2025-26 Season
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Dolby Family's Opera For The Bay$10 tickets for Bay Area residents who are new to the opera.
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SEP 5, 5, 5, 5,
Opera Ball
City Hall & Opera House
Secure your place at San Francisco's biggest night of the year, with proceeds supporting the future of opera and opera education in the Bay Area—ensuring the next 100 years of musical excellence.
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SEP 5, 10, 13, 16, 19, 21, 24, 27
Rigoletto
War Memorial Opera House
Gossip is Rigoletto’s trade, and there is plenty of scandal to go around. But when a nobleman lays a curse on Rigoletto for his cruel humor, the jester has no idea how far he is about to fall. Experience some of opera’s most heartfelt music ever written in this Verdi masterpiece.
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SEP 7
Opera in the Park
Robin Williams Meadow, Golden Gate Park
Join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this beloved Bay Area tradition. Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and stars from San Francisco Opera’s 2025–26 Season in an afternoon of glorious music.
Free and open to all
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SEP 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 28
Dead Man Walking
War Memorial Opera House
Sister Helen Prejean’s faith is tested when she accompanies a man sentenced for murder on his journey to execution. Heggie’s dramatic score highlights the moral complexity and emotional nuance at the center of Prejean’s journey. Celebrate Dead Man Walking’s 25th anniversary of its world premiere on the stage where it all began.
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OCT 25, 28
NOV 2, 7, 13
Parsifal
War Memorial Opera House
The Knights of the Holy Grail are in decline. But all is not lost when a naive young man named Parsifal embarks on a journey that may restore the order. Experience Wagner’s final opera and sublime score in this brand-new San Francisco Opera production.
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NOV 1
Beethoven 5 & Falla
War Memorial Opera House
Eun Sun Kim conducts the San Francisco Opera Orchestra onstage with Beethoven’s glorious Fifth Symphony, paired with Spanish composer Manuel de Falla’s Seven Popular Songs and his fiery Three Cornered Hat Suite No. 2. One night only!
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NOV 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, 30
The Monkey King
War Memorial Opera House
He’s arrogant. He’s disobedient. He’s becoming the most powerful being in creation, and he’s about to wreak havoc on heaven. This new, action-packed opera combines high-energy music and text with puppetry, dance, Peking opera, and Buddhist sutras to tell the tale of the Monkey King’s beginnings.
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MAY 28
JUN 3, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 20, 21
The Barber of Seville
War Memorial Opera House
A jack-of-all trades, the wily barber Figaro has a scheme for anything. Moved by the troubles of two young lovers, Figaro pulls out his bag of tricks to aid them. See Rossini’s exuberant comedy in this flamenco-inspired production, featuring some of the most joyful music in all of opera.
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JUN 7, 11, 14, 19, 23, 27
Elektra
War Memorial Opera House
In a brutal world where revenge is enacted with the axe, Elektra is consumed by her grief and seeks vengeance against her mother. Justice must be served in this taut psychological thriller in which the past and present become one, considered Strauss’ expressionist masterpiece.
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JUN 17
The Barber of Seville Encounter
War Memorial Opera House
Begin the evening watching part of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville on stage. Then, immerse yourself in the flamenco world of the opera in a transformed Opera House. This one-night-only opera and party experience is a unique evening you’ll be telling stories about for years.
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JUN 26
2026 Pride Concert
War Memorial Opera House
Kick off 2026 San Francisco Pride weekend with San Francisco Opera! The San Francisco Opera Orchestra and featured artists will perform a high-energy concert celebrating LGBTQIA+ composers, performers, anthems, and so much more!