upcoming live shows!
Come see the San Francisco Opera Orchestra for one more free concert before the Summer Opera Season, and join us for a reception in the lobby following the performance!
Monday, June 2nd at 6pm
Doors open 5:30 - no ticket or sign up required
PROGRAM:
Dukas, Fanfare - La Péri
Mozart, Horn Quintet
Puccini, Inno a Diana (arr. William Klingelhoffer),
Puccini, Salve Regina (arr. William Klingelhoffer)
Borodin, Prince Igor’s Aria (arr. Anthony DiLorenzo)
Kreisler, Praeludium and Allegro (arr. Clarice Assad)
Mendelssohn, String Symphony No. 2 in D Major - Allegro
Handel, The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Past Events
Public Outdoor Performances
When we were unable to perform in the War Memorial during the pandemic, we craved contact with our audiences. To share our music, we created POP! -Public Outdoor Performances- in which we safely played free chamber music concerts for outdoor audiences. Though we're gratefully back to performing in the Opera House, please enjoy these videos of our time spent with you!
Videos from POP! events
Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo
Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo
POP! Compilation
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA PRESENTS:
NIGHT MUSIC
Thursday May 8th at 7pm at
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Ten musicians from the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, along with longtime San Francisco Opera music staff member and pianist Robert Mollicone, take the stage at the piano store to perform intimate works by Claude Debussy, Astor Piazzolla, Eugene Booze, George Frideric Handel, Ludwig van Beethoven and Maurice Ravel, among others.
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA & SAINT JOSEPH'S ARTS SOCIETY
presents
SOUND CHECK
1:30 doors open, social hour with cash bar!
2:30pm Concert
1401 HOWARD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Join us for a joyful afternoon of music, discovery and community as Saint Joseph's Arts Society partners with San Francisco Opera for a pop-up event that brings the San Francisco Opera Orchestra beyond the War Memorial Opera House and into another esteemed San Francisco landmark.
For this special performance, the sounds of the full San Francisco Opera Orchestra, conducted by Music Director Sun Sun Kim, will fill the sweeping interior of historic Saint Joseph's with this new opportunity for connection through sound.
Attendees are encouraged to move about the space to experience the music-making from different perspectives.
The program features The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Benjamin Britten's brilliant composition that introduces the instruments, sounds, and personalities of the orchestra in an illuminating way for music lovers of all ages. The Orchestra will also perform Henry Purcell's original theme from the play Abdelazer which inspired Britten's famous work, and Richard Wagner's Siegfried Idyll.
Advance ticket registration is required for this FREE event. Families and music lovers of all ages are welcome.
PROGRAM:
Dukas, Fanfare - La Péri (John Pearson, Scott Macomber, Kevin Rivard, Michael Cox, Zachariah Spellman
Mozart, Horn Quintet (Kevin Rivard, Kay Stern, Joy Fellows, Stephen Grist, Thalia Moore)
Puccini, Inno a Diana arr. William Klingelhoffer
Puccini, Salve Regina arr. William Klingelhoffer
Borodin, Prince Igor’s Aria arr. Anthony DiLorenzo (John Pearson, Scott Macomber, Kevin Ricard, Michael Cox, Zachariah Spellman)
Kreisler, Praeludium and Allegro arr. Clarice Assad (String Orchestra)
Mendelssohn, String Symphony No. 2 in D Major - Allegro (String Orchestra)
Handel, The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
(Mingjia Liu, Gabe Young and Strings)
1st Violin
Kay Stern
Maya Cohon
Barbara Riccardi
Naoko Nakajima
Dian Zhang
Masha Borozina
2nd Violin
Jeremy Preston
Beni Shinohara
Aya Kiyonaga
Heeguen Song
Leslie Ludena
Craig Reiss
Violas
Joy Fellows
Lindan Burns
Liz Prior
Emily Liu
Stephen Goist
Cellos
Thalia Moore
Peter Myers
Ruth Lane
Rachel Ko
Bass
Joe Lescher
Shinji Eshima
Bill Watson
Antonio Escobedo
Partnering with
