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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 FranciscoForsythe's The Blake Works

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Blake
William Forsythe; San Francisco Ballet; Tanja Ruehl; San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

San FranciscoDon Quixote

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Minkus: Don Quixote
Marius Petipa; Helgi Tomasson; Yuri Possokhov; San Francisco Ballet; Martin Pakledinaz; James F Ingalls; San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

San FranciscoLa Sylphide

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Løvenskiold: La Sylphide
August Bournonville; San Francisco Ballet; José Varona; Sara Linnie Slocum; San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

San FranciscoMere Mortals

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Shepherd (Floating Points): Mere Mortals
Aszure Barton; San Francisco Ballet; Hamill Industries; Michelle Jank; Jim French; San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

San FranciscoIl barbiere di Siviglia

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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Benjamin Manis; Emilio Sagi; San Francisco Opera; Llorenç Corbella; Pepa Ojanguren; Gary Marder; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

San FranciscoElektra

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Strauss R.: Elektra
Eun Sun Kim; Keith Warner; San Francisco Opera; Boris Kudlička; Kaspar Glarner; John Bishop; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

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
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A timely new Eugene Onegin opens the San Francisco Ballet season

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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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There’s much to love in Helgi Tomasson’s production of Romeo & Juliet, starting with Prokofiev’s sumptuous score.
****1
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