Several virtual and in-person ancillary events will be presented to foster deeper discovery. Tickets Available at and (415) 864-3330.įor the first time in its history, San Francisco Opera will livestream select performances of the new production. Chorus Director Ian Robertson, who retires this year after 35 seasons, prepares the acclaimed San Francisco Opera Chorus for two exhilarating choral highlights of the operatic repertory: the famous Act I Prisoners’ Chorus and Fidelio’s exuberant finale.

Soprano Elza van den Heever stars as the opera’s heroine, Leonore, heading an all-star cast that includes tenor Russell Thomas, bass-baritone Greer Grimsley and basses James Creswell and Soloman Howard. Director Matthew Ozawa updates its original eighteenth-century prison setting to a modern government detention center. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim conducts this monumental work in which love and courage overcome tyranny. San Francisco Opera’s return to live performances in the War Memorial Opera House continues October 14–30 with a bold, new production of Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio.

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