Opera

SFCV Editors - August 3, 2026

This is your final opportunity to recognize the artists and concerts that made the 2025–2026 season extraordinary.

Date:
City:
San Francisco
Price Range:
Free with Cocktail Purchase
Jessica Zimmer - July 28, 2026

Armed with new insights, a director, conductor, and soprano return to a work they performed together 13 years ago.

Nicholas Jones - July 28, 2026

Veering between comedy and heartbreak, the opera made a rare Bay Area appearance in Pocket’s well-done production.

Jason Victor Serinus - July 27, 2026

The vocalist’s debut album offers “messages of hope, love, and resilience.”

Michael Zwiebach - July 27, 2026

Peter Whelan’s debut as Philharmonia Baroque’s music director is a smashing success thanks to a brilliant cast and orchestra.

Date:
City:
Berkeley
Price Range:
$50–$140
Michael Zwiebach - July 21, 2026

The world premiere of Jake Heggie’s comic opera about the legendary 1976 blind tasting is a hometown victory.

Tom Jacobs - July 20, 2026

Not even a Pulitzer keeps the composer from rewriting Silent Night before it returns to the Met.

Tamzin Elliott - July 20, 2026

Grief, defiance, and humor honor trans lives in full classical splendor.