I often describe my younger self as the San Francisco Opera’s Eloise, flitting about the building in patent leather shoes and sagging socks like I lived there, my hands stained with program ink, my antics indulged by the staff and patrons, while developing a precocious appreciation of some of the most breathtaking music in the world sung by the greatest voices of the 80’s and 90s.

Giacomo Puccini’s limerent love story La Bohème opened the San Francisco Opera’s season with all the emotional pull we’ve come to expect from this frequently staged and deeply cherished work. Few operas draw us so swiftly into the heart of the drama.

A unique San Francisco tradition returns this weekend, but it’s not going to resemble any previous version of the event. The SF Examiner reports that the San Francisco Opera Costume Sale is coming back this weekend (Nov. 13-15), resurrecting a cult-hit bazaar where multiple-thousand dollar extravagant costumes are available on

SF Opera Baritone talks upcoming Opera season and sings a bit of ACDC for us

The San Francisco Opera is performing three separate AMAZING operas this month! And we are giving away orchestra tickets to ALL THREE! La Boheme on Sunday, June 25 at 2:00pm Rigoletto on Tuesday, June 27 at 7:30pm Don Giovanni on Friday, June 30 at 7:30pm Check out our awesome behind

Backstage is humming with activity at the San Francisco Opera House. There are three separate operas to prepare for and mere days to get ready. That’s three separate casts, stage designs, musical scores, and hundreds of different costumes, props, lighting sequences, and stage movements all preparing for the spotlight in