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The fall program “Extremely Close” features local premieres and runs from Sept. 12 through Oct. 5.

From YouTube to recordings to TV interviews, there are many collections of the conductor/composer’s work.

The new record from the Bay Area-based ensemble features three European works composed during or just after World War II.

Dead Man Walking will open at San Francisco Opera on Sept. 14 and run through Sept. 28. Composer Jake Heggie discusses the opera’s origins and staying power.

SF Opera remounts a production of Verdi’s Rigoletto with standout Adela Zaharia in the role of Gilda.

With Nathan Bowles starring as Canio, the company’s open-air run of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera begins on Sept. 5.

Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung saga gets another directorial transformation, one that often ignores the music’s messages.

Lizz Roman will present Sunset Dances IV at her home in the Outer Sunset from Sept. 5–21.

From livestreaming to ancillary events, here’s information on the company’s fall programming.

Under Terence Blanchard’s leadership, the organization continues its boundary-breaking programming while reaching for new heights.