Opera Aficionado is an exciting suite of programs designed for patrons who are passionate about opera. Aficionado provides an opportunity to learn more, dive deeper, and get an inside look at the world of opera.
As part of Opera Aficionado, our Interactive Lectures Series gives opera-goers around the world a front-row seat to scholarly talks, allowing attendees to dialogue with fellow opera lovers, experts, and special guests. Each month will be focused on a concept or theme relevant to all of us.
Before any musical notes can bring singers to the stage, words must first make their way to a page. How does that happen, you ask? The familiar faces of returning speakers along with librettist Gene Scheer join us this April at Opera Aficionado to explore the many ways in which stories travel from page to stage.
San Francisco Opera’s Dramaturg Emeritus Kip Cranna and Music Planning Associate and Opera Librarian Michael Bragg team up to discuss passages from great and important novels and analyze video from corresponding opera scenes, illustrating the fascinating dynamics of transformation from a literary masterpiece to a successful opera. As talented composers re-imagine the works of major authors, intriguing things can happen!