by MerciSF | 14-10-2026 | Agenda, Music, See All French OperaGoing OutJules MassenetManonperforming artsSan Francisco OperaVincent Boussard
Parisian romance, irresistible temptation, and heartbreaking choices take center stage as San Francisco Opera presents Manon, the French masterpiece by Jules Massenet, from October 15 through November 1, 2026, at the War Memorial Opera House. First performed in Paris... 
by MerciSF | 4-06-2025 | Agenda, Music, See All Going OutSan Francisco Opera
San Francisco Opera presents La Bohème, a timeless portrayal of love and loss set in 19th-century Paris, running from June 3 to June 21, 2025. While Puccini’s music and the Italian libretto by Illica and Giacosa are iconic, the opera’s soul is unmistakably French —... 
by MerciSF | 6-10-2022 | Agenda, Music, News, See All Going OutOlivier PySan Francisco Opera
Olivier Py, author, director, actor, and director of the famous Avignon Festival from 2013 to 2022 is coming to San Francisco for the first time to present Dialogue des Carmelites, an opera by Francis Poulenc. This modern opera was first performed in Milan in 1957.... 
by Anne Marie | 12-09-2019 | Agenda, Music, See All Charles GounodOracle BallparkRomeo & JulietteSan Francisco Opera
ACT I A ball at the Capulets’ Palace. After the prologue-overture which, as in Shakespeare’s play, presents an outline of the drama (chorus “Vérone vit jadis deux familles rivales”), the curtain rises on a dazzling ball in the palace of the Capulets. They are... 
by Anne Marie | 10-06-2019 | Agenda, Dance, Music, See All Carmen BizetSan Francisco OperaSummer 2019 opera season
Carmen, the famous opera by Bizet is sung in French with English supertitles at San Francisco Opera. Here is the synopsis, just in case… ACT I Outside a cigarette factory, soldiers alleviate their boredom by preying on the innocent Micaëla, who is searching for...
