San Francisco Opera and The Bigger Picture have announced a collaborative effort for world-wide distribution of six operas per year, marking the first time that any opera company will utilize the Hollywood feature film quality digital cinema format.

The spring cinemacast series is now complete. Please stay tuned for future cinemacast productions and screening dates.

• Saturday, March 8 Sunday, March 9 Monday, March 10 Tuesday, March 11

  La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini Acclaimed soprano Angela Gheorghiu stars as Magda de Civry in Puccini’s rarely-performed gem. Tenor Misha Didyk is the naïve young man (Ruggero) who falls in love with the worldly Magda in this Italian take on Viennese operetta. With Anna Christy, Gerard Powers and Philip Skinner, conducted by Ion Marin For synopsis, complete cast and program notes, Learn more.

• Saturday, March 29 Sunday, March 30 Monday, March 31 Tuesday, April 1

  Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saëns Saint-Saëns’s sweeping biblical epic stars mezzo-soprano Olga Borodina as Delilah and tenor Clifton Forbis as the Old Testament hero who loses his heart, his hair, and finally his strength. With Juha Uusitalo, Oren Gradus and Eric Jordan, conducted by Patrick Summers. For synopsis, complete cast and program notes, Learn more.

• Saturday, April 12 Sunday, April 13 Monday, April 14 Tuesday, April 15

  Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mariusz Kwiecien sings the title role in Mozart’s Don Juan. With Elza van den Heever, Twyla Robinson, Claudia Mahnke, Charles Castronovo, Oren Gradus, Kristinn Sigmundsson and Luca Pisaroni, conducted by San Francisco Opera Music Director Donald Runnicles. For synopsis, complete cast and program notes, Learn more.

• Saturday, April 19 Sunday, April 20 Monday, April 21 Tuesday, April 22

  Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini Patricia Racette stars in her signature role as the tragic heroine Cio-Cio-San, opposite rising young tenor Brandon Jovanovich as Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton. With Zheng Cao and Steven Powell, conducted by San Francisco Opera Music Director Donald Runnicles. For synopsis, complete cast and program notes, Learn more.