Conductor

Infiltrate the castle. Rescue the princess. Bring her home. That’s the mission that unites two unlikely allies: a dashing young prince and a bumbling bird-catcher, armed only with a set of magical musical instruments. Their journey into a world of sorcerers and serpents, spirits and secrets, takes an unexpected turn in The Magic Flute, a fairy-tale quest for love and wisdom.
Mozart’s final opera comes alive in an acclaimed, inventive production from Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade, conjured from the topsy-turvy delights of silent cinema, 1920s cabaret, early Hollywood animation, and the illustrator Edward Gorey.
Music Director Eun Sun Kim takes us on a humanistic journey of awakening with some of the most sublime music ever written by Mozart.

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The Magic Flute

War Memorial 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.

Un Ballo in Maschera

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

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

May 30 - Jun 30, 2024

The Magic Flute · San Francisco Opera

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

14 - 25 Jun, 2025

Idomeneo · San Francisco Opera

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