The following is a list of four opera performances that I am scheduled to review at the San Francisco Opera that will be performed during October and November, 2026. and May and June, 2027:
Manon (Massenet), San Francisco Opera, October 15, 18, 21, 24, 30 and November 1, 2026
[Photo: Amina Edris (left) performs Manon and Pene Pati (right) performs the Chevalier des Grieux; edited image of publicity photograph from Radio New Zealand.]
Amina Edris and Pene Pati are respectively Manon and Chavlier des Grieux. Vitor Bispo (San Francisco Opera debut) is Lescaut. James Creswell is Comte des Grieux, ___ is De Bretigny and Steven Cole is Guillot de Morfontaine. Maestra Eun Kim Sun conducts. The production, previously seen at San Francisco Opera in 2017 is from director/costume designer Vincent Boussard and scenic designer Vincent Lemaire.
For my performance review, see: Review: A Beautifully Performed “Manon” Led by Amina Edris and Peni Pati – San Francisco Opera, October 18, 2026.
The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart), San Francisco Opera, October 31, November 3, 7, 10, 13, 15, 18, 21, 27 and 29, 2026
[Photo: Figaro (Michael Sumuel, second from right) sings of the future military career of Cherubino (Serena Malfi, center left) as they join Susanna (Jeanine De Bique, right) in an homage to Archibald MacNeal Willard’s painting “The Spirit of 1776” painting; edited image, based on a Cory Weaver photograph, courtesy of the San Francisco Opera.]
Austrian bass Peter Kellner makes his San Francisco Opera debut as Figaro. Susanna is Austrian soprano Slavka Zamecnikova. The Count and Countess Almaviva are Canadian soprano Olivia Smith and British baritone Thomas Mole.
Simone McIntosh is Cherubino. Maurizio Muraro is Dr Bartolo, Catherine Cook is Marcellina and Alek Shrader is Don Basilio. Chance Jonas-O’Toole is Don Curzio and Sofia Gotch is Barbarina. Maestro Sebastian Weigel conducts, Director Shawna Lucey revives the late Michael Cavanagh’s production.
Das Rheingold (Wagner), San Francisco Opera, May 29, June 3, 6,11, 16, 20 and 22, 2027
[Photo: the gods entering Valhalla in Francesca Zambello’s production of “Das Rheingold”; from left to right, (Mark Delavan), Fricka (Elizabeth Bishop) Freia (Melissa Citro), Froh (Brandon Jovanovich) and Donner (Gerd Grochowski); edited image, based on a Cory Weaver photograph, courtesy of the San Francisco Opera.]
Brian Mulligan is Wotan. Falk Struckmann is Alberich. Brenton Ryan is Loge. Judit Kutasi is Fricka. Zhengyi Bai is Mim?. Sadie Cheslak is Erda. Patrick Guetti (San Francisco Opera debut) is Fafner and Kwangchul Youn is Fasolt. The Rhine Maidens are Sofia Gotch, Laura Krumm and Taylor Raven. The role of Froh is to be announced.
Maestra Eun Sun Kim conducts. Francesca Zambello directs. The scenic design is by Michael Yearn.
Tosca (Puccini), June 4, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26 and 28, 2027
[Photo: Ailyh Perez as Tosca in Shawna Lucey’s 2021 production of “Tosca”; edited image,, based on a Cory Weaver photograph courtesy of the San Francisco Opera.]
Rachel Willis-Sorensen is Tosca. Riccardo Massi (San Francisco Opera debut) is Mario Cavaradossi. Quinn Kelsey is Baron Scarpia. Dale Travis is the Sacristan.
Maestra Clelia Cafiero conducts. Shawna Lucey directs. The scenic design is by Robert Innes Hopkins.
For references to previous operas in this “Quests and Anticipations” series:
For my review of the San Francisco Opera productions of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” and Musgrave’s “Mary, Queen of Scots”, see: In Quest of Midyear Santa Fe Opera and San Francisco Opera Productions.