San Francisco Opera

San Francisco Opera has been recognized as one of the world's leading opera companies since its founding in 1923. The Company continues to be a vital artistic institution through its mainstage programming, renowned artist training programs and repertory-expanding commissions, including John Adams' Doctor Atomic and Girls of the Golden West, Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking, André Previn's A Streetcar Named Desire, and Bright Sheng's Dream of the Red Chamber. Under the leadership of General Director Matthew Shilvock, San Francisco Opera continues to pioneer new approaches to producing large-scale opera in the 21st century and create impactful, reciprocal connections with the community. In 2021, Music Director Designate Eun Sun Kim becomes San Francisco Opera's fourth music director and will carry the Company through its 2022-23 centennial and into the future. Photo caption: Courtesy of SF Opera and SF Ballet // Conceptual rendering of new seating, for illustrative purposes only. Actual seats may not be exactly as shown.