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During the nine years following the opening season, the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House was designed by Arthur Brown Jr. San Francisco Opera programs, 1934–36. On October 15, 1932, the company inaugurated the new opera house with a performance of Tosca on with Claudia Muzio in the titular role. Characteristic of Merola's years as ...
The San Francisco Opera Center was founded in 1982 by San Francisco Opera director Terence A. McEwen with the intent of consolidating the operation and administration of various educational,community outreach, and performance programs already existing at the San Francisco Opera, including the Adler Fellowship Program, Merola Opera Program, Western Opera Theatre, the "Showcase Series", "Brown ...
29 April – The St. Lawrence String Quartet announces that it is to disband at the close of the 2023–2024 season. [93] 30 April. The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden formally announces a name change for the company to the Royal Ballet and Opera. [94] Joshua Kosman retires as classical music critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. [95] 2 May
Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced its 2024-25 season, its 70th, composed of four “classic operas” and two contemporary works not previously seen in Chicago, along with various special ...
Kim is the first female conductor to be named music director of the San Francisco Opera. [9] In October 2024, San Francisco Opera announced the extension of Kim's contract as its music director through the 2030-2031 season. [10] [11]
In the US, Runnicles served as Music Director and Principal Conductor of the San Francisco Opera from 1992 to 2009. [12] [13] [14] Runnicles was principal guest conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra from September 2001 through the 2021-2022 season. [15] [16] [17] From 2001 to 2007, he was principal conductor of the Orchestra of St. Luke's.
The 2024-25 season will be Gustavo Dudamel's penultimate with the L.A. Phil before he departs for the New York Philharmonic in 2026. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)
Innocence is an opera in five acts by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho.The libretto was written in Finnish by Sofi Oksanen and translated/adapted by Aleksi Barrière.. The opera was co-commissioned by the Aix-en-Provence Festival, the Dutch National Opera, the Finnish National Opera, and the San Francisco Opera.