole, Olivia Smith, Simone McIntosh...
Music Director Eun Sun Kim conducts the San Francisco Opera Orchestra in an all-Richard Strauss program. Soprano Adela Zaharia appears as soloist for the evening concert.
Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold, the first part of the four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, is presented in Francesca Zambello's acclaimed production. The Summer 2027 performances mark the first step toward complete Ring cycles planned for Summer 2028. Music Director Eun...
Giacomo Puccini's Tosca, historically one of San Francisco Opera's artistic cornerstones, returns for Summer 2027. Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen sings the title role for the first time with the Company.
San Francisco Opera celebrates LGBTQIA+ community and artistry with its third annual Pride Concert. The event is part of the Company's Summer 2027 season.
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VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKE is a delightful romp with equal measures of nostalgia and hope for the future. With rapid-fire dialogue and pitch-perfect timing, the cast bring the script by Christopher Durang to life. …
Marin Theatre opens its 60th season with a bang – a sobering dark comedy from director, writer and former California Shakespeare Theatre Associate Artistic Director Sean Daniels. Chronicling the dark ride of self-delusion into alcoholism, Daniels’ semiautobiographical story is beautifully exec…
Marin Theatre opens its 60th season with a bang – a sobering dark comedy from director, writer and former California Shakespeare Theatre Associate Artistic Director Sean Daniels. Chronicling the dark ride of self-delusion into alcoholism, Daniels’ semiautobiographical story is beautifully execut…
RUMORS at Woodminster Summer Musicals is full of laughs and gaffs, and is a jolly good time. Set in a posh New York townhouse, RUMORS is Neil Simon’s only full length farce. From half truths to utter nonsense and mistaken identities to outright charades, this production will ensnare you in a strea…
Pickleball at Hillbarn Theatre, written by Jeff Daniels, takes one of the country’s fastest-growing sports and serves it up as an unabashedly silly comedy filled with eccentric players, romantic entanglements, and plenty of physical humor. …
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San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the world’s most prestigious opera training programs, will close its 2026 Summer Festival with the annual Merola Grand Finale. The performance marks the culmination of the season, bringing together participants for a vibrant...
San Francisco Opera presents Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), conducted by Benjamin Manis in a staging by Spanish director Emilio Sagi, a co-production with Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre. The opera follows the charismatic...
The Barber of Seville Encounter is an immersive event presented by San Francisco Opera as part of its popular Encounter series. Following Act I of The Barber of Seville, audiences emerge from the theater into the Opera House's transformed lobby and hallway spaces for an...
Step inside a world where myth meets modern day. Mere Mortals reimagines the story of Pandora’s Jar through the lens of our tech-driven age. Exploring eternal philosophical questions through the timely subject of artificial intelligence, this ballet examines the promises and...
Step into a world of enchantment, mystery, and ethereal beauty with La Sylphide . This beloved Scottish tale of love and illusion continues to captivate audiences with themes of forbidden love, nature versus civilization, and human longing for meaning that feel as relevant today...
Grab your castanets and step into a world of Spanish passion and theatrical magic with Don Quixote , ballet’s most exuberant romantic adventure. Drawing from Cervantes’ beloved literary masterpiece, this vibrant production brings together dazzling artistry, captivating...
Step into the future of ballet with The Blake Works , a thrilling program that ignites the stage with raw energy and innovation. In this electrifying three-part series, William Forsythe, one of the most influential choreographers of our time, pairs his ground-breaking movement...
Merola Opera Program ’s 2024 Summer Festival comes to a triumphant conclusion with the Merola Grand Finale, featuring the 29 young opera artists selected from all over the world performing a dazzling array of opera’s most brilliant works presented on the stage of the War...
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...
Merola Opera Programs Summer Festival ends on a high note with the Merola Grand Finale, a concert featuring the 31 young artists of the 2022 program performing operas most thrilling arias and ensembles. As the largest class in company history, and the first group of Merola...
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Bye Bye Birdie Warren Theater (9/18-10/04) |
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Gutenberg! The Musical! Hillbarn Theatre (10/08-11/01) |
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Based on a Totally True Story City Lights Theater Company (1/21-2/14) |
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Come From Away Berkeley Playhouse (2/19-3/21) |
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Mamma Mia! San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (6/08-6/13) |
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The Legend of Robin Hood Hillbarn Theatre (1/21-2/14) |
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MELINA-FEST: 4 New Play Readings Studio B. Wolff (9/25-10/16) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick Curran Theatre (10/11-10/11) |
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PlayGround Twisted Holiday Festival Potrero Stage (12/04-12/11) |
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The Death of Meyerhold Shotgun Players Ashby Stage (11/28-1/01) |
