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La Bohème opens June 3rd
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2025-26 Season at a Glance
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Opens September 5
Rigoletto
Gossip is Rigoletto’s stock-in-trade. As the court jester to a womanizing duke, there is plenty of scandal to go around, and his sharp tongue keeps him in gainful employment.
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Opens September 14
Dead Man Walking
Joseph De Rocher has been sentenced to death for murder. Armed with her faith, Sister Helen Prejean is accompanying him on his death row journey.
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Opens October 25
Parsifal
The Knights of the Holy Grail are in decline. Their ruler, Amfortas, is ailing from an unhealable wound. While the knight Gurnemanz wistfully recalls the prophecy of a guileless youth who will restore the order, he refuses to believe that the naive, young man before him could be that savior.
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Opens November 14
The Monkey King
A monkey born from stone, Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) is determined to find immortality for his tribe. Many scoff at his aspirations, but he is set on proving them wrong with his signature cunning and charm.
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Opens May 28, 2026
The Barber of Seville
A jack-of-all trades, the wily barber Figaro has a scheme for everything. Moved by the distress of two young lovers separated by the curmudgeonly Doctor Bartolo, Figaro pulls out his bag of tricks.
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Opens June 7, 2026
Elektra
In a brutal world where revenge is enacted with the axe, Klytämnestra has murdered her husband Agamemnon. Their daughter Elektra is consumed by her grief and is fixated on vengeance against her mother. Justice must be served.
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APR 26, 27
MAY 1, 3, 4
JUN 28, 29
Bohème Out of the Box
San Francisco Opera is taking opera out of the Opera House for Bohème Out of the Box. These free, live performances will travel to outdoor locations throughout the Bay Area this spring.
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JUN 3, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21
La Bohème
War Memorial Opera House
Rent is overdue, and the poet Rodolfo’s manuscript is reduced to kindling. But as the fire in the hearth dwindles, passion burns brightly amongst a group of friends. Experience the soaring highs and heartbreaking lows of bohemian life in Puccini’s most adored opera.
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JUN 14, 17, 20, 22, 25
Idomeneo
War Memorial Opera House
Amidst a terrible storm, Idomeneo unknowingly promises the god Neptune the life of his own son Idamante. In this new Lindy Hume production, stunning projections of craggy coastlines and raging seas reverberate with Mozart’s majestic score.
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JUN 27
2025 Pride Concert
War Memorial Opera House
San Francisco Opera has been a proud participant in San Francisco Pride since the 1980s. We are delighted to celebrate our LGBTQIA+ community with a very special evening of music, immersive projections, and post-show dance party. Featuring MC Monét X Change.