Photo by Bill Cooper/Royal Opera
Alas, time keeps disappearing, but among the good things it will bring are Susannah, Partenope, something about the Druids, and much else. At the summer end of the 2014-2015 season comes the long-long-awaited Berlioz Les Troyens.
Yes, as soon as next week, single tickets will be available to San Francisco Opera's next season, whose fall portion includes company premiers of Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah and Handel’s Partenope; the world premiere of the Marco Tutino-Fabio Ceresa La Ciociara; a new production of Puccini's La bohème; as well as company revivals of warhorses extraordinaire such as Rossini’s La Cenerentola, Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and Puccini’s Tosca.
In the more immediate future, while the company's summer season continues, La traviata will be telecast on AT&T Park's 103-foot high-definition screen for free on July 5. The performance begins at 8 p.m., but (free) reserved seating at the Club Level must be occupied by 7:30 p.m.
To get a barcoded confirmation page that serves as ticket for up to four to reserved seating, log in to the SFO simulcast webpage, use TRAVFAF for offer code. If you're not a tourist, there is no need for a reminder to dress warmly or to point out that this may be the only place in the world where opera and garlic fries meet.