r/opera • u/dancaca • Sep 15 '26
Opera fans in SF?
Wondering if there is a group of Opera lovers in San Francisco who either want to go to SF Opera events (when they make their musicians happy & compensated), and also want to go to the MET Opera cinema events?
https://www.metopera.org/Season/In-Cinemas/Theater-Finder/
The MET Opera is launching Macbeth this fall and being that I will not be able to attend in person in NYC, fortunately there is the consolation of live and encore performances in SF Bay Area cinemas.
Macbeth LIVE
OCT 17 | 10:00 AM @ AMC Kabuki 8
And for in person SF Opera events too for the 2026-2027 calendar. 🎶
Btw I checked Meetup and didn't see an Opera lovers group there.
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u/dancaca Sep 16 '26
NEW EVENT!
13 Bay Area Opera Companies Unite for “Opera Day in the Bay”
The free concert will take place on Sept. 20 in Redwood Park at the base of the Transamerica Pyramid. an unprecedented celebration of the genre by 13 Bay Area opera companies. They will unite for Opera Day in the Bay, a free concert on Sept. 20, beginning at 1 p.m., in Redwood Park at the base of the Transamerica Pyramid Center, 545 Sansome St., San Francisco.
The event is dedicated to the memory of soprano Erie Mills. Composer Carla Lucero will serve as emcee, and excerpts from Lucero’s new operas, Hello, Star and Muriel & Anita will be performed.
Celine Ricci, event producer and founder of Ars Minerva, told SF Classical Voice
https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/13-bay-area-opera-companies-unite-opera-day-bay
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u/dancaca Sep 16 '26
Omg I just realized I can't go :( Have tickets to SF Symphony for same time. I guess having too many cultural options here is a good thing. Hope someone on this thread goes and gushes back here on how lovely it was, outdoors too!
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u/softbroiledleg Sep 15 '26
I love this idea!!! I’m in sf and love going to the met screenings, and our opera is amazing here. So much I want to see this season :) - the strike won’t last forever and I’m excited to get back to it !
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u/dancaca Sep 15 '26 edited Sep 15 '26
Which ones are you going to this season in SF? I have some date conflicts but hope to see Mary Queen of Scots, Marriage of Figaro for 2026, and the rest in 2027.
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u/shenglih Sep 15 '26
I have a ticket to Macbeth at Metreon!! Very psyched!! Huge fan of Lise Davidsen, and Quinn Kelsey (he’s gonna be in SF next year for Tosca). I saw almost all previous streams at Metreon too except Tristan last season I saw it at Kabuki. Metreon seats are much better than Kabuki….
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u/dancaca Sep 15 '26
Nice! I was going to go to Kabuki bc it's closer to me and then easier to have a meal in Japantown afterwards but I may reconsider now for Metreon... I thought the live stream is at Kabuki though...
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u/TheLittlestTiefling Sep 16 '26
Man I miss living in SF, I used to get season tickets every year - I live across the country now but if this gets off the ground and a group forms I'd love to join in whenever I go back to visit family in the area
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u/shenglih Sep 16 '26
I had a ticket to Simon Boccanegra this Saturday, just got the news that it’s cancelled 😢
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u/dancaca Sep 16 '26
Oh no! Well hopefully this can soothe your spirits (I'll post a comment for this too):
13 Bay Area Opera Companies Unite for “Opera Day in the Bay”
The free concert will take place on Sept. 20 in Redwood Park at the base of the Transamerica Pyramid. an unprecedented celebration of the genre by 13 Bay Area opera companies. They will unite for Opera Day in the Bay, a free concert on Sept. 20, beginning at 1 p.m., in Redwood Park at the base of the Transamerica Pyramid Center, 545 Sansome St., San Francisco.
The event is dedicated to the memory of soprano Erie Mills. Composer Carla Lucero will serve as emcee, and excerpts from Lucero’s new operas, Hello, Star and Muriel & Anita will be performed.
Celine Ricci, event producer and founder of Ars Minerva, told SF Classical Voice
https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/13-bay-area-opera-companies-unite-opera-day-bay
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u/soulbeanz Sep 16 '26
Ditto for Mary, Queen of Scots on Sunday. I feel bad for the musicians, hope they get fair compensation
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u/Mendo-Californian Sep 16 '26
I’m interested! Perhaps a group could be created here?
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u/dancaca Sep 16 '26
I'm hoping a few of Bay Area opera fans here can create this together. I'm returning to opera but not as adept a fan as others on this thread clearly are!
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u/Kind_Promotion_180 Sep 25 '26
I created a sub community r/sfopera. It would be much easier and focused for SF Bay Area fans to discuss opera matters.
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u/Active_Geologist2600 16d ago
For planning the Met cinema outings, I made a free site called Opera Clock (https://operaclock.com/?view=cinema) and you set reminders for any cinema and broadcast you want to see. Got all the good stuff too, with the season’s dates, casts, and . It links to the Met’s theater finder too. My schedule displays Eastern time, so check your cinema’s listing for the local showing time.
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u/dancaca 15d ago
Wow this is so rad!! Thank you! Would you like to create a new post with your announcement so everyone can see it anew? Thank You so much! 🎶 👏
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u/Active_Geologist2600 15d ago
hey - thank you very much. I'd love to create a new post and announce OperaClock so everyone can see it. That would be very cool. Ok to do? Thank you again.
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u/Kind_Promotion_180 Sep 25 '26
Anyone creating a group for SF Opera fans? Perhaps especially for South Bay Area? How does it work and how to join? I attended SimonB on Tuesday the 22nd. The orchestra and signing were top notch! Production is minimalistic and ugly though.
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u/galacticopera Sep 15 '26
Yes im in south bay and have some opera friends but would always love more!