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Coming This Summer
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Opens May 28, 2026
The Barber of Seville
A jack-of-all trades, the wily barber Figaro has a scheme for everything. Moved by the distress of two young lovers separated by the curmudgeonly Doctor Bartolo, Figaro pulls out his bag of tricks.
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Opens June 7, 2026
Elektra
In a brutal world where revenge is enacted with the axe, Klytämnestra has murdered her husband Agamemnon. Their daughter Elektra is consumed by her grief and is fixated on vengeance against her mother. Justice must be served.
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SEP 12, 16, 19, 22, 25, 27
Simon Boccanegra
War Memorial Opera House
Simon Boccanegra accepts the candidacy to lead the new Republic of Genoa with the hopes of uniting his family. But on the very day he is elected Doge, tragedy strikes—his beloved dies, and his infant daughter vanishes. Over a decade later, he must navigate dangerous politics and newfound family, set to some of the most beautifully composed music Giuseppe Verdi ever composed.
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SEP 20, 24, 26, 29
OCT 2, 4
Mary, Queen of Scots
War Memorial Opera House
At 18 years old, Mary is poised, politically savvy, and confident in her divine claim to the Scottish throne. However, the Scotland she returns to bears little resemblance to the country she left behind as a child. Mary must outmaneuver her power-hungry male advisors to hold on to her throne.
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OCT 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30
NOV 1
Manon
War Memorial Opera House
Manon is young, beautiful, and has a taste for the finer things … which is why her family is sending her to a convent. Their plans are thwarted, however, when Manon falls for the handsome Chevalier and they run away to Paris. Massenet’s soaring score captures the intensity of young love as Manon and Des Griex’s relationship endures twist after turn.
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OCT 31
NOV 3, 7, 10, 13, 15, 18, 21, 27, 29
The Marriage of Figaro
War Memorial Opera House
When Count Almaviva attempts to prevent the marriage of wily valet Figaro and his quick-witted fiancé Susanna, the pair must enlist the help of the slighted Countess. Set in a manor house in revolutionary America, this San Francisco Opera production of Mozart’s endearing comedy is a careful inspection of the social constructs of power and class.
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MAY 29
JUN 3, 6, 11, 16, 19, 22
Das Rheingold
War Memorial Opera House
Opens May 29, 2027 - What happens when man takes from nature that which isn’t his? How do power and greed corrupt humanity? In this first chapter of Wagner’s Ring, Alberich steals the gold in the depths of the Rhine River and forges a ring of immense power. His actions set in motion an upending of world order and an epic tetralogy of operas.
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JUN 4, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 29
JUL 2
Tosca
War Memorial Opera House
Opens June 4, 2027 - Caught in the crosshairs of a politically tense Rome in June 1800, Tosca and her lover Mario Cavarodossi navigate political and personal turmoil set to Puccini’s tightly-wrought score. Tosca returns to the War Memorial Opera House in this beloved San Francisco Opera production.