<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[San Francisco Opera Orchestra]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFOpera Orchestra]]></description><link>https://www.sfoperaorchestra.org/pitnotes</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:15:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sfoperaorchestra.org/it/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Scales and Pushups: Keeping Performance-Ready]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Laura Albers, SFOO Associate Concertmaster I can’t recall how many times I’ve raced to the gym or gathered girlfriends for a short run...]]></description><link>https://www.sfoperaorchestra.org/post/scales-and-pushups-keeping-performance-ready</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60074ec21ab6fe00174db362</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2021 05:03:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6cf8f6_1e97e218938b4de18285290a5a81146d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_967,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>San Francisco Opera Orchestra</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musician Profile: Keith Green, Second Horn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keith Green is the quintessential orchestral “wing-man.” He plays Second Horn in the San Francisco Opera Orchestra’s famed horn section....]]></description><link>https://www.sfoperaorchestra.org/post/keith-green</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda369ab7a5a60017d0ceb6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:36:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f695b1_308f16f17f8d46b2aa5373aa124e325f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_974,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>San Francisco Opera Orchestra</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Superfan Profile: Ann Rosenfeld, Tea Maiden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ann Rosenfeld is a familiar figure around the San Francisco Opera House, particularly to those in the Orchestra and Chorus. 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Public Outdoor Performances]]></title><description><![CDATA[What began as a small act of community during the shelter-in-place has given rise to a new series of Public Outdoor Performances (POP!),...]]></description><link>https://www.sfoperaorchestra.org/post/pop-public-outdoor-performances</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f4fd38a4f7f0300172fdb3d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:59:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f695b1_48e0add9c9bb4500945b9e903ab54f8a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_964,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>San Francisco Opera Orchestra</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>