This image released by the San Francisco Opera shows tenor Kang Wang, center, rehearsing for the new opera "The Monkey King," on Nov. 6, 2025 in San Francisco. (Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera via AP) ...

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie pushed to get power back at the city’s Opera House — where his daughter was performing the ...

San Francisco company the Parallel Opera is producing a special show entitled "Expansive" which celebrates the talents of gender nonconforming opera artists. Wilford Kelly, a bass baritone with the ...

San Francisco Opera will open its upcoming season with Verdi’s stirring political drama “Simon Boccanegra,” signaling an invitation to gather in the opera house’s unifying space to celebrate stories ...

San Francisco Opera's new production of Richard Wagner's Parsifal runs from October 25 through November 13 on the War Memorial Opera House stage, directed by Matthew Ozawa. Company Chorus Director ...

San Francisco Opera announced a six-opera 2026-27 season, pointing to rising costs even as audiences grow and major donations boost finances.

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Opera is turning up the volume on Pride this year with its inaugural Pride Concert. It will be a visually immersive and emotionally charged celebration of LGBTQ ...

Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang’s “The Monkey King,” based on “Journey to the West,” brings an old superhero to the opera stage. By Joshua Barone Huang Ruo’s “The Monkey King” at San Francisco Opera ...

On Sept. 7, hundreds strolled into Golden Gate Park for the 50th anniversary of, “Opera in the Park.” Arranged by the San Francisco Chronicle, the high-pitched festival nestled itself in Robin ...

As opera houses rework Puccini’s classic, criticized for stereotypes about women and Japanese culture, artists of Asian descent are playing a central role. By Javier C. Hernández Audiences could take ...