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Following San Francisco Opera’s debut on September 26, 1923, American soprano Bianca Saroya (1893–1981) and Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli (1890–1957) sang in Italian composer Umberto Giordano’s (1867–1948) 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘊𝘩𝑒́𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘳. The panoramic photograph presented here is the oldest-known image of the San Francisco Opera company, taken on October 6 for a second performance of 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘊𝘩𝑒́𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘳 that was added due to popular demand. Learn more about San Francisco Opera’s history in our exhibition “San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1: https://bit.ly/SFOperaCentennial
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