Award-winning San Francisco composer Jake Heggie plans to premiere "The Judgement of Paris" in Wine Country next summer as ...

Learn about the annual Evening on the Stage gala hosted by the San Francisco Opera Guild, celebrating arts education and honoring philanthropists.

San Francisco’s“Nutcracker” is a production that relies on the strength of its entire ensemble, and this production utilizes ...

"The Monkey King," a new opera by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang based on a popular Chinese folktale, has proved a major hit ...

This image released by the San Francisco Opera shows tenor Kang Wang, center, rehearsing for the new opera "The Monkey King," on Nov. 6, 2025 in San Francisco. (Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera via AP) ...

San Francisco Opera General Director Emeritus David Gockley was honored on August 20 with a bas-relief unveiled in the lobby of the War Memorial Opera House. A crowd of 100 invited guests attended the ...

The legendary Monkey King, hero of the 16th-century Chinese classic Journey to the West, continues to inspire fresh artistic expression through a sold-out San Francisco Opera production that has ...

San Francisco Opera's new production of Richard Wagner's Parsifal runs from October 25 through November 13 on the War Memorial Opera House stage, directed by Matthew Ozawa. Company Chorus Director ...

Co-productions can help companies across the globe save money, collaborate artistically and ensure that lesser-known works are seen by more audiences. By A.J. Goldmann As opera houses rework Puccini’s ...

As opera houses rework Puccini’s classic, criticized for stereotypes about women and Japanese culture, artists of Asian descent are playing a central role. By Javier C. Hernández Audiences could take ...