(Photo courtesy of the San Francisco Opera.)Īfter a hiatus, the summer season will begin June 3 with Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly,” followed by a revival of David Hockney’s eye-dazzling production of Richard Strauss’ rarely presented fantasy opera, “Die Frau Ohne Schatten” (The Woman Without a Shadow). Amina Edris and Gerald Finley played the title roles in John Adams’ production of “Antony and Cleopatra” at the San Francisco Opera. 3) and Gluck’s “Orpheus and Eurydice” (Nov. 14), Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites” (Oct. While “Antony and Cleopatra” has ended, in the months to come San Francisco Opera will present productions of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” (through Oct. And ultimately, isn’t this why we seek out the glory of the opera - to be transported?

The production starred Amina Edris and Gerald Finley as Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers of the Nile.ĭuring a rainy-day matinee of “Antony and Cleopatra” after so many months away from the opera house due to the pandemic, the ebb and flow of Adams’ score combined with the impact of Shakespeare’s drama transported me completely. 10, 2022, in celebration of the company’s centennial season, the curtain rose on the world premiere of John Adams’ “Antony and Cleopatra” at the War Memorial Opera House. 26, 1923, when the curtain rose on Giacomo Puccini’s then-contemporary opera, “La Boheme,” presented by the fledgling San Francisco Opera company. In the City by the Bay, opera stands as a cultural landmark to rival the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf and North Beach. San Francisco has for more than a century had the opera. ' 'Is that my head or an Earthquake?' '.'The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire - HistoryNet'.

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