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Venue: War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco

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AddressSan Francisco
CA 94102
United States
Google maps37° 46' 45.407" N 122° 25' 9.219" W
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San FranciscoSimon Boccanegra

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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Eun Sun Kim; Claus Guth; San Francisco Opera; Christian Schmidt; Wolfgang Göbbel; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

San FranciscoMary, Queen of ScotsNew production

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Musgrave: Mary, Queen of Scots
Clelia Cafiero; Stewart Laing; San Francisco Opera; DM Wood; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

San FranciscoManon

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Massenet: Manon
Eun Sun Kim; Vincent Boussard; San Francisco Opera; Vincent Lemaire; Gary Marder; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

San FranciscoLe nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Sebastian Weigle; Michael Cavanagh; San Francisco Opera; Erhard Rom; Constance Hoffman; Jane Cox; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

San FranciscoStrauss in Concert

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Strauss R.
San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Eun Sun Kim; Adela Zaharia

San FranciscoDas Rheingold

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Wagner: Das Rheingold
Eun Sun Kim; Francesca Zambello; San Francisco Opera; Michael Yeargan; Catherine Zuber; Mark McCullough; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

San FranciscoTosca

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Puccini: Tosca
Clelia Cafiero; Shawna Lucey; San Francisco Opera; Robert Innes Hopkins; Michael Clark; San Francisco Opera Orchestra
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A timely new Eugene Onegin opens the San Francisco Ballet season

Katherine Barkman and Joseph Walsh in Yuri Possokhov's Eugene Onegin © Lindsey Rallo
Yuri Possokhov’s reimagining of the classic based on Alexander Pushkin’s iconic 19th century novel, succeeds brilliantly in a masterful season opener and world premiere for the San Francisco Ballet.
****1
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Scarlett’s Frankenstein returns to the San Francisco Ballet stage

Aaron Robison in Liam Scarlett's Frankenstein © Lindsay Thomas
Seeing Frankenstein in its 2025 incarnation feels worthy and redemptive. It’s as vivid and cinematic as ballet gets.
****1
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A Manon premiere opens San Francisco Ballet’s 2025 season

Cavan Conley as Lescaut in Kenneth MacMillan's Manon © Lindsay Thomas
Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Manon is an unforgettable, stunning production – a classic well worth seeing.
****1
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Unmasking illusions: SF Opera’s Ballo mirrors life’s motley

Michael Fabiano (Gustavus III) and Lianna Haroutounian (Amelia) © Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera
An excellent cast and smart, engaged direction make for an auspicious season launch in San Francisco Opera’s production of one of Verdi’s most sophisticated creations.  
****1
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San Francisco Opera's The Handmaid's Tale offers hope

Irene Roberts (Offred) © Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera
John Fulljames directs a new production of Poul Ruders' uncompromising operatic take on Margaret Atwood’s celebrated novel. 
****1
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Broken Wings soars in SF Ballet’s Dos Mujeres

San Francisco Ballet in Arielle Smith's Carmen © Reneff-Olson Productions
Annabel Lopez Ochoa's Broken Wings is a ballet you’ll want to see again and again, one that illuminates, empowers and soars.
****1
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Mere Mortals explores the Pandora myth in a sensory extravaganza

San Francisco Ballet in Aszure Barton and Sam Shepherd's Mere Mortals © Chris Hardy
Mere Mortals, an immersive sensory-experience ballet that merges dance, lights, visuals and sound, is clever.
****1
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SFB concludes its 90th season with a stirring Romeo & Juliet

Angelo Greco as Romeo and Jasmine Jimison as Juliet in Helgi Tomasson's Romeo & Juliet © Lindsay Thomas
There’s much to love in Helgi Tomasson’s production of Romeo & Juliet, starting with Prokofiev’s sumptuous score.
****1
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