Opera in San Francisco

Composer: Thea Musgrave At 18 years old, Mary is poised, politically savvy, and confident in her divine claim to the Scottish throne. However, the Scotland she returns to bears little resemblance to the country she left behind as a child. Mary must outmaneuver her power-hungry male advisors to hold on to her throne.

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi Simon Boccanegra accepts the candidacy to lead the new Republic of Genoa with the hopes of uniting his family. But on the very day he is elected Doge, tragedy strikes—his beloved dies, and his infant daughter vanishes. Over a decade later, he must navigate dangerous politics and newfound family, set to some of the most beautiful music Verdi ever composed.

Composer: Thea Musgrave At 18 years old, Mary is poised, politically savvy, and confident in her divine claim to the Scottish throne. However, the Scotland she returns to bears little resemblance to the country she left behind as a child. Mary must outmaneuver her power-hungry male advisors to hold on to her throne.

Join us for four evenings of listening and discovery as Philharmonia’s program notes annotator Scott Foglesong offers a practical introduction to the music, the composers, and the ideas and stories behind it. Class 3: Singing may have reached its ultimate peak during the Baroque. Great singers—some of them castrati — combined virtuosity with lyricism. It was a time of eloquent church music, such as Bach’s cantatas, oratorios, and masses. Vivaldi’s abundant church music has been re-discovered only recently, while French composers such as Lully and Rameau added their own spin to it all. And then there’s Handel— master of the oratorio and the opera, author of the immortal Messiah . Dates: Wednesdays, September 16, 23, 30, and October 7 | 6:30–8:00 PM Location: Community Music Center Mission Campus, 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA 94110 Price: $100 for the full course (four sessions). This includes a $20 voucher toward a Philharmonia Baroque concert in the 2026/27 season.* ENROLL TODAY *May not be combined with other discounts or applied to the price of a subscription. Not valid for concerts at Stanford. Exclusions apply.

Composer: Thea Musgrave At 18 years old, Mary is poised, politically savvy, and confident in her divine claim to the Scottish throne. However, the Scotland she returns to bears little resemblance to the country she left behind as a child. Mary must outmaneuver her power-hungry male advisors to hold on to her throne.

Composer: Thea Musgrave At 18 years old, Mary is poised, politically savvy, and confident in her divine claim to the Scottish throne. However, the Scotland she returns to bears little resemblance to the country she left behind as a child. Mary must outmaneuver her power-hungry male advisors to hold on to her throne.

Composer: Jules Massenet Manon is young, beautiful, and has a taste for the finer things … which is why her family is sending her to a convent. Their plans are thwarted, however, when Manon falls for the handsome Chevalier and they run away to Paris. Massenet's soaring score captures the intensity of young love as Manon and des Grieux's relationship endures twist after turn.

Composer: Jules Massenet Manon is young, beautiful, and has a taste for the finer things … which is why her family is sending her to a convent. Their plans are thwarted, however, when Manon falls for the handsome Chevalier and they run away to Paris. Massenet's soaring score captures the intensity of young love as Manon and des Grieux's relationship endures twist after turn.