Opera

Date:
City:
San Francisco
Price Range:
$15-$60
Lisa Hirsch - September 30, 2025

Avery Boettcher shines as the opera’s tragic protagonist, but middling results from her counterparts weigh down the production.

Jim Farber - September 29, 2025

The company’s music director is leaving the post after an eventful tenure and looking forward to working on new projects.

Date:
City:
Palo Alto
Price Range:
$49-$135
Date:
City:
Berkeley
Price Range:
$25 general, $15 students, payable at the door by cash or check.
Date:
City:
Livermore
Price Range:
$70 to $100
Date:
City:
San Francisco
Price Range:
Free with cocktail purchase
Lisa Hirsch - September 16, 2025

Taking advantage of Mozart’s ambiguous final scene, Opera San José lets the audience vote on how the opera ends.

Nicholas Jones - September 16, 2025

25 years after its world premiere, Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking returns to SF Opera, through Sep. 28.