Host
Friday, June 27, 2025 at 7:30pm
2025 Pride Concert
Overview
San Francisco Opera has been a proud participant in San Francisco Pride since it began in the 1970s. 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.
Soloist
Jamie Barton
Soloist
Brian Mulligan
Soloist
Nikola Printz
The Artists
Winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 4, Monét X Change is a superstar drag queen and trained opera singer who will be emcee-ing this celebratory evening. Music Director Eun Sun Kim and conductor Robert Mollicone will conduct soloists Jamie Barton, Brian Mulligan, and Nikola Printz alongside the San Francisco Opera Orchestra.
The Music
From Tchaikovsky to Jake Heggie, and Harold Arlen to the Indigo Girls, the evening will feature a broad, eclectic mix of classical arias and queer anthems across genres and time periods, exploring the music of queer composers, librettists, and songwriters.
The Experience
Only 80 minutes in length with no intermission, strap in for a high energy celebration enhanced by Tal Rosner’s colorful video projections that will extend past the proscenium and into the hall.
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FRI, JUN 27, 2025
7:30 PM
Photos from 2023 Pride Parade
Pride Circle
Community Partners
THE TENDERLOIN MUSEUM
The Tenderloin Museum celebrates and preserves the history and culture of San Francisco's vibrant Tenderloin neighborhood through exhibitions, public programs, and community engagement. The Museum explores the intersection of history and art, highlighting LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized histories and community voices through walking tours, weekly programs, a permanent exhibition, and a rotating art gallery. All are welcome to be a part of this ongoing story!
NATIONAL AIDS MEMORIAL
Founded in 1991, the National AIDS Memorial is the steward of our nation’s two most notable AIDS memorials: National AIDS Memorial Grove: The nation’s sole federal memorial to AIDS, 300,000+ people visit this beautiful 10-acre landscape each year. AIDS Memorial Quilt: A 54-ton tapestry comprised of 50,000+ panels commemorating over 110,000 lives lost to AIDS. Imparting the history and lessons of AIDS—and the AIDS Movement—is at the core of everything we do, and through our iconic AIDS Memorials and inspiring programs, we seek to ensure that the story of AIDS is known by current and future generations; that they stay engaged in the fight against HIV; be inspired to advance health and social justice efforts; and embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion.
COMPTON'S CAFETERIA RIOT
The Tenderloin Museum is proud to announce the reopening of The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, an original, interactive theater piece directly inspired by the historic riot for Transgender rights. The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot is an integral piece of the Tenderloin’s identity, and this play offers a singular opportunity for audiences to celebrate the individuals whose tenacious spirit spawned a movement against the long history of discrimination and violence. Attendees will convene for a late night breakfast in our functioning replica diner, where a 12 person cast will recreate the neighborhood’s seminal act of resistance and immerse the audience in the tribulations of a marginalized community striving for survival and recognition.
TWIN PEAKS TAVERN
Gateway to the Castro… a legend in its own time……and the best view of the Castro, any day, any time. Windows to watch the world go by in this long established "icon" of the Castro.
MARIGOLD PROJECT
Marigold Project serves our communities by celebrating our world ancestors, creating healing spaces, and connecting us to our impermanence in One Spirit. We provide year round cultural education, art and writing workshops, altar-building skills, and environmental awareness. Our community collaborations are the heart of our work. Our educational programs are the future of our work. The annual Festival of Altars every November 2nd on Day of the Dead is the fruit of our work. Marigold Project is the only 501(c)(3) dedicated to the 3,000-year-old traditions applied to the multicultural needs in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. Our goal is to institutionalize the Day of the Dead as a holiday in San Francisco.
SF PRIDE
San Francisco Pride is one of the largest LGBTQ+ celebrations in the world. Their mission is to create a space where everyone can come together to celebrate, honor, and uplift the diversity of our community. SF Pride is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ+ community through a variety of programs, events, and advocacy work, working tirelessly to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and visibility, and to create a more inclusive and equitable world for all. The annual parade and festival bring together over a million people from around the world to celebrate the beauty and resilience of our community.
GLBT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Since 1985, the GLBT Historical Society has been committed to preserving and sharing LGBTQ history. We have grown significantly since our founding, from a living room full of boxes to professionally managed archive. With more than 1,000 archival collections and over 26,000 museum visitors each year, the society is now an international leader in the field of LGBTQ history, and one of the most important queer cultural institutions in the world.
2024-25 Season at a Glance
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Starts June 3, 2025
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Starts June 14, 2025
Idomeneo
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JUNE 27, 2025 AT 7:30PM
Pride Concert
We are delighted to celebrate our LGBTQIA+ community with a very special evening of music, immersive projections, and much more.