This year Opera Ball 2017 welcomes Town & Country magazine and HALL Wines of Napa Valley as official media and hospitality partners. A beloved tradition since 1971, the open-air daytime show attracts an enthusiastic audience of 15,000 people.

Meanwhile, city’s music lovers are looking forward to Sunday, September 10 for the free concert at Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park: San Francisco Chronicle Presents Opera in the Park. Photo: Valentina Simi/San Francisco Operaīesides Puccini’s Turandot, the season features several premiers starting with a new production of Richard Strauss’ Elektra opening on Saturday, September 9 th and followed by a lavish revival of Giuseppe Verdi's classic La Traviata on September 23 rd with three internationally acclaimed voices making their San Francisco debuts: Aurelia Florian, Atalla Ayan and Artur Ruciński. Get tickets for upcoming shows below or find a participating theatre near you. Each opera is broadcast live on our screens on Saturdays, followed by encore showings of the previously recorded performance on Wednesdays.

Opera Music Director Nicola Luisotti (center). Get fully immersed in this Emmy and Peabody award-winning series, featuring the most talented artists from across the globe. Opera Ball 2017 gala co-chairs Courtney Labe (left) and Maryam Muduroglu (right) with San Francisco.

San francisco opera schedule 2017