SAN FRANCISCO OPERA’S FREE OPERA STREAMS IN AUGUST

Wagner’s  Die Meistersinger von Ní¼rnberg  August 7–8
Donizetti’s  Roberto Devereux  August 14–15

San Francisco Opera is returning to the War Memorial Opera House stage for the opening of its 99th season, which begins with Puccini’s Tosca on August 21. In anticipation, the Company has added two weekly, free opera streams for the month of August: Richard Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Ní¼rnberg  (August 7–8) and Gaetano Donizetti’s  Roberto Devereux  (August 14–15).

Part of the Company’s  Opera is ON  initiative, free opera streams are viewable on demand with registration at  sfopera.com, beginning at 10 am (PT) on the first streaming date through 11:59 pm the following day.  Current San Francisco Opera subscribers and members (donors of $75 and up) retain access to opera titles after their window of public access through August 20.

This fall, San Francisco Opera will present a new live streaming option for select performances of Music Director Eun Sun Kim’s inaugural season. Offered for the first time in Company history, livestreams of San Francisco Opera’s new productions of Beethoven’s  Fidelio  on October 14, 17 and 20 and  Così fan tutte  on November 21, 23 and 27 will enable audiences from anywhere in the world to experience these live performances. Virtual tickets will be available for $25 this fall; for more information, visit  sfopera.com/online.  

DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG  AUGUST 7–8