Laura Krumm
2021Massenet: Manon
Gary Halvorson
Lisette Oropesa, Michael Fabiano
Massenet’s tale of passion, excess, and their consequences stars rising soprano Lisette Oropesa in the effervescent title role. Tenor Michael Fabiano is her ardent admirer, Chevalier des Grieux, with Maurizio Benini conducting Laurent Pelly’s enchanting production.
Massenet: Manon
San Francisco Opera: Verdi's Rigoletto
Harry Silverstein
Željko Lučić, Francesco Demuro
One of opera's most vivid and compelling characters, a vengeful court jester, desperately tries to protect his daughter from disaster in this heart-wrenching tragedy. The first of two world-class casts led by Music Director Nicola Luisotti stars Željko Lučić, "whose vocal artistry is exceptional" (The New York Times); Aleksandra Kurzak, "a superstar in the making" (The Guardian, London); and, as the lecherous Duke, Francesco Demuro, "whose open, bright, superbly focused tone was reminiscent of Pavarotti" (Opera News).
San Francisco Opera: Verdi's Rigoletto
Manon: San Franscisco Opera
Vincent Boussard
Ellie Dehn, Michael Fabiano
Bright lights, lavish parties and the height of fashion at every turn. But at what price? Composed at the height of the Belle Epoque, Jules Massenet’s bright, sensual opera follows a pair of not-so-innocent young lovers as they tangle with the toast of Paris, inviting dangerous consequences. Music by Jules Massenet | Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille
Manon: San Franscisco Opera
Elektra - San Francisco Opera
Keith Warner, Anja Kühnhold
Christine Goerke, Michaela Martens
In the wake of the Trojan War, Elektra’s world has come unmoored. When her desire for justice becomes a blood lust, she pushes her fractured family to the brink of destruction.
Elektra - San Francisco Opera
Die Walküre - San Francisco Opera
Francesca Zambello
Iréne Theorin, Greer Grimsley
A father’s blinding ambition and a daughter’s profound defiance drive the story forward in the cycle’s dramatic second installment. This Ring production is partly #MeToo, partly environmental—and almost entirely American.
Die Walküre - San Francisco Opera
