Theater/Opera

Opus One Premieres: Yang Bao’s Sol One

The world premiere of Yang Bao’s Sol One on November 8, 2023 marked the debut of a new collaboration between Opus One and Festival Napa Valley: Opus One Premieres. According to the composer, “Sol One”…

A Benefit Costume Ball to Support San Francisco Artists 

Saint Joseph’s Arts Foundation celebrated its five-year anniversary on October 26th, 2023. The Bay Area’s most influential artists and innovators, performers and politicians, thought-leaders and change-makers gathered for a party to benefit Saint…

San Francisco Performances Gala 2023

On September 29th, San Francisco Performances launched its 44th season with a gala at the War Memorial Veterans Building in San Francisco. The event celebrated the wonderful Alexander String Quartet’s 35th anniversary…

Events Calendar: November / December 2023

The festive holiday season delivers more than our fair share of beloved spectacles. The Nutcracker, a classical ballet that has charmed audiences since its 1944 U.S. debut in San Francisco, takes place…

San Francisco Opera’s Annual Meeting and Luncheon 2023

San Francisco Opera Guild held its Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Tuesday, September 19th, 2023, in the stunning Golden Gate Room at The Westin St. Francis Hotel. The event featured welcome remarks…

ODC Industry Night

On September 18th, ODC Theatre hosted their first annual FREE Industry Night in their B. Way Theater located in San Francisco’s Mission District. The event was designed exclusively for top event vendors, performers and…

San Francisco Symphony Opening Night Gala 2023

On Friday, September 22, Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony kicked off the Symphony’s 112th season together and Salonen’s fourth season as Music Director, with a celebratory Opening Night…

San Francisco Opera Ball

On September 8th, San Francisco Opera inaugurated its second century with Opera Ball: The Elixir of Opera. Co-chaired by Francesca Gutierrez Amann and Sue Graham Johnston, the celebration began at San Francisco’s…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - September 8 - Atmosphere at San Francisco Opera Ball 2023 on September 8th 2023 at San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center @ 401 Van Ness Ave, SF, CA 94102 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Aubrey About Town

A Guide to Gala Etiquette To quote the French-Algerian philosopher, author, and Nobel Prize recipient, Albert Camus, “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Gala season is upon…

101st Season Debut: SF Opera Ball 

Jill Pietrowiak, Joel Goodrich, Clara Shayevich, Mark Calvano, Heide Betz, Stephanie Block, Stephanie Ng: Photo by Vincent Gotti Toast 101 libations not Dalmations for the 101st season of the San Francisco Opera…

San Francisco Opera Ball

The San Francisco institution’s second century dawns with the time-honored Opera Ball.

Ready to Waltz? Vienna’s Ball Season Awaits

Today, more than 450 balls take place in Austria’s capital, an imperial city awash in haunting architecture, prodigious museums, and its own urban wine region. I’ve danced at one of Vienna’s fairytale…

Entertainment & Philanthropy: San Francisco Symphony

In Discussion With the Co-Chairs of San Francisco Symphony Opening Night Gala, Amy Christodoulo and Julie Liegl At the 2022 San Francisco Symphony Opening Night Gala, current chairs Amy Christodoulo (left), past volunteer…

Curtain Up: Second Century Dawns at San Francisco Opera

Take a Look at the Past With Archivist Barbara Rominski Digging deep into the extraordinary history of the company that just marked its centennial season is the job of the San Francisco Opera Director…

Events Calendar: September / October 2023

Music, dining, dancing, and elegance pair beautifully with important fundraising to ensure the next 100 years of education, training, and excellence. This season, the highly anticipated Opera Ball and the symphony’s Opening…

Broadway and Vine

Broadway and Vine, pairing the best of Broadway with the best of Wine Country opened its third season with a sold out performance by Darren Criss (GLEE, American Buffalo, Hedwig and the Angry Inch).  The Bay…

Leaders and Legends: Randall Kline

Connecting People Through Live Music SFJAZZ Founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline is responsible for creating one of San Francisco’s most prized cultural institutions: attracting talent and producing hundreds of shows…

Events Calendar: July / August 2023

The calendar tells us it’s the height of summer even when the fog sometimes tells us otherwise. Never mind, there’s sure to be sunshine and smiles from Mendocino to Monterey—plus plenty of…