San Francisco Grand Opera Series Ticket
Experience the grandeur of San Francisco Opera's popular Grand Opera Cinema Series at the Liberty Theater, featuring:
October 8: La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini. Nicola Luisotti, San Francisco Opera's music director and a master of the Italian repertoire, conducts this heartwarming story of starving artists falling in and out of love in 19th-century Paris. The outstanding cast is headed by superstar Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu and Polish tenor Piotr Beczala. "This is opera truly not to be missed." (San Francisco Examiner) Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Running Time of Opera: 2 hours and 3 minutes with one intermission.
October 29: The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti. Donizetti's charming comedy is a celebration of innocence, so what setting could be better than a small Italian-American community in the Napa Valley, circa 1915? In this ingenious update, the naïve Nemorino believes that a love potion will win him Adina's heart. Tenor Ramón Vargas superbly embodies the role of the lovesick Nemorino. The beautiful but aloof Adina is sung by soprano Inva Mula. It's saucy, it's sweet, it's a stream of laughs and lovely melody… you just can't ask for more."(San Francisco Chronicle) Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Running Time of Opera: 2 hours and 38 minutes with one intermission.
November 12: Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. From the sparkling overture to one hit musical number after another, this fast-paced San Francisco Opera production features extraordinary Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien in the title role. Maestro Donald Runnicles leads the world renowned San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus. "Marius Kwiecien commands attention whenever he’s onstage. His lustrous, virile tone and rugged, wide-eyed good looks provide immediate appeal." (San Francisco Chronicle) Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Running time: 3 hours and 5 minutes with one intermission Intermission includes a behind-the-scenes interview.
January 21: Showboat. A true classic of American musical theater, this tale of life on the Mississippi from the 1880s to the 1920s is both a poignant love story and a powerful reminder of the bitter legacy of racism. Director Francesca Zambello’s grand-scale production is "a triumph—a stylish, fast-paced and colorful show that had the capacity audience on its feet, cheering loud and long" (Chicago Classical Review). The Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II score includes classic songs "Ol’ Man River," "Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man," "Make Believe".