2023-24 Season

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Welcome to the 2023–24 Season!

The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs Bates & Campbell 6–7

Lohengrin Wagner 8–9

Omar Giddens & Abels 10–11

The Elixir of Love Donizetti 12–13

The Magic Flute Mozart 14–15

Partenope Handel 18–19

The opera stage is a constantly morphing canvas of lyrical story telling. From night to night, we move through time and place, exploring different aspects of what it means to be human.

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As we fully enter our second century, our 101st season is one of great exploration and discovery with stories both timeless and timely. Eun Sun Kim continues to take us through the works of Verdi with Il Trovatore, and she begins a parallel journey into Wagner’s music with a new-to-San Francisco production of Lohengrin.

She will also conduct Mozart’s The Magic Flute in an acclaimed production inspired by 1920s cinema.

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The 2023-24 season includes three co-commissions by San Francisco Opera, the highest ratio of bold, new stories that we have ever seen. We will explore powerful subjects including the multifaceted impact of technology on life, finding a voice when society has denied your freedom, and the resilience of families in the face of massive tragedy.

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Il Trovatore Verdi 4–5

Innocence Saariaho & Oksanen 16–17

Matthew Shilvock and Eun Sun Kim

Whatever the time and place on stage, great opera invites us into reflections of who we are in the here and now. It is an art-form of the heart, and we welcome you to a journey of profound emotion as we enter our second century. Thank you for joining us.

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Don’t miss Opera Ball, San Francisco Opera’s biggest fundraiser of the year!

Your evening begins at City Hall on the red carpet, followed by an exquisite cocktail reception. After your time in the spotlight, savor the glamour of City Hall while you enjoy a lavish culinary experience created by local chefs.

And that is only the beginning. After dinner, our beloved War Memorial Opera House beckons you as the curtain rises on the 2023–24 season, beginning with a 90-minute concert starring superstar tenor Roberto Alagna and soprano Aleksandra Kurzak with the San Francisco Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim. Following the cries of “brava!” and “bravo!” you’ll head to the after-party that is the toast of the town! Dance away the evening to live music, or spend time in the lounge with libations, bites, and excellent company. Proceeds support the future of opera and opera education in the Bay Area. Buy your tickets today!

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Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak

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amilial revenge runs deep in Giuseppe Verdi’s towering opera of grand passions stymied at every turn. Music Director Eun Sun Kim continues her Verdi cycle with Il Trovatore, a work of sublime arias, passionate ensembles, and the rousing Anvil Chorus.

In her quest for vengeance, Azucena has accidentally killed her own child, kidnapped the son of her enemy, and raised him as her own. Now a troubadour, Manrico’s passion for Leonora plunges him into a love triangle that reignites a family feud and, only too late, reveals a tragic secret.

Sir David McVicar’s incisive, visceral production, rooted in the haunting imagery of Spanish painter Francisco Goya and the power struggles of the Spanish War of Independence, returns to San Francisco.

The 2017 winner of the Manetti Shrem Emerging Star competition, Arturo Chacón-Cruz vies with George Petean for the hand of Angel Blue. And holding close the dark secret is Anita Rachvelishvili as Azucena, a woman consumed by the need to right a long-ago wrong.

CAST Leonora Angel Blue Azucena Anita Rachvelishvili Manrico Arturo Chacón-Cruz Count di Luna George Petean* Ferrando Robert Pomakov C R E AT I V E T E A M Conductor Eun Sun Kim Production Sir David McVicar Revival Director Roy Rallo Set Designer Charles Edwards Costume Designer Brigitte Reiffenstuel Lighting Designer Jennifer Tipton Chorus Director John Keene PRODUCTION SPONSORS

United by Blood. Divided by Hate.

Co-production with San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera, New York.

Running time approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes with one intermission P H OTO : C O RY W E AV E R

BY GIUSEPPE VERDI

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Additional support provided by Jerome L. and Thao N. Dodson; John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn; Burgess and Elizabeth Jamieson; Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem; and The Thomas Tilton Production Fund.

Sung in Italian with English supertitles

Il Trovatore 4

Il Trovatore is made possible, in part, by Opening Week Grand Sponsor Diane B. Wilsey.

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The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs

CAST Steve Jobs John Moore*

device that brought the world to our fingertips, connected us in unparalleled ways, and streamlined communication.

But for the man behind the machine, life was far from streamlined.

The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, by acclaimed San Francisco composer Mason Bates and Pulitzer-winning librettist Mark Campbell, brings home to the Bay Area this Grammyaward winning opera, a parable on the contradictions of technology.

Through a prism of constantly shifting scenes in high-tech staging by Kevin Newbury and 59 Productions, we grapple with the question of what it means to hold onto humanity in a world of unceasing access to information.

BY M A S O N B AT E S A N D M A R K C A M P B E L L

John Moore is Steve Jobs, a man torn between the fervor to create the perfect product and the beautiful simplicity of the world around him. Sasha Cooke is Laurene Powell Jobs, in whose unfailing compassion, these dualities find resolution.

Tenor Bille Bruley, and bass Wei Wu are Steve Wozniak, and Jobs’ mentor, Zen master Kōbun Otogawa.

Under the baton of Michael Christie, Mason Bates’ score takes us on an operatic journey through the fragmented memory of love, betrayal, obsession and death, weaving together classical lyricism and a techno soundscape formed from the sounds of early computing. A cutting-edge vision of opera and a meditation on the impact of technology in our lives.

One Device.

A World Forever Changed.

Laurene Powell Jobs Sasha Cooke Steve Wozniak Bille Bruley* Kōbun Chino Otogawa Wei Wu* C R E AT I V E T E A M Conductor Michael Christie Director Kevin Newbury Set Designer Victoria (Vita) Tzykun* Costume Designer Paul Carey* Lighting Designer Japhy Weideman* Projection Design 59 Productions* Sound Designer Rick Jacobsohn* Chorus Director John Keene PRODUCTION SPONSORS The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs is made possible, in part, by Dr. and Mrs. William M. Coughran; Keith and Priscilla Geeslin; John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn; Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem; Barbara A. Wolfe; and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Sung in English with English supertitles Commissioned by San Francisco Opera, The Santa Fe Opera and Seattle Opera with support from Cal Performances and co-produced with Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

Running time approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission.

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e arrived from her dreams to save her from a nightmare. Trapped in a scheme to frame her for her brother’s disappearance, Elsa von Brabant prays for a savior to rescue her. And one appears: a knight conveyed by a beautiful swan. He has only one request: that Elsa must never ask his name.

Can Elsa trust her life and love to a stranger whose mysterious identity is eating away at her? Lohengrin marks the beginning of Music Director Eun Sun Kim’s journey through the works of Richard Wagner, creating a new generation of Wagnerian experiences that will speak to the soul of our collective humanity.

David Alden’s celebrated production from the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, seen for the first time in America, plunges the action into a war-ravaged country in the grips of totalitarianism.

Friedrich of Telramund and his wife Ortrud—played by Brian Mulligan and Judit Kutasi—conspire to gain power by whatever means necessary. They prey on the growing anxiety of Elsa, sung by former Adler Fellow Julie Adams, leading her closer and closer to the forbidden question.

Legendary heldentenor Simon O’Neill is Lohengrin, the knight whose anonymity is ultimately as unattainable as his love.

Lohengrin

CAST Lohengrin Simon O’Neill Elsa Brabant Julie Adams Ortrud Judit Kutasi* Friedrich of Telramund Brian Mulligan King Heinrich Kristinn Sigmundsson The King’s Herald Thomas Lehman* C R E AT I V E T E A M Conductor Eun Sun Kim Director David Alden Associate Director Peter Relton* Set Designer Paul Steinberg Costume Designer Gideon Davey* Lighting Designer Adam Silverman Projection Designer Tal Rosner* Chorus Director John Keene

His Secret is Her Obsession.

BY R I C H A R D WAG N E R

PRODUCTION SPONSORS Lohengrin is made possible, in part, by Barbara A. Wolfe; Dr. and Mrs. William M. Coughran; Jerome L. and Thao N. Dodson; John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn; Burgess and Elizabeth Jamieson; Bernard and Barbro Osher; and Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.

Sung in German with English supertitles Royal Opera House Covent Garden and Opera Vlaanderen Co-Production.

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Running time approximately 4 hours and 20 minutes with two intermissions *San Francisco Opera debut

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In the early 1800s, Islamic scholar Omar Ibn Said is forcibly taken from his village in West Africa and sold into slavery in Charleston, South Carolina. Attempting to flee, he is imprisoned in Fayetteville and taken to the plantation of another slaveholder, eager to convert him to Christianity. There Omar records his story in Arabic, transforming his world into an expansive canvas of text and faith, profoundly realized in Kaneza Schaal’s transcendent production.

Auctioneer/Taylor Barry Banks

riting is the preservation of identity in the new opera Omar from Grammywinning artist Rhiannon Giddens and composer Michael Abels. A true story of an indomitable faith enshrined in a two-hundred-year-old autobiography in an opera acclaimed

by The New York Times as a “sweeping achievement.”

Omar

Tenor Jamez McCorkle reprises his role as Omar, “a role he brings to life in all its spiritual magnificence” (LA Times). Also returning from the world premiere is conductor John Kennedy, under whose baton strains of bluegrass, spirituals, the West African kora, folk and jazz combine to create an expansive musical reflection of the interconnecting truths of Omar’s world.

BY RHIANNON GIDDENS AND MICHAEL ABELS

Omar Jamez McCorkle* Julie Brittany Renee* Fatima, Omar’s Mother Taylor Raven Johnson/Owen Daniel Okulitch Abdul, Omar’s Brother/Abe Norman Garrett*

C R E AT I V E T E A M Conductor John Kennedy* Director Kaneza Schaal* Production Designer Christopher Myers* Set Designer Amy Rubin* Costume Designer April M. Hickman* Costume Designer Micheline Russell-Brown* Lighting Designer Pablo Santiago* Projection Designer Joshua Higgason*

Remember His Name.

Chorus Director John Keene PRODUCTION SPONSORS Omar is made possible, in part, by Marcia Barinaga & Corey Goodman; Bob Ellis; and Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Sung in English with English supertitles

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Co-commission and co-production by Spoleto Festival USA, Carolina Performing Arts at UNC Chapel Hill, LA Opera, San Francisco Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, and Lyric Opera of Chicago Running time approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes including one intermission *San Francisco Opera debut

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ith no money, no confidence, and no hope of winning the hand of the alluring hotel owner Adina, the young waiter Nemorino entrusts his chance of romance to a quack salesman and a dubious bottle of. . . magic elixir.

The potion, boasting mythic capabilities, tastes suspiciously like cheap table wine. But with tenor Pene Pati in the starring role, this promises to be grand cru magic! Passions bubble to the surface in Gaetano Donizetti’s effervescent comedy The Elixir of Love, a quest for passion and romance on the sunny Mediterranean Riviera.

Hop on your Vespa and travel to a glamorous 1950s seaside hotel, frequented by the suave naval officer Belcore who is also adamant in his pursuit of Adina, played by lyric soprano Slávka Zámečníková. Will the aviator-wearing, self-assured officer prevail, or will our young waiter find enough liquid courage to be noticed?

The Elixir of Love

Director Daniel Slater and designer Robert Innes Hopkins create a sun-soaked world of pleasure where cocktails flow freely and hot-air balloons glide across the sky—a harkening back to Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita, brought to musical life under the baton of conductor Ramón Tebar in his company debut.

BY G A E TA N O D O N I Z E T T I

In Vino Veritas. Riviera Style.

Nemorino Pene Pati/ Jonah Hoskins* (11/29) Adina Slávka Zámečníková* Dulcamara Renato Girolami* Sergeant Belcore David Bižić* C R E AT I V E T E A M Conductor Ramón Tebar* Director Daniel Slater Associate Director/ Choregrapher Tim Claydon* Production Designer Robert Innes Hopkins Original Lighting Designer Simon Mills Chorus Director John Keene PRODUCTION SPONSORS The Elixir of Love is made possible, in part, by Jerome L. and Thao N. Dodson; the San Francisco Opera Guild; and Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Sung in Italian with English supertitles A co-production of San Francisco Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago, originally created by Opera North, UK Running time approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes with one intermission

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nfiltrate the castle. Rescue the princess. Bring her home. That’s the mission that unites two unlikely allies: a dashing young prince and a bumbling bird-catcher, armed only with a set of magical musical instruments. Their journey into a world of sorcerers and serpents, spirits and secrets, takes an unexpected turn in The Magic Flute, a fairy-tale quest for love and wisdom.

Mozart’s final opera comes alive in an acclaimed, inventive production from Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade, conjured from the topsy-turvy delights of silent cinema, 1920s cabaret, early Hollywood animation, and the illustrator Edward Gorey.

Enter a kaleidoscopic dream where pink elephants fly, demon dogs dance, and bells transform into a chorus line, as tenor Amitai Pati teams up with a Buster Keaton-esque Lauri Vasar to save Christina Gansch.

The Magic Flute

Little do they know that they might be stumbling into a trap spun by an arachnid Queen of the Night, played by Anna Simińska, as she wages war on Kwangchul Youn’s benevolent sun priest.

Music Director Eun Sun Kim takes us on a humanistic journey of awakening with some of the most sublime music ever written

by Mozart.

BY WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Journey into Love.

Adventure into Fantasy.

CAST Tamino Amitai Pati Pamina Christina Gansch Papageno Lauri Vasar* Sarastro Kwangchul Youn* The Queen of the Night Anna Simińska* Monostatos Zhengyi Bai C R E AT I V E T E A M Conductor Eun Sun Kim Production Barrie Kosky* and Suzanne Andrade* Production Designer Esther Bialas* Animation Designer Paul Barritt* Chorus Director John Keene PRODUCTION SPONSORS The Magic Flute is made possible, in part, by John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn; Edmund W. and Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Fund; and Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Sung in German with English supertitles A Production of the Komische Oper Berlin. Co-Produced

by Los Angeles Opera and Minnesota Opera.

Running time approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes with one intermission

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joyous wedding celebration takes a shocking turn when the darkest of family secrets is revealed and a young bride has an impossible decision to make.

Acclaimed by the The New York Times as a “masterpiece,” Innocence takes us to the limits of a family’s ability to deal with tragedy.

In a gripping one-act drama, Kaija Saariaho and Sofi Oksanen unfold a harrowing story of emotional shock and surprise in which our understanding of innocence and guilt is continually upended.

Mother in Law Claire de Sévigné* Father in Law Rod Gilfry Groom Miles Mykkanen* Priest Kristinn Sigmundsson Teacher Lucy Shelton* Markéta Vilma Jää* C R E AT I V E T E A M

Saariaho’s score takes us from the visceral emotion of trauma to music of another world, ethereally portrayed by Finnish folk singer Vilma Jää. In his cinematic production, Simon Stone propels us through tragedy and our response to trauma, leaving us with hope for the resilience of the human spirit.

Innocence

Premiered in Aix-en-Provence in 2021 and making its American premiere in San Francisco, Innocence makes clear the power of the opera stage to tell emotive stories impossible in any other art form. Saariaho specialist Clément Mao-Takacs leads an international cast of singers and actors in this towering work performed in multiple languages.

BY KAIJA SAARIAHO AND SOFI OKSANEN

Conductor Clément Mao-Takacs* Production Simon Stone* Set Designer Chloe Lamford* Costume Designer Mel Page* Lighting Designer James Farncombe* Projection Designer Timo Kurkikangas* Choreographer Arco Renz* Chorus Director John Keene PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Resilience at the Edge of Tragedy.

Innocence is made possible, in part, by the Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for New Productions; Keith and Priscilla Geeslin; Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem; and the National Endowment for the Arts

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Sung in English, Finnish, Czech, Romanian, French, Swedish, German, Spanish and Greek with English supertitles World premiere in July 2020 at the Grand Théâtre de Provence, in Aix-en-Provence.

Co-Commission and Co-Production of Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, San Francisco Opera, Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam, Royal Opera House — Covent Garden, London, and Finnish National Opera and Ballet, Helsinki.

Running time approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes with no intermission *San Francisco Opera debut

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S Partenope

BY GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

CAST Partenope Julie Fuchs*

he’s the most eligible bachelorette in 1920s Paris.

And she’s besieged by suitors.

Rosmira Daniela Mack Arsace Carlo Vistoli* Armindo Nicholas Tamagna*

Love is a battlefield in Christopher Alden’s Olivier Awardwinning production of Partenope, a laugh-out-loud comedy of romance and rejection, set to some of George Frideric Handel’s most masterful music.

Emilio Alek Shrader

Partenope is the queen of the Paris social scene, her salon a magnet for the era’s surrealist artists. But they’re not just interested in cocktails and conversation. They’re interested in winning her hand in marriage. One suitor is a wide-eyed romantic. Another, a debonair playboy. A third, a trigger-happy photographer. And then there’s the mustachioed mystery suitor, who may be more than he—or she—appears. Love takes unexpected twists in this Dadaist romp.

C R E AT I V E T E A M

Countertenors Carlo Vistoli and Nicholas Tamagna, mezzosoprano Daniela Mack, and tenor Alek Shrader compete to earn the affections of Julie Fuchs in her Company debut as the queen bee, Partenope. A master of the Baroque repertoire, Christopher Moulds returns to the podium to lead Handel’s virtuosic score, a brisk confection full of high-flying virtuosity and emotionally stirring arias.

Costume Designer Jon Morrell

Ormonte Hadleigh Adams

Conductor Christopher Moulds Director Christopher Alden Associate Director Roy Rallo Set Designer Andrew Lieberman

Original Lighting Designer Adam SIlverman Lighting Designer Gary Marder Chorus Director John Keene PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Roaring Twenties. Raging Love.

Partenope is made possible, in part, by Bernard and Barbro Osher; and Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Sung in Italian with English supertitles English National Opera and Opera Australia Co-Production Running time approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes with 2 intermissions

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8 WED

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Il Trovatore T Sep 12 7:30pm

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Il Trovatore Su Oct 1 2pm

Steve Jobs F Sep 22 7:30pm

Il Trovatore S Sep 23 7:30pm

Il Trovatore Su Sep 17 2pm

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Steve Jobs W Sep 27 7:30pm

Steve Jobs S Oct 7 7:30pm

Il Trovatore F Sep 29 7:30pm

Steve Jobs S Sep 30 7:30pm

Steve Jobs Su Sep 24 2pm

Lohengrin T Oct 24 7pm

Lohengrin W Oct 18 7pm

Lohengrin W Nov 1 7pm

Lohengrin F Oct 27 7pm

Lohengrin S Oct 21 7pm

Lohengrin Su Oct 15 2pm

Omar T Nov 7 7:30pm

Omar W Nov 15 7:30pm

Omar Tu Nov 21 7:30pm

Omar F Nov 17 7:30pm

Omar S Nov 11 7:30pm

Omar Su Nov 5 2pm

Elixir of Love T Dec 5 7:30pm

Elixir of Love W Nov 29 7:30pm

Magic Flute Th May 30 7:30pm

Elixir of Love F Nov 24 7:30pm

Elixir of Love S Dec 9 7:30pm

Elixir of Love Su Nov 19 2pm

Innocence F Jun 21 7:30pm

Innocence F Jun 7 7:30pm

Innocence S Jun 1 7:30pm

Magic Flute Su Jun 2 2pm

TIP Reference the seating map on page 29.

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Magic Flute T Jun 4 7:30pm

Innocence W Jun 12 7:30pm

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Partenope W Jun 19 7:30pm

Magic Flute F Jun 14 7:30pm

Magic Flute S Jun 8 7:30pm

Innocence Su Jun 16 2pm

Partenope T Jun 25 7:30pm

Magic Flute W Jun 26 7:30pm

Partenope F Jun 28 7:30pm

Partenope S Jun 15 7:30pm

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$1,976

$1,722

$2,208

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$1,204

$1,024

$898

$1,149

$1,274

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$836

$704

$622

$795

$886

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$3,120

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$2,938†

$2,680

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$2,342

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$3,208

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$2,440

$2,488

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$2,440

$2,488

$1,200

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$1,208

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$1,288

$1,312†

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$950

$800

$706

$903

$1,006

$1,024

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$904

$616

$660

$811

$1,006

$1,024

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$812

$704

$606

$779

$854

$872

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$524

$416

$388

$490

$564

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$516

$408

$382

$482

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$568

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$370

$208

$268

$318

$428

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$198

$168

$146

$188

$208

$208

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M A K E YO U R W E E K N I G H T S S P E C TA C U L A R

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2 MIXED NIGHT

Elixir of Love Su Nov 26 2pm

The Elixir of Love: Encounter F Dec 1 7:30pm

4 TUE

4 WED

4 WED

3 MIXED DAYS

Il Trovatore T Sep 12 7:30pm

Lohengrin T Oct 24 7pm

Il Trovatore W Sep 20 7:30pm

Steve Jobs W Sep 27 7:30pm

Il Trovatore Su Oct 1 2pm

Steve Jobs S Oct 7 7:30pm

Steve Jobs F Sep 22 7:30pm

Il Trovatore F Sep 29 7:30pm

Il Trovatore S Sep 23 7:30pm

Lohengrin S Oct 21 7pm

Il Trovatore Su Sep 17 2pm

Steve Jobs Su Sep 24 2pm

Steve Jobs T Oct 3 7:30pm

Omar T Nov 7 7:30pm

Omar W Nov 15 7:30pm

Lohengrin W Oct 18 7pm

Omar T Nov 21 7:30pm

Lohengrin W Nov 1 7pm

Lohengrin F Oct 27 7pm

Omar F Nov 17 7:30pm

Steve Jobs S Sep 30 7:30pm

Omar S Nov 11 7:30pm

Lohengrin Su Oct 15 2pm

Elixir of Love T Dec 5 7:30pm

Magic Flute T Jun 4 7:30pm

Partenope W Jun 19 7:30pm

Elixir of Love W Nov 29 7:30pm

Magic Flute Th Jun 20 7:30pm

Magic Flute Th May 30 7:30pm

Magic Flute W Jun 26 7:30pm

Innocence W Jun 12 7:30pm

Elixir of Love S Dec 9 7:30pm

Omar Su Nov 5 2pm

Partenope T Jun 25 7:30pm

Magic Flute F Jun 14 7:30pm

Innocence S Jun 1 7:30pm

Innocence T Jun 18 7:30pm

Elixir of Love F Nov 24 7:30pm

Elixir of Love Su Nov 19 2pm

Innocence F Jun 7 7:30pm

Partenope F Jun 28 7:30pm

Partenope S Jun 15 7:30pm

Magic Flute S Jun 8 7:30pm

Innocence Su Jun 16 2pm

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$1,156

$1,156

$988

$988

$861

$1,108

Orchestra Premium

$1,044

$1,164

$1,220

$1,220

$1,244

$1,244

$606

$405

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$1,086

$1,086

$708

$708

$791

$968

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$834

$1,094

$1,220

$1,220

$1,244

$1,244

$606

$405

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$602

$602

$512

$512

$449

$577

Orchestra 3

$542

$607

$637

$637

$652

$652

$316

$227

Orchestra 4

$418

$418

$352

$352

$311

$399

Orchestra 4

$374

$421

$443

$443

$452

$452

$220

$177

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$1,560†

$1,560†

$1,464

$1,464

$1,174

$1,540

Center Box (E-V)

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$1,572

$1,604†

$1,604†

$1,640†

$1,640†

$796

$594

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$1,469

$1,469

$1,340

$1,340

$1,102

$1,437

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$1,383

$1,480

$1,523

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$1,523

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†

$1,556

$1,556

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$756

$573

Grand Tier Premium

$1,171

$1,171

$1,048

$1,048

$876

$1,138

Grand Tier Premium

$1,089

$1,179

$1,220

$1,220

$1,244

$1,244

$606

$405

Grand Tier Premium 2

$1,059

$1,059

$600

$600

$764

$914

Grand Tier Premium 2

$753

$1,067

$1,220

$1,220

$1,244

$1,244

$606

$405

Grand Tier

$738

$738

$600

$600

$547

$697

Grand Tier

$646

$743

$789

$789

$804

$804

$392

$295

Dress Circle Premium

$621

†

$621

†

$564

†

$564

†

$465

$606

Dress Circle Premium

$583

$625

$644

†

$644

†

$656

†

$656

†

$320

$228

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$475

$475

$400

$400

$353

$453

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$425

$478

$503

$503

$512

$512

$250

$192

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$452

$452

$308

$308

$330

$407

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$356

$455

$503

$503

$512

$512

$250

$172

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$406

$406

$352

$352

$303

$391

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$370

$409

$427

$427

$436

$436

$212

$153

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$262

$262

$208

$208

$194

$246

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$226

$264

$282

$282

$288

$288

$140

$116

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$258

$258

$204

$204

$191

$242

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$222

$260

$278

$278

$284

$284

$138

$105

Balcony 2

$185

$185

$104

$104

$134

$160

Balcony 2

$131

$187

$214

$214

$220

$220

$106

$89

Balcony 3

$99

$99

$84

$84

$73

$94

Balcony 3

$89

$99

$104

$104

$104

$104

$52

$60

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TIP Reference the seating map on page 29.

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Innocence F June 21 7:30pm

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Magic Flute Su Jun 30 2pm

Magic Flute S Jun 22 7:30pm

Partenope Su Jun 23 2pm

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$316

$308

$252

$94

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$316

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$182

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$168

$163

$133

$64

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$118

$115

$93

$64

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$415

$403

$371

$184

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$394

$383

$340

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$316

$308

$267

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$316

$308

$155

$94

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$206

$201

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$169

$165

$146

$64

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$133

$130

$105

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$133

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$82

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$114

$111

$93

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$77

$75

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$34

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$66

$64

$35

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