The S.F. Opera Education Department is reaching out to the community with a variety of programs — for schools, families, adults — to entertain, educate, build audiences, and dispell the mystique around opera.
Gearing up for an 11-concert European tour, Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in two weeks of concerts, Feb. 27-March 2 and March 6-9.
Feb. 10 is application deadline for Opera Grants for Female Composers, which provides support for the development of new operas by women. OPERA America invites proposals for grants of up to $15,000 from female composers "able to document their ability to create operatic works."