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8/18/2017 -2017 Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Competition Winner Announced Photos
8/17/2017 -San Francisco Opera 2017 National Broadcast Series on the WFMT Radio Network Begins September 2 Photos
8/15/2017 -San Francisco Opera Announces Casting Update for Puccini's Turandot and Season Opening Weekend Festivities Photos
8/14/2017 -San Francisco Opera Announces Commission Dream of the Red Chamber Will Tour People's Republic of China Photos
8/7/2017 -San Francisco Opera Announces Casting Update for Richard Strass' Elektra, Opening September 9 Photos
8/4/2017 -San Francisco Opera Announces Appointment of Lisa Bullard, Director of Marketing Photos
7/14/2017 -San Francisco Opera Holds Open Audition for Adult Supernumeraries for Fall 2017 Productions: Monday, July 31 Photos
7/13/2017 -San Francisco Opera Guild Announces Opera Ball 2017 at The Imperial Palace, September 8 Photos
7/10/2017 -San Francisco Opera Announces Casting Update for Massenet's Manon, Opening November 4 Photos
7/1/2017 -23,000 Attend San Francisco Opera's 11th Free Opera at the Ballpark Simulcast at AT&T Park Photos
6/29/2017 -San Francisco Opera Awards Opera Medal to Head of Wardrobe Geoffry M. Craig Photos
6/21/2017 -Single Tickets for San Francisco Opera's 2017 Fall Season on Sale Monday, June 26 Photos
6/15/2017 -KQED Public Television to Air San Francisco Opera Performances of Verdi's Attila and Boito's Mefistofele in August 2017 Photos
6/9/2017 -Free Live Simulcast of Mozart's Don Giovanni at AT&T Park on Friday, June 30 Photos
5/31/2017 -San Francisco Opera Announces Opera for All Voices: Stories of Our Time Photos
5/12/2017 -San Francisco Opera Presents Mozart's Don Giovanni, June 4–June 30 Photos
5/11/2017 -San Francisco Opera Presents Giacomo Puccini's La Boheme, June 10–July 2 Photos
5/9/2017 -San Francisco Opera to Present The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs Photos
5/2/2017 -Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto opens San Francisco Opera Summer Season, May 31–July 1 Photos
4/13/2017 -SF Opera Lab presents Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth on April 23 and ChamberWorks on April 27 Photos
4/10/2017 -San Francisco Opera Education Presents 2nd Annual ARIA Festival on May 6 Photos
4/6/2017 -2017 Schwabacher Debut Recitals Series Concludes on April 30 Photos
3/23/2017 -2017 Schwabacher Debut Recitals Continue April 9 Photos
3/20/2017 -Former San Francisco Opera Guild President Charlot D. Malin passes away Photos
3/20/2017 -San Francisco Opera Education Presents American Premiere of Up in the Mountains Photos
3/6/2017 -2017 Schwabacher Debut Recitals Presented by San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program at the Taube Atrium Theater Photos
3/2/2017 -SF Opera Lab Hosts First Pop-Up Event Outside of San Francisco on March 23, 2017 Photos
2/9/2017 -San Francisco Opera Presents 2017 Summer Season Photos
2/6/2017 -SF Opera Lab presents soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci in La Voix Humain March 11, 14, 17 Photos
1/24/2017 -San Francisco Opera 2017 Radio Broadcast Schedule Announced for February Through August Photos
1/23/2017 -SF Opera Lab Presents Ted Hearne's The Source Photos
1/17/2017 -General Director Matthew Shilvock and Music Director Nicola Luisotti Announce San Francisco Opera's 2017-18 Repertory Season and Casting Photos
1/10/2017 - Jane Mudge Appointed President of San Francisco Opera Guild and Announces Opera Ball 2017 Co-Chairs Photos
12/7/2016 - Chorus and Dance Manager Jim Meyer Awarded San Francisco Opera Medal Photos
11/30/2016 - San Francisco Opera Resident Conductor Jordi Bernàcer Takes the Podium for Performances December 2-8, 2016 Photos
11/28/2016 - San Francisco Opera to Present West Coast Premiere of It's a Wonderful Life in Fall 2018 Photos
11/17/2016 - San Francisco Opera Center Presents The Future is Now: Adler Fellows Gala Concert, December 2, 2016 at Herbst Theatre Photos
11/16/2016 - San Francisco Opera Orchestra Up Close: The Strings, December 8, Taube Atrium Theater Photos
11/2/2016 - SF Opera Lab Announces Addition to Upcoming Season: Roomful of Teeth, April 23, 2017 at the Taube Atrium Theater Photos
10/28/2016 - San Francisco Opera Guild Presents An Evening on the Stage, Honoring Franklin P. (Pitch) Johnson, Jr., Monday, December 5 Photos
10/25/2016 - San Francisco Opera Announces 2017 Adler Fellows Photos
10/20/2016 - San Francisco Opera Chorus Featured in Choral Concert Out of the Shadows, November 19 Photos
10/12/2016 - San Francisco Opera Presents Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly, November 6-December 4 Photos
10/11/2016 - SF Opera Lab Pop-Up @ Oasis - Halloween Edition! Photos
10/10/2016 - San Francisco Opera Unveils New Production of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, November 5-December 6 Photos
9/29/2016 - San Francisco Opera Presents Leos Janacek's Searing Lyric Drama About the Quest for Eternal Youth: Vec Makropulos (The Makropulos Case), October 14-29 Photos
9/26/2016 - San Francisco Opera Announces Casting for Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen, Three Cycles Presented June 12-July1, 2018 Photos
9/20/2016 - San Francisco Opera Announces Cast Changes for The Makropulos Case and Madama Butterfly Photos
9/10/2016 - San Francisco Opera Celebrates Opening of 94th Season with San Francisco Chronicle Presents Opera in the Park Sunday, September 11, in Golden Gate Park Photos
9/8/2016 - San Francisco Opera Mourns the Passing of South African Tenor Johan Botha Photos
9/6/2016 - San Francisco Opera Presents Donizetti's Don Pasquale in Laurent Pelly Production, September 28 - October 15 Photos
9/2/2016 - San Francisco Opera Guild Presents Opera Ball 2016: La Révolution et L'Amour, September 9, 2016 Photos
8/23/2016 - San Francisco Opera Presents Public Insight Panel Discussions for Andrea Chénier on August 29 and Dream of the Red Chamber on September 1 at Herbst Theatre
8/22/2016 - San Francisco Opera Unveils New Permanent Photography Exhibition Looking Through the Lens: The Glory of San Francisco Opera, Past and Present Photos
8/19/2016 - San Francisco Opera Holds Public Casting Call for Andrea Chénier Supernumeraries on Tuesday, August 23 Photos
8/1/2016 - San Francisco Opera Presents World Premiere of Bright Sheng and David Henry Hwang's Dream of the Red Chamber Photos
7/22/2016 - San Francisco Opera Opens 94th Season with Giordano's Andrea Chénier in Lavish Production by Sir David McVicar, September 9-30 Photos
7/19/2016 - KDFC Broadcast Schedule for Fall 2016 Announced Photos
7/8/2016 - Baritone Lucas Meachem is Winner of Inaugural "Emerging Star of the Year" Competition Photos
7/7/2016 - Over 28,000 Attend Opera at the Ballpark Simulcast of Carmen at AT&T Park Photos
7/1/2016 - Dream of the Red Chamber Cast Change Photos
6/21/2016 - Free Live Simulcast of Bizet's Carmen at AT&T Park on Saturday, July 2 Photos
6/17/2016 - Celebrating David! Gala at War Memorial Opera House Honors the Career of General Director David Gockley Photos
6/15/2016 - Mezzo-Soprano Sasha Cooke to Replace Ailing Susan Graham at David Gockley Gala Concert, June 16 Photos
6/14/2016 - San Francisco Opera to Present World Premiere of Girls of the Golden West Photos
6/10/2016 - San Francisco Opera Honors General Director David Gockley Photos
6/8/2016 - SF Opera Lab Presentation of Voigt Lessons Cancelled
6/6/2016 - San Francisco Opera Summer 2016 Season Continues with Don Carlo and Jenůfa Photos
5/18/2016 - Nicola Luisotti to Mark His Final Season As San Francisco Opera Music Director in 2017–18 Photos
5/13/2016 - U.S. Premiere of Calixto Bieito's Bold Production of Bizet's Carmen Opens San Francisco Opera Summer 2016 Season, May 27 Photos
5/7/2016 - Soprano Deborah Voigt Cancels Sunday's Performance of Voigt Lessons
5/6/2016 - Soprano Deborah Voigt Cancels Tonight's Performance of Voigt Lessons
4/15/2016 - San Francisco Opera Education Presents ARIA Festival Photos
4/14/2016 - SF Opera Lab Presents Voigt Lessons Starring Deborah Voigt Photos
4/8/2016 - SF Opera Lab Presents The Triplets of Belleville Cine-Concert Photos
3/31/2016 - 2016 Schwabacher Debut Recitals Concludes with Baritone Kihun Yoon and Pianist Mark Morash on April 24 Photos
3/31/2016 - San Francisco Education Presents Overture: Opera Workshops for Adults Photos
3/25/2016 - SF Opera Lab Presents ChamberWORKS Photos
3/23/2016 - SF Opera Lab Pops-Up at The Chapel on April 1 Photos
3/22/2016 - SF Opera Lab Presents Svadba-Wedding Photos
3/21/2016 - San Francisco Opera Presents Summer 2016 Season Photos
3/18/2016 - San Francisco Opera Education Presents Free Film Screenings and Two Exploration Workshops for Families Photos
3/18/2016 - San Francisco Opera Guild Presents Nod to Mod Ball Photos
3/11/2016 - Winterreise Opens SF Opera Lab Photos
3/11/2016 - San Francisco Opera Education Presents Two Light-Hearted Events for All Ages Photos
3/4/2016 - San Francisco Opera Returns to KQED Public Television with Four Spectacular Works Recorded in High-Definition Photos
3/2/2016 - 2016 Schwabacher Debut Recitals Presents Baritone Efrain Solis and Pianist Robert Mollicone Photos
3/1/2016 - Celebrating the Career and Tenure of David Gockley Photos
2/24/2016 - 2016 Schwabacher Debut Recitals Presents Bass-Baritone Daniel Okulitch and Pianist John Churchwell Photos
1/29/2016 - 2016 Schwabacher Debut Recitals Presented by San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program Photos
1/28/2016 - San Francisco Opera Returns to Sundance Kabuki Cinemas with New Screenings of Show Boat, Susannah, Norma and Cinderella Photos
1/21/2016 - San Francisco Opera Announces Staff Appointments Photos
1/11/2016 - San Francisco Opera Announces 2016–17 Season Photos
12/16/2015 - San Francisco Opera Presents World Premiere of Dream of the Red Chamber Photos
12/1/2015 - San Francisco Opera Center Presents The Future Is Now: Adler Fellows Gala Concert Photos
11/30/2015 - Cast Changes to 2016 Summer Season Photos
11/25/2015 - San Francisco Opera Presents The Fall of the House of Usher A Double Bill Photos
11/17/2015 - San Francisco Opera Presents Revival of Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia Photos
11/16/2015 - San Francisco Opera's Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera to Open February 2016 Photos
11/11/2015 - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Opens Wednesday, November 18 Photos
10/30/2015 - The Fall of the House of Usher Cast Change Announced Photos
10/28/2015 - Lucia di Lammermoor Cast Change Announced Photos
10/26/2015 - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Cast Change Announced Photos
10/12/2015 - 2016 Adler Fellows Announced Photos
10/1/2015 - Jun Kaneko's Visionary Magic Flute Production Returns Photos
9/23/2015 - Principal Guest Conductor Patrick Summers Recipient of San Francisco Opera Medal Photos
9/22/2015 - Matthew Shilvock Named Seventh San Francisco Opera General Director Photos
9/18/2015 - Soprano Nadine Sierra Replaces Diana Damrau in Lucia di Lammermoor Photos
9/14/2015 - San Francisco Opera's 42nd Opera in the Park Photos
9/11/2015 - Director Francesca Zambello to Receive Opera Medal Photos
8/27/2015 - San Francisco Opera Announces New Resident Conductor Photos
8/20/2015 - Fall 2015 Radio Broadcast Schedule Announced Photos
8/12/2015 - San Francisco Opera Presents Sweeney Todd for the First Time Photos
8/7/2015 - San Francisco Opera Opens 93rd Season with Verdi's Luisa Miller Photos
7/24/2015 - Fall 2015 Opening Weekend Announcement Photos
7/14/2015 - Fall 2015 Season Update PHOTOS
7/6/2015 - Over 30,000 Attend Opera at the Ballpark
6/23/2015 - Single Tickets for San Francisco Opera's 2015-16 Season PHOTOS
6/18/2015 - San Francisco Opera Presents Opera at the Ballpark 2015
6/11/2015 - San Francisco Opera Presents World Premiere of "Two Women" Photos
6/8/2015 - San Francisco Opera Presents Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro Photos
3/2/2015 - San Francisco Opera Announces Audited Results for Fiscal Year 2014-15
2/13/2015 - Artistic Team Named for World Premiere "Dream of the Red Chamber" Photos
1/7/2015 - San Francisco Opera Announces 2015-16 Season Photos
11/26/2014 - Charlot D. Malin Elected President of Opera Guild
11/3/2014 - Daniel Knapp Appointed New Director of Production
10/3/2014 - General Director David Gockley Announces Retirement