San Francisco

Four contemporary operas will be on the boards in 2023–2024 at San Francisco’s most adventurous company.

Two exhibitions, at San Francisco International Airport and the Museo Italo Americano, explore an essential cultural connection.

Conductor John Nelsons, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, and collaborators give great performances of Roméo et Juliette and Cléopâtre.

Director Peter Sellars helms the concert version of the opera at the SF Symphony, with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting.

The South Bay company tests its mettle in the composer’s youthful, turbulent work.

The long-awaited premiere of Matthew Welch’s Tomorrow’s Memories, drawn from the writings of a young Filipina immigrant, is set for June.

The in-demand conductor is resigning from his position at the Paris Opera after just two seasons.

The Swedish soprano returns to SF Opera to tackle the challenging character of the Dyer’s Wife in Die Frau ohne Schatten.

The Seattle organization brilliantly realizes a double bill of operas about the Holocaust by composer Jake Heggie.

The acclaimed New York dance company will have another West Coast home in the seasons to come.