San Francisco

The concert performances which opened San Francisco Opera’s 101st season lacked passion

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United StatesUnited States Various: Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 8.9.2023. (HS)

Roberto Alagna with the San Francisco Opera Chorus © Cory Weaver/SFO

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San Francisco Opera celebrates a century with a rousing gala

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United StatesUnited States San Francisco Opera’s 100th Anniversary Concert:  Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim, Donald Runnicles, Patrick Summers (conductors). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 16.6.2023. (HS)

The soloists with the San Francisco Opera Chorus © Drew Altizer Photography

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New opera brings magical dreams of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera to colorful life

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United StatesUnited States Gabriela Lena Frank, El último sueño de Frida y Diego: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Roberto Kalb (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 13.6.2023. (HS)

Yaritza Véliz (Catrina), Daniela Mack (Frida Kahlo) and Alfredo Daza (Diego Rivera) © Cory Weaver

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Saariaho’s Adriana Mater gets a rough but rewarding ride from the San Francisco Symphony

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United StatesUnited States Saariaho, Adriana Mater (concert version): Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 11.6.2023. (HS)

Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron hovers over baritone Christopher Purves © Brittany Hosea-Small

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A thrilling Frau ohne Schatten delivers the goods in San Francisco

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United StatesUnited States R. Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Sir Donald Runnicles (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 10.6.2023. (HS)

Camilla Nylund (Empress), Nina Stemme (Barak’s Wife), Johan Reuter (Barak) and David Butt Philip (Emperor) © Cory Weaver

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