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Want to see “San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration” but don’t have a flight tickets? SFO Museum and @SFOpera are offering monthly tours the first Tuesday at 10am! Learn more: https://t.co/BTtcSXdt9g
#SFOperaCentennial #Opera
This tweet was posted on March 14, 2023.
French American coloratura soprano Lily Pons (1898–1976) was a pop-cultural sensation and appeared on radio programs, recorded for RCA Records, starred in Hollywood films, and had perfume, flowers, and even a town—Lilypons, Maryland—named after her. #SFOperaCentennial @SFOpera
This tweet was posted on March 14, 2023.
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 and online at: https://t.co/IfqCjTrTVx
#BlackHistoryMonth @SFOpera #SFOperaCentennial #LeontynePrice
This tweet was posted on February 06, 2023.
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 and online at: https://t.co/IfqCjTrTVx @SFOpera #SFOperaCentennial
This tweet was posted on February 01, 2023.
In October 1957, Leontyne Price sang Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi’s 𝘈𝘪𝘥𝘢 for the first time in San Francisco. 𝘈𝘪𝘥𝘢 became one of Price’s famed operas in San Francisco and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. #BlackHistoryMonth #SFOperaCentennial #LeontynePrice
This tweet was posted on February 01, 2023.
American soprano Leontyne Price (b. 1927) is beloved for her extraordinary voice and radiant charm. Price is an internationally renowned opera performer, concert singer, and Grammy Award-winning recording artist. #BlackHistoryMonth @SFOpera #SFOperaCentennial #LeontynePrice
This tweet was posted on February 01, 2023.
In 1997, after the War Memorial’s seismic retrofitting, @SFOpera commissioned Belgian set and costume designer Thierry Bosquet to replicate the traditional, highly detailed 1932 Tosca set designed by Italian stage director and designer Armando Agnini. #SFOperaCentennial #Opera
This tweet was posted on January 06, 2023.
Onstage in @SFOpera’s 1932 performance of Tosca, the interior of the Sant’Andrea della Valle church in Rome was beautifully recreated with massive, hand-painted canvas drops. #SFOperaCentennial #Opera
This tweet was posted on January 06, 2023.
A sold-out performance of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini’s (1858–1924) Tosca was staged on opening night of the War Memorial Opera House on October 15, 1932. #SFOperaCentennial #Opera
This tweet was posted on January 06, 2023.
