Conductor

Set in Rome, 1800, Puccini's sweeping operatic thriller combines romance, revolution and a devastating twist.

Tosca

Royal Opera House

King Gustav III secretly harbors a love for Amelia, the wife of his closest advisor and friend. When a visit to a fortune teller confirms that his love is reciprocated and reveals a plot against his life, the seeds of his undoing take root.

Lavish costumes adorn masked courtiers as they gossip through the political machinations of eighteenth-century Sweden. Leo Muscato’s direction makes this new-to-San Francisco Opera production a must-see return to Verdi’s thrilling drama.

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Un Ballo in Maschera

War Memorial Opera House

It’s time to start planning your picnic menu because Opera in the Park is back!

Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads the San Francisco Opera Orchestra in an afternoon of arias and ensembles, performed by stars from San Francisco Opera’s 2024–25 Season.

Free and open to all! Don’t miss this time-honored Bay Area tradition.

Opera in the Park 2024

Robin Williams Meadow, Golden Gate Park

For the first time in the Company’s history, the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus, under the baton of Eun Sun Kim, present Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. A musical expression of unity and peace, this monumental masterwork stands as one of the greatest testaments of humanity ever written. In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the work, we invite you to share in this one-night-only musical celebration. 

Beethoven 9

Immerse yourself in an evening of classical brilliance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with "Rachmaninoff & Muhly," a captivating concert series presented by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. This exceptional musical event is set to take place on Friday, January 24, 2025, at 8:00 PM, with additional performances on Saturday, January 25, at 2:00 PM, and Sunday, January 26, at 2:00 PM.

Under the baton of Eun Sun Kim, the esteemed music director for the San Francisco Opera, the LA Phil will navigate the intricate passages of Rachmaninoff's mesmerizing Third Symphony. The concert will also feature a world premiere by the contemporary classical icon Nico Muhly, a concerto grosso that promises to showcase the orchestra's versatility, commissioned with generous support from the Esa-Pekka Salonen Commissions Fund.

Adding to the evening's allure, Alexandre Kantorow, a pianist celebrated for his agile technique and winner of the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award, will take center stage. Kantorow's performance of Rachmaninoff’s "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" is anticipated to be a highlight, showcasing his refined sensitivity and the piece's evolving complexity.

This performance is part of the Friday Evenings 1 FR1 Series, offering attendees a chance to enhance their experience with "Drinks in the Garden" starting at 6:30 PM. Guests are invited to enjoy a complimentary drink and the serene ambiance of the Walt Disney Concert Hall's rooftop garden before the concert begins, weather permitting.

Don't miss this opportunity to witness the synergy of historical masterpieces and contemporary compositions, all within the iconic setting of the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Rachmaninoff & Muhly

Walt Disney Concert Hall

South Korean conductor Eun Sun Kim makes her BSO debut with a trio of pieces exploring innovation within tradition. Star pianist Inon Barnatan returns to Symphony Hall to take on one of Bartók’s final works, the Third Piano Concerto, a love letter to his wife and his home country. While living in poverty in New York having fled the onslaught of the Nazis into Hungary, Bartók’s creativity had stalled out, and his body was failing from a long illness. The concerto — not quite finished when he passed — is a more gentle and accessibly poetic work than his previous concerti, a summation of where Bartók’s style left him at the end of his life.

Eun Sun Kim conducts Liadov, Bartók, and Rachmaninoff with Inon Barnatan, piano

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Amidst a terrible storm, Idomeneo promises the god Neptune that he will sacrifice the first person he sees if he and his crew survive the tempestuous waters. Arriving to shore, his relief at safe passage quickly transforms into horror as the first person he lays eyes upon is his own son, Idamante.

Eun Sun Kim

Conductor

Events

Jul 17 - Dec 13, 2024

Tosca · Royal Opera House

6 - 27 Sep, 2024

Un Ballo in Maschera · San Francisco Opera

Sep 8, 2024

Opera in the Park 2024 · San Francisco Opera

Oct 26, 2024

Beethoven 9 · San Francisco Opera

24 - 26 Jan, 2025

Rachmaninoff & Muhly · Los Angeles Philharmonic

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven

San Francisco Opera

Conductor in Die Zauberflöte by Mozart

San Francisco Opera

Conductor in La traviata by Verdi

San Francisco Opera

Conductor in Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky

Minnesota Orchestra

Conductor in Tosca by Puccini

Royal Opera House

Conductor in Piano Concerto No. 2 by Beethoven

Colorado Symphony

Conductor in Lohengrin by Wagner

San Francisco Opera

Conductor in Symphony No. 2 by Sibelius

Colorado Symphony

Conductor in Finlandia by Sibelius

New York Philharmonic

Conductor in Piano Concerto No. 3 by Bartók

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Erwartung by Schönberg

Minnesota Orchestra

Conductor in Dialogues of the Carmelites by Poulenc

San Francisco Opera

Conductor in Antony and Cleopatra by Adams

San Francisco Opera

Conductor in Madama Butterfly by Puccini

San Francisco Opera

Conductor in The Enchanted Lake by Lyadov

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Afternoon of a Faun by Debussy

Colorado Symphony

Conductor in Il trovatore by Verdi

San Francisco Opera

Conductor in Symphony No. 3 by Rachmaninoff

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Un ballo in maschera by Verdi

San Francisco Opera

Conductor in Parsifal by Wagner

Houston Grand Opera

Conductor in Symphony No. 3 by Rachmaninoff

New York Philharmonic

Conductor in Piano Concerto No. 2 by Hillborg

New York Philharmonic

Conductor in Dub-Sanjo by Kim

Minnesota Orchestra

Conductor in Idomeneo by Mozart

San Francisco Opera

Conductor in Symphony No. 3 by

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Conductor in Concerto Grosso by Muhly

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Conductor in Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by

Los Angeles Philharmonic

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