1) absent from the company’s repertoire since 1959 and presented in its original 1762 Viennese edition. The final fall production is Gluck’s “Orpheus and Eurydice” (Nov. 3), with Shawna Lucey directing the company’s first new staging of the work in 35 years it stars soprano Pretty Yende as Violetta and tenor Jonathan Tetelman in his company debut as Alfredo. 15 through 30), directed by Olivier Py, conducted by Kim and featuring soprano Heidi Stober as Blanche de la Force. Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites” follows (Oct. 14) in Robert Carson’s staging, conducted by Vassilis Christopoulos and featuring Russian soprano Evgenia Muraveva, making her American debut in the role of Tatyana. Nick Heavican/Metropolitan OperaBaritone Gerald Finley will be Anthony to soprano Julia Bullock’s Cleopatra in “Antony and Cleopatra”.Īfter “Antony and Cleopatra,” the fall season continues with Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” (Sept.
With eight mainstage productions, concerts and special events on the calendar, the season marks a return to full programming.
5.Īnnounced by company general director Matthew Shilvock and music director Eun Sun Kim, the centennial season runs Sept. 10 at the War Memorial Opera House as the highlight of the company’s opening weekend events.Ī co-commission with Barcelona’s Liceu Opera, Palermo’s Teatro Massimo, and the Metropolitan Opera, the San Francisco production directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer will feature a cast led by soprano Julia Bullock and baritone Gerald Finley singing the title roles in a production that melds “the mythic imagery of antiquity with the starry glamour of 1930s Hollywood.” “Antony and Cleopatra” runs for seven performances, through Oct. Talk about starting the fall season on a high note: With the world premiere of “Antony and Cleopatra,” San Francisco Opera’s 2022-23 season - the company’s 100th - begins in September with a new opera by composer John Adams.Īdapted from Shakespeare’s tragedy and classical sources, the opera by Adams, an internationally acclaimed composer and Bay Area resident, makes its debut Sept.