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San Diego Opera Opens a Resplendent ‘Tosca’

By Ken Herman | March 26, 2023 |

San Diego Opera’s resplendent production of Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ opened Saturday at San Diego Civic Theatre.

Stellar Cast Leads San Diego Opera’s Unusual Presentation of Verdi’s ‘Aïda’

By Ken Herman | October 20, 2019 |

San Diego Opera opened its production of Verdi’s beloved grand opera “Aïda” Saturday, October 19, 2019, at San Diego Civic Theatre with as winning a cast of “Aïda” singers as you will hear just about anywhere. The production runs through October 27, 2019.

Vibrant, Probing Production of ‘All Is Calm–The Christmas Truce of 1914’ at the Balboa

By Ken Herman | December 8, 2018 |

With collaboration from Bodhi Tree Concerts and Sacra/Profana, San Diego Opera opened a powerful new production of Peter Rothstein’s choral opera “All Is Calm” Friday (December 7) at the Balboa Theatre.