Hitting it out of the Park: The Marriage of Figaro at the Ballpark

Over 2,000 tweets from fans and the performers give a view of the experience, tagged #FigaroSF:

Quite the crowd of #opera fans here for #FigaroSF pic.twitter.com/jSfzDLZrH5

— San Francisco Opera (@SFOpera) July 4, 2015

Backstage, there was some explanation:

Figaro explaining hashtags to Bartolo. #FigaroSF pic.twitter.com/z9IAR8BpIp

— Marin Venturi (@missmissymaam) July 4, 2015

And expectation:

It's here! Opera at the ballpark! @SFOpera @GiantsSan #FigaroSF #SFOsimulcast http://t.co/PkXCM7numO pic.twitter.com/jjMW0QUj0m

— angela brower (@angela_brower) July 3, 2015

Opera at the ballpark?... OPERA AT THE BALLPARK #FigaroSF #SFOSimulcast @angela_brower @lucapisaroni @Lisette_Oropesa pic.twitter.com/0jG5LrcMZ6

— Philippe Sly (@philippesly) July 3, 2015

The crowd had a great time:

Staycation with @SFOpera at #ATTPark ! This is a sing-along, right? #figarosf pic.twitter.com/gwVkqLqwLi

— Bora Lee Reed (@boraleereed) July 4, 2015

Kids @SFOpera #FigaroSF. Love the garlic fries! pic.twitter.com/eVTyNylXSA

— Catheryne Nicholson (@Catheryne_N) July 4, 2015

Irish coffee goes well with #FigaroSF @ATTParkSF pic.twitter.com/kBB6StqA8Y

— San Francisco Opera (@SFOpera) July 4, 2015

At intermission, there was even a marriage proposal:

Such a beautiful moment #FigaroSF @SFOpera pic.twitter.com/8DVnriyjO2

— Princess Washington (@PrettyyPrincess) July 4, 2015

And:

He said "Yes!" Congrats! #FigaroSF pic.twitter.com/F16Ia7h2NL

— San Francisco Opera (@SFOpera) July 4, 2015

During the second intermission at the Opera House, Director of Production Daniel Knapp answered questions tweeted with the hashtag #opencurtain, while tweeters were thrilled to see their posts on the big board:

Tweet made it on the jumbotron! Thanks, @SFOpera for an amazing night at Opera at the Ballpark #FigaroSF pic.twitter.com/S3bkJayGaH

— Daveman (@CalDaveman) July 4, 2015

Thanks to all who came out for Opera at the Ballpark!

30,000 people witnessed a beautiful marriage between opera and baseball @SFOpera @SFGiants #FigaroSF pic.twitter.com/KIujYmMLAR

— Sable Mi (@lutemi) July 4, 2015