SPECIAL EVENTS Opening Night · September 6, 2013 The City’s Most Magical Evening OPERA BALL 2013
BRAVO! CLUB GALA
San Francisco Opera Guild Event Chairs Ann Girard and Mai Shiver invite you to celebrate the opening night of San Francisco Opera’s 91st season. Pre-performance cocktails and a sumptuous dinner are followed by a performance of Boito’s Mephistopheles, after which guests will enjoy dancing and further celebration. Advance reservations are essential for this perennially sold-out evening. For tickets and more information, contact SF Opera Guild at (415) 565-3204 or sfopera.com/operaball2013.
Event chairs Sia Chronis and Lauren Groff invite you to the BRAVO! CLUB’s annual black-tie gala. Celebrate San Francisco Opera’s 91st season with other young opera lovers! Enjoy cocktails prior to Boito’s Mephistopheles, followed by dancing into the wee hours. For tickets and membership information, visit sfopera.com/bravo.
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA CENTER
MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM
SCHWABACHER DEBUT RECITAL SERIES
MEROLA’S SCHWABACHER SUMMER CONCERT
Phillipe Sly, bass-baritone Sunday, April 7, 2013, 5:30pm
Thursday, July 18, 2013, 7:30pm
New York Festival of Song’s Steven Blier Sunday, April 21, 2013, 5:30pm
The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten Thursday, July 11, 2013, 8pm Saturday, July 13, 2013, 2pm
Sarah Mesko, mezzo-soprano Theo Lebow, tenor Sunday, May 5, 2013, 5:30pm Temple Emanu-El’s Martin Meyer Sanctuary, 2 Lake St. at Arguello Blvd. For more information or for tickets call the Opera Box Office at (415) 864-3330. THE FUTURE IS NOW: ADLER FELLOWS GALA CONCERT
MEROLA SUMMER OPERA
Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Thursday, August 1, 2013, 8pm Saturday, August 3, 2013, 2pm MEROLA GRAND FINALE
War Memorial Opera House Saturday, August 17, 2013, 7:30pm For tickets, call the Opera Box Office at (415) 864-3330 beginning in March 2013.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 7:30pm
FREE SIMULCAST AT AT&T PARK WEBCOR BUILDERS PRESENTS OPERA AT THE BALLPARK The 2013–14 Season simulcast will be announced in Summer 2013. sfopera.com/simulcast
GRAND OPERA CINEMA SERIES Enjoy San Francisco opera performances, recorded in high-definition, at a movie theater near you! Sign up for E-Opera to receive updates. sfopera.com/cinemaseries
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FREE OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES MEROLA’S SCHWABACHER SUMMER CONCERT
Yerba Buena Gardens Saturday, July 20, 2013, 2pm OPERA AT STERN GROVE
Sigmund Stern Grove Sunday, August 18, 2013, 2pm SAN FRANCISCO OPERA IN THE PARK
Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park Sunday, September 8, 2013, 1:30pm sfopera.com/park
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