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Venue: War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco

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San FranciscoBeethoven & Falla

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War Memorial Opera House, Sat 1 Nov at 19:30
Beethoven, Falla
San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Eun Sun Kim; Daniela Mack
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San FranciscoParsifalNew production

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War Memorial Opera House, Nov 02 mat, 07, 13
Wagner: Parsifal
Eun Sun Kim; Matthew Ozawa; San Francisco Opera; Robert Innes Hopkins; Jessica Jahn; Yuki Nakase Link; San Francisco Opera Orchestra
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San FranciscoThe Monkey KingWorld premiere

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War Memorial Opera House, Nov 14, 16 mat, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, 30 mat
Huang Ruo: The Monkey King
Carolyn Kuan; Diane Paulus; San Francisco Opera; Basil Twist; Anita Yavich; Poe Saegusa; San Francisco Opera Orchestra
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San FranciscoNutcracker

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War Memorial Opera House, Dec 05, 06 mat, eve, 07 mat, eve, 09, 10, 11, 12 mat, eve, 13 mat, eve, 14 mat, eve, 16, 17 mat, eve, 19 mat, eve, 20 mat, eve, 21 mat, eve, 22 mat, eve, 23 mat, eve, 26 mat, eve, 27 mat, eve, 28 mat, eve
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker
Helgi Tomasson; San Francisco Ballet; Martin West; Michael Yeargan; Martin Pakledinaz; James F Ingalls
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San FranciscoOpening Night Gala 2026

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War Memorial Opera House, Wed 21 Jan at 19:30
Various: Opening Night Gala 2026
San Francisco Ballet; San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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San FranciscoEugene OneginWorld premiere

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War Memorial Opera House, 2026 Jan 23, 24 mat, eve, 25 mat, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 mat, eve, Feb 01 mat
Demutsky: Eugene Onegin
Yuri Possokhov; San Francisco Ballet; Tom Pye; Tim Yip; Jim French; San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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San FranciscoBalanchine: Father of American Ballet

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War Memorial Opera House, 2026 Feb 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 mat, eve, 15 mat
Tchaikovsky, Sousa
George Balanchine; San Francisco Ballet; Barbara Karinska; San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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San FranciscoForsythe's The Blake Works

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War Memorial Opera House, 2026 Feb 27, 28 mat, eve, Mar 01 mat, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 mat, eve, 08 mat
Blake
William Forsythe; San Francisco Ballet; Tanja Ruehl; San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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Scarlett’s Frankenstein returns to the San Francisco Ballet stage

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Terez Rose, 20 Mar
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

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Terez Rose, 24 Jan
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

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Thomas May, 24 Sep
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

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Lois Silverstein, 14 Sep
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

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Terez Rose, 06 Apr
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

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Terez Rose, 26 Jan
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

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Terez Rose, 21 Apr
There’s much to love in Helgi Tomasson’s production of Romeo & Juliet, starting with Prokofiev’s sumptuous score.
****1
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San Francisco Ballet enchants with a winning Giselle

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Terez Rose, 24 Feb
The ballet’s second act, following Giselle’s death, is set in a spooky, mystical realm, precisely the kind of thing that so intrigued its 19th century audiences and made this ballet an instant classic.
****1
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