Opera to sing the role of Cavaradossi in Puccini’s “Tosca.” (Photo courtesy Ji-Yang Chen) In one generous gesture to patrons, there will be no fees charged for ticket exchanges, and they can be made up to two hours before each performance. These restrictions are not currently planned for subsequent performances, but the company will continue to closely monitor circumstances and set policies accordingly. Seating will be buffered, with one seat vacant between parties, and ticketing and programs will be digital rather than printed. The “Tosca” performances, starring soprano Ailyn Perez and tenor Michael Fabiano, will require all attendees both to wear face masks and to provide proof of full vaccinations or negative COVID-19 tests within the last 72 hours. Giants’ Oracle Park for free, a concert with the company’s prestigious Adler Fellows and a special tribute concert featuring the music of Giuseppe Verdi. 3 period, a poignant choice, since the Puccini work was both the first to play the brand-new War Memorial Opera House in 1932 and to reopen it in 1997 after damages from the Loma Prieta earthquake were repaired.įive fully staged operas will grace the new season, three of them new to the stage, and it will also include a “Homecoming” concert that will be simulcast from the Opera House to the huge digital screen at the S.F.

She will conduct the company’s five performances of “Tosca” over the Aug. The 2021-’22 season will be the first for incoming music director Eun Sun Kim, whose appointment in December of 2019 ran into a pandemic-driven brick wall. In what is being called a “transitional” year, San Francisco Opera is returning to the live War Memorial stage in August to launch its 99th anniversary season with a COVID-wary production of Puccini’s political revenge drama “Tosca.”

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