San Francisco Opera

Born from a community of immigrants and coffee merchants, shipyard workers and students, San Francisco Opera was founded in 1923 with a mission to bring the power of live performance to the Bay Area and beyond, through world-class opera. Now, in our 2022–23 season, we embark on a new century of art, innovation, and creativity. Welcome to San Francisco Opera's centennial season, a bold lineup of concerts, operas and community events that presents stories old and new, as we continue to pioneer the art form into the future. Learn more about how you can join us for this historic season: sfopera.com/100 #SFOpera100 Featuring media used with kind permission from: • Richard Bonelli Collection, ARS-0005. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California Featuring music from: • John Adams's "Hallelujah Junction: Movement I," from the album "Road Movies" (Nonesuch Records, 2014), performed by pianists Nicolas Hodges and Rolf Hind. Available at https://smarturl.it/AdamsRoadMovies. Used by kind permission of Concord Music Publishing and Nonesuch Records. Featuring narration from: • Julia Bullock, star of "Antony and Cleopatra",

Iconic soprano Pretty Yende grew up buoyed by family and a tight-knit church community, surrounded by love and a collective joy for singing. As Yende prepares to make her San Francisco Opera debut in the new production of La Traviata, this music-rich episode of In Song opens a window into the world of this enchanting artist, following her home as she visits with her congregation and her family, and performs with the young students of her alma mater, the Ndlela Secondary School.,

It’s happened again. The steadfast Donna Elvira has once more found herself dumped by the object of her affections, Don Giovanni. A noblewoman from Burgos, Donna Elvira thought she had found a loving spouse in Giovanni, who seduced her with promises of marriage, then abandoned her to the scorn of society. Now, she’s caught up with him to take her revenge — but every time she tries to confront him, he distracts her with pretty words and beats a hasty escape. It’s just one betrayal after another, and in her aria “Mi Tradì,” Donna Elvira has had enough. She’s warned him about the consequences of his action. Now, she foresees his doom. “Mi tradì, quell'alma ingrata. Infelice, o Dio, mi fa,” she roars in anguish. “He betrayed me, that ungrateful soul. Oh God, how miserable it makes me!” Soprano Nicole Car brings pathos and passion to the role of Donna Elvira in her company debut. See her in “Don Giovanni,” now through July 2, 2022: sfopera.com/giovanni,