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A father’s deceit. A daughter’s sacrifice.

Luisa Miller GIUSEPPE VERDI Longing only for love, a brave young woman sacrifices her own happiness in a desperate attempt to save her father’s life. Hailed for its masterful depiction of intimate emotions, this swift-moving tragedy explores the forbidden passion between a peasant girl and a nobleman, and the plotting of two ruthless men determined to tear them apart.

Music Director and lauded Verdi conductor Nicola Luisotti leads an outstanding cast featuring two of opera’s fastest-rising international stars: Leah Crocetto and Michael Fabiano.

SEP 11, 16, 19, 22, 25, 27m With Leah Crocetto, Michael Fabiano, Vitaliy Bilyy*, Rafał Siwek*, Ekaterina Semenchuk* and Andrea Silvestrelli.

Conductor Nicola Luisotti; Production Francesca Zambello; Revival Director Laurie Feldman.

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*San Francisco Opera debut 3 hours including one intermission San Francisco Opera production Sung in Italian with English supertitles

This production is made possible, in part, by Opening Weekend Grand Sponsor Diane B. Wilsey, Koret Foundation and Tad and Dianne Taube. Maestro Luisotti’s appearance is made possible by the Conductors Fund, and Ms. Crocetto’s and Mr. Fabiano’s appearances are made possible by the Emerging Voices Fund, both established by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.

A bloody good story.

Sweeney Todd THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET: A MUSICAL THRILLER Music and Lyrics by

STEPHEN SONDHEIM

Book by

HUGH WHEELER

From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond; Originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince; Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick; Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in association with Dean and Judy Manos.

A wronged barber exiled by a corrupt judge returns to Dickensian London to quench his thirst for vengeance in Stephen Sondheim’s macabre musical thriller. Gerald Finley and Stephanie Blythe, two operatic forces revered both for their acting and singing, star as the revenge-minded barber and his creative culinary accomplice in one of the greatest scores ever written for the modern lyric stage. This deliciously dark, endlessly entertaining Company premiere gets the full operatic treatment it so justly deserves.

SEP 12, 15, 18, 20m, 23, 26, 29 † With Gerald Finley, Stephanie Blythe, Heidi Stober, Elizabeth Futral, Elliot Madore*, Matthew Grills, Wayne Tigges and A.J. Glueckert. Conductor Patrick Summers/ James Lowe*†; Director Lee Blakeley*.

*San Francisco Opera debut † Alternate cast 2 hours, 50 minutes including one intermission Co-production with Houston Grand Opera This production premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet on April 22, 2011.

Sung in English with English supertitles

Company Sponsors John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn are proud to support this production.

This production is made possible, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Ms. Stober’s appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Voices Fund. Mr. Finley’s and Ms. Blythe’s appearances are made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.

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A haunting, dramatic descent into madness.

Lucia di Lammermoor GAETANO DONIZETTI Pressured by her family to marry the wrong man, an anguished young woman suffers an emotional breakdown, culminating in the most astonishing mad scene in all of opera.

Surrender to the arresting vocal and dramatic power of Diana Damrau and Piotr Beczala as they bring this psychologically gripping tragedy to life in a new production. Music Director Nicola Luisotti conducts the gorgeous, melodic score.

OCT 8, 11m, 13, 16, 21, 24, 28 With Diana Damrau, Piotr Beczala, Brian Mulligan, Nicolas Testé*, Chong Wang*, A.J. Glueckert and Zanda Švede. Conductor Nicola Luisotti; Director Michael Cavanagh.

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*San Francisco Opera debut 2 hours, 45 minutes including one intermission San Francisco Opera production Sung in Italian with English supertitles

Company Sponsors John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn are proud to support this production. Major support is also provided by the Great Interpreters of Italian Opera Fund established by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem. Maestro Luisotti’s appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Conductors Fund. Ms. Damrau’s and Mr. Beczala’s appearances are made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.

The best singer-songwriter gets the girl.

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg RICHARD WAGNER In his comic masterpiece, Wagner set aside gods and goddesses to tell a touchingly human story about the power of art. When an impetuous young singer arrives in a proud German city determined to dazzle the townsfolk and a beautiful woman, his attempts to prove himself find sympathy in a wise cobbler-poet.

Acclaimed Wagnerian Sir Mark Elder conducts a stellar cast headed by two San Francisco Opera favorites: Greer Grimsley and Brandon Jovanovich.

Sir David McVicar’s staging is “remarkable for the detailed naturalism of its performances” (The Guardian, London).

NOV 18, 21, 24, 27 · DEC 2, 6m Please note: Evening performances begin at 6pm and the matinee at 1pm.

With Greer Grimsley, Brandon Jovanovich, Rachel Willis-Sørensen*, Sasha Cooke, Alek Shrader, Martin Gantner* and Ain Anger*.

Conductor Sir Mark Elder*; Production Sir David McVicar; Revival Co-directors Marie Lambert* and Ian Rutherford*.

*San Francisco Opera debut 5 hours, 15 minutes including two intermissions Co-production with Lyric Opera of Chicago and Glyndebourne Festival Opera Sung in German with English supertitles

This production is made possible, in part, by the Burgess and Elizabeth Jamieson Fund and The Bernard Osher Endowment Fund. Mr. Shrader’s appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Voices Fund. Mr. Grimsley’s appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.

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An enchanting quest for courage, wisdom and love.

The Magic Flute WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART In a fantastical world of ferocious dragons and enchanted musical instruments, a noble prince sets out to rescue a beautiful princess and ensure the triumph of truth and justice. Mozart’s final operatic masterpiece returns in a sublime multimedia production sung in English and designed by acclaimed visual artist Jun Kaneko.

Escape into this spellbinding world with the elegantly expressive Paul Appleby, the delightful Nadine Sierra and the dazzling Albina Shagimuratova, who sings the Queen of the Night’s thrilling arias with a “glowing brilliance you absolutely must hear” (San Francisco Classical Voice).

OCT 20, 25m, 27, 29 · NOV 4, 8m, 12, 14, 17, 20 With Nadine Sierra, Paul Appleby*, Philippe Sly, Alfred Reiter, Albina Shagimuratova and Greg Fedderly. Conductor Lawrence Foster*; Director Harry Silverstein.

*San Francisco Opera debut 3 hours including one intermission Co-production with Washington National Opera, Opera Carolina, Opera Omaha and Lyric Opera of Kansas City Sung in English with English supertitles

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This production is made possible, in part, by San Francisco Opera Guild, Chevron, United Airlines and The E. Nakamichi Foundation.

Ms. Sierra’s appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Voices Fund.

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Disguises, trickery and hilarious schemes.

The Barber of Seville GIOACHINO ROSSINI Cunning, clever and big-hearted, Figaro is precisely the sort of person you want as a friend. His quick thinking proves invaluable in helping a young woman escape from the grasp of her guardian into the arms of a handsome suitor.

Critically acclaimed Spanish director Emilio Sagi’s buoyant staging returns by popular demand. The cast stars the irresistible Daniela Mack, the ardent René Barbera and the charismatic Lucas Meachem in the title role. With its unfailingly inventive score, this delightful staging will leave you enchanted and charmed.

NOV 25, 29m · DEC 1, 5, 9 With Lucas Meachem, Daniela Mack, René Barbera, Alessandro Corbelli, Andrea Silvestrelli and Catherine Cook.

Conductor Giuseppe Finzi; Production Emilio Sagi; Revival Director Roy Rallo.

3 hours including one intermission Co-production with Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre Sung in Italian with English supertitles

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Maestro Finzi’s appearance is made possible by the Conductors Fund, and Mr. Meachem’s, Ms. Mack’s and Mr. Barbera’s appearances are made possible by the Emerging Voices Fund, both established by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.

Poe’s Gothic tale comes to life...twice!

The Fall of the House of Usher A DOUBLE BILL

Usher House

La Chute de la Maison Usher

GORDON GETTY

CLAUDE DEBUSSY Reconstruction and orchestration by Robert Orledge

A decaying castle inhabited by a tormented man and his sickly sister is the setting for Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic tale. This chilling double bill features two versions of the enigmatic story: Usher House by Gordon Getty and Robert Orledge’s completion of Claude Debussy’s La Chute de la Maison Usher. Featuring imaginative video projections, David Pountney’s spine-tingling U.S. premiere production illuminates the madness and beauty of Poe’s intensely haunting prose. Enter at your own risk.

DEC 8, 10, 11, 13m With Brian Mulligan, Richard Croft, Jacqueline Piccolino and Edward Nelson.

Conductor Lawrence Foster; Director David Pountney.

2 hours, 10 minutes including one intermission Co-production with Welsh National Opera Usher House sung in English with English supertitles La Chute de la Maison Usher sung in French with English supertitles

This production is made possible by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.

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Be swept into her deadly seduction as never before.

Carmen GEORGES BIZET The ultimate femme fatale returns in a provocative staging by bad-boy director Calixto Bieito in his long-awaited U.S. opera debut. Set in the arid earthiness of post-Franco Spain, Bieito’s raw and cinematic vision of Carmen provokes the intense emotions pulsing through this tale of love, lust and murder. The result is a powerful account of a defiantly free-spirited woman and her obsessive lover that will have you talking for days.

This bold new production features two outstanding casts. One stars Irene Roberts as the impassioned Gypsy, Brian Jagde as the lovesick soldier and Zachary Nelson as the dashing bullfighter. The other is headed by Ginger Costa-Jackson, Riccardo Massi and Michael Sumuel.

Carlo Montanaro, who conducts “with an élan calculated to set the listener’s pulse racing” (The Seattle Times), makes his Company debut in Bizet’s blazingly tuneful score.

SUMMER 2016: MAY 27, 28 †, 29m, 31† · JUN 1, 17†, 23, 26m, 30 † · JUL 2, 3m† With Irene Roberts/Ginger Costa-Jackson†, Brian Jagde/Riccardo Massi*†, Nadine Sierra/Erika Grimaldi*† and Zachary Nelson*/Michael Sumuel†. Conductor Carlo Montanaro*; Production Calixto Bieito*; Revival Director Joan Anton Rechi*.

*San Francisco Opera debut † Alternate cast 3 hours, 15 minutes including two intermissions Co-production based on Bieito’s production which originated at Gran Teatre del Liceu Sung in French with English supertitles Please note: This production contains nudity and suggestive behavior.

Company Sponsors John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn are proud to support this production. Maestro Montanaro’s appearance is made possible by the Conductors Fund, and Mr. Jagde’s appearance is made possible by the Emerging Voices Fund, both established by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.

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Church vs State. Father vs Son. Love vs Duty.

Don Carlo GIUSEPPE VERDI At the time of Spain’s brutal Inquisition, the king of Spain marries the woman his son loves and sets into motion a tension-filled chain of events.

Music Director Nicola Luisotti conducts the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus in this magnificent tale of romantic triangles, political idealism and life-and-death devotion. Starring preeminent Verdi soprano Krassimira Stoyanova, renowned bass René Pape and the powerful Michael Fabiano in his role debut as Don Carlo, this grand Italian opera will grip your heart with its complexity, passion and conscience long after the curtain falls.

SUMMER 2016: JUN 12m, 15, 18, 21, 24, 29 Please note: Evening performances begin at 7pm and the matinee at 1pm.

With Michael Fabiano, Krassimira Stoyanova*, Nadia Krasteva*, Mariusz Kwiecien, ´ René Pape and Andrea Silvestrelli. Conductor Nicola Luisotti; Director Emilio Sagi.

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*San Francisco Opera debut 4 hours, 20 minutes including two intermissions San Francisco Opera production Sung in Italian with English supertitles

Company Sponsors John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn are proud to support this production. This production is made possible, in part, by the Edmund W. and Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Fund and Thomas and Barbara Wolfe. Major support is also provided by the Great Interpreters of Italian Opera Fund established by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem. Maestro Luisotti’s appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Conductors Fund. Ms. Stoyanova’s and Mr. Kwiecien´’s appearances are made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.

When the righteous sin, can they be forgiven?

Jenufa ˚

LEOŠ JANÁCˇEK

Forced to deal with her unwed stepdaughter’s pregnancy, a domineering stepmother is driven to perform a monstrous act. The always astonishing Karita Mattila makes her role debut as the pious Kostelnicka cˇ alongside soprano Malin Byström in her Company debut ˚ as Jenufa.

With its energetic score, this devastating work of jealousy, betrayal and the power of forgiveness will leave you speechless.

SUMMER 2016: JUN 14, 19m, 22, 25, 28 · JUL 1 With Malin Byström*, Karita Mattila, William Burden and Scott Quinn*.

Conductor Jirˇí Beˇlohlávek; Director Olivier Tambosi.

*San Francisco Opera debut 2 hours, 50 minutes including two intermissions An original production of Hamburgische Staatsoper Sung in Czech with English supertitles

This production is made possible, in part, by The Bernard Osher Endowment Fund, Koret Foundation, Tad and Dianne Taube and The Thomas Tilton Production Fund. Ms. Byström’s appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Voices Fund. Ms. Mattila’s appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.

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2015–16 Calendar

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Highlighted boxes denote opening performances. Letters denote Full and Half Series subscriptions (A, B, C, D, E, F…).

Photos: (cover) San Francisco Opera production of The Magic Flute/Cory Weaver; (inside spread) Audience/Drew Altizer, English National Opera production of Carmen/Alastair Muir; p. 2/English National Opera production of Otello/Alastair Muir; p. 3/Théâtre du Châtelet production of Sweeney Todd/Marie-Noëlle Robert; p. 4/Metropolitan Opera production of Lucia di Lammermoor/Ken Howard; p. 5/Lyric Opera of Chicago production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg/Robert Kusel; pp. 6–7/San Francisco Opera production of The Magic Flute/Cory Weaver; p. 8/San Francisco Opera production of The Barber of Seville/Cory Weaver; p. 9/Welsh National Opera production of The Fall of the House of Usher/Stephen Cummiskey; pp. 10–11/English National Opera production of Carmen/Alastair Muir; p. 12/Metropolitan Opera production of Otello/Ken Howard; p. 13/Metropolitan Opera production of Jenufa/ ˚ photo©Beatriz Schiller; p. 14/War Memorial House exterior photo/Ken Friedman; p. 16/Opera at the Ballpark/Edgar Lee; (mail panel) San Francisco Opera production of The Barber of Seville/Cory Weaver. Design: Mission Minded.

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NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID SAN FRANCISCO OPERA

War Memorial Opera House 301 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102-4509

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Choose 3 operas for as little as $99 COMPANY SPONSORS Norby Anderson Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Franklin and Catherine Johnson Edmund W. and Jeannik M茅quet Littlefield Fund Steven M. Menzies Bernard and Barbro Osher Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Phyllis C. Wattis Endowment Funds Diane B. Wilsey

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