The Future of Opera
Mozart's Idomeneo continues until June 25
"San Francisco Opera's excellent new production...showed the work's dramatic power and musical beauty thanks to a fully committed cast." - SF Chronicle
Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads a cast of acclaimed Mozartian singers in this extraordinary story of faith and duty tested to the limits.
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JUN 28, 29
Bohème Out of the Box
San Francisco Opera is taking opera out of the Opera House for Bohème Out of the Box. These free, live performances will travel to outdoor locations throughout the Bay Area this spring.
2025-26 Season at a Glance
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September 5
Opera Ball
Secure your place at San Francisco's biggest night of the year and celebrate the start of our thrilling new season!
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Opens September 5
Rigoletto
Gossip is Rigoletto’s stock-in-trade. As the court jester to a womanizing duke, there is plenty of scandal to go around, and his sharp tongue keeps him in gainful employment.
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Opens September 14
Dead Man Walking
Joseph De Rocher has been sentenced to death for murder. Armed with her faith, Sister Helen Prejean is accompanying him on his death row journey.
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Opens October 25
Parsifal
The Knights of the Holy Grail are in decline. Their ruler, Amfortas, is ailing from an unhealable wound. While the knight Gurnemanz wistfully recalls the prophecy of a guileless youth who will restore the order, he refuses to believe that the naive, young man before him could be that savior.
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Opens November 14
The Monkey King
A monkey born from stone, Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) is determined to find immortality for his tribe. Many scoff at his aspirations, but he is set on proving them wrong with his signature cunning and charm.
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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.