War Memorial Opera House
Past Events
The War Memorial Opera House has hosted many events in the past. There are 117 listings stored in the HistoryGuide database for this property.
| Date | Event Information |
|---|---|
| Daily | Chinese New Year Spectacular. Chinese New Year Spectacular is an exhilarating world-class production that celebrates the pure excellence and grandeur of class… (Performance - Musical) 888-569-2009. |
| 12/15/06 | Encore! Nutcracker Night & Holiday Party. Nutcracker Night will feature the critically acclaimed performance of San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker, choreographed by Helgi… (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party) 415-513-1099. |
| 05/10/08 | Kids In The Hall. Kids In The Hall performs live. (Performance - Comedic) 415-672-6020. |
| 10/29/08 11/01/08 11/05/08 More... | Elixir of Love. Elixir of Love is performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-865-2000. |
| 11/16/08 11/19/08 11/22/08 More... | La Boheme. La Boheme is performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-865-2000. |
| 12/31/08 | Les Claypool. Les Claypool performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-865-2000. |
| 06/09/09 06/12/09 06/14/09 More... | Porgy & Bess. Porgy & Bess. (Arts - Opera) 415-865-2000. |
| 06/13/09 06/16/09 06/19/09 More... | La Traviata. La Traviata is performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-865-2000. |
| 08/22/09 | Merola Grand Finale. The San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Maestro Antony Walker join the young artists in an evening of thrilling arias and captivat… (Arts - Opera) 415-864-3330. |
| 11/08/09 11/13/09 11/17/09 More... | Otello. Performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-864-3330. |
| 06/05/10 06/08/10 06/11/10 More... | Faust. Performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-864-3330. |
| 06/09/10 06/12/10 06/15/10 More... | The Girl of the Golden West. Performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-864-3330. |
| 06/19/09 06/10/10 06/13/10 More... | Die Walkure. Performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-864-3330. |
| 07/23/10 07/24/10 07/24/10 | Shen Yun Performing Arts with Live Orchestra. Discover for yourself the brilliant choreography, gorgeous costumes, and state-of-the-art backdrops that have astounded audience… (Performance - Dance) 888-569-2009. |
| 09/15/10 09/18/10 09/22/10 More... | San Francisco Opera: Werther. Performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-864-3330. |
| 09/30/10 | San Francisco Opera: The Marriage of Figaro. Performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-864-3330. |
| 11/10/10 11/13/10 11/16/10 More... | San Francisco Opera: The Makropulos Case. Performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-864-3330. |
| 12/28/10 12/29/10 12/29/10 | Shen Yun Presented by New Tang Dynasty TV - SF Bay Area. An exhilarating experience with grand scale performances that celebrate the pure excellence of classical Chinese dance and music… (Performance - Dance) 800-363-8212. |
| 01/29/11 01/30/11 02/01/11 More... | Giselle. The ballet by Vernoy and Gautier about the peasant girl Giselle whose spirit protects her boyfriend is performed live by the San… (Performance - Ballet) |
| 02/03/11 02/05/11 02/05/11 More... | San Francisco Ballet. 2011 Season, performing live, Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director. (Performance - Ballet) 415-864-3330. |
| 06/08/11 06/14/11 06/17/11 More... | Nixon in China. John Adams' 3-act opera is performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-865-2000. |
| 06/13/11 06/16/11 06/19/11 More... | The Magic Flute. Mozart's 2-act opera is performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-865-2000. |
| 09/09/11 09/14/11 09/17/11 More... | Turandot. Puccini's 3-act opera is performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-865-2000. |
| 09/10/11 09/13/11 09/18/11 More... | Heart of a Soldier. A hero of 911 is remembered in this contemporary opera by Christopher Theofanidis. (Arts - Opera) 415-865-2000. |
| 09/23/11 09/26/11 10/02/11 More... | Lucrezia Borgia. Gaetano Donizetti's opera is performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-865-2000. |
| 10/15/11 10/18/11 10/21/11 More... | Don Giovanni. Mozart's opera is performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-865-2000. |
| 10/30/11 11/04/11 11/07/11 More... | Xerxes. Handel's 3-act opera is performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-865-2000. |
| 11/06/11 11/09/11 11/12/11 More... | Carmen. George Bizet's opera comique is performed live. (Arts - Opera) 415-865-2000. |
| 02/14/12 02/17/12 02/23/12 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Chroma. San Francisco Ballet performs Program 2: Chroma by Wayne McGregor; Beaux (world premiere) by Mark Morris; Number Nine by Chris… (Performance - Ballet) |
| 03/06/12 03/08/12 03/09/12 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Romeo & Juliet. San Francisco Ballet Ballet performs Program 4: Romeo & Juliet by Helgi Tomasson. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 03/22/12 03/24/12 03/24/12 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Glass Pieces. San Francisco Ballet performs Glass Pieces by Jerome Robbins. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 04/12/12 04/13/12 04/14/12 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Balanchine Masterworks. San Francisco Ballet preforms Balanchine Masterworks . (Performance - Ballet) |
| 04/27/12 04/28/12 04/29/12 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Don Quixote. San Francisco Ballet preforms Don Quixote. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 06/12/11 06/15/11 06/20/11 More... | Attila. New Teatro alla Scala Co-Production of Verdi's Attila is performed live and simulcast to AT&T Park. (Arts - Opera) 415-865-2000. |
| 08/18/12 | Merola Grand Finale. Enjoy an evening of scenes and arias. The culmination of the Merola summer, the Merola Grand Finale is your last chance to see t… (Arts - Concerts) 415-565-6427. |
| 09/07/12 09/08/12 09/11/12 More... | Rigoletto. One of opera's most vivid and compelling characters, a vengeful court jester, desperately tries to protect his daughter from dis… (Arts - Opera) |
| 09/29/12 10/03/12 10/11/12 More... | The Capulets & The Montagues. This bel canto masterpiece features international stars Joyce DiDonato. Music by Vincenzo Bellini and Libretto by Felice Romani… (Arts - Opera) |
| 10/10/12 10/13/12 10/18/12 More... | Moby Dick - The Opera. The fierce, obsessive boat captain whose descent into madness puts his crew in mortal danger. Music by Jake Heggie and Libretto… (Arts - Opera) |
| 10/20/12 10/24/12 10/28/12 More... | Lohengrin. The prayers of a desperate woman are answered in the form of a noble warrior in this opera, which contrasts the lust for power w… (Arts - Opera) |
| 11/15/12 11/16/12 11/18/12 More... | Tosca. A rebellious painter and a corrupt police chief engage in a deadly test of wills. Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa… (Arts - Opera) |
| 01/09/10 01/16/10 01/05/13 | A Prairie Home Companion - Garrison Keillor. Presented live. (Performance - Comedic) 415-864-3330. |
| 01/29/13 01/30/13 01/31/13 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Wayne McGregor World Premiere. SF Ballet performs Program 1: SUITE EN BLANC by Serge Lifar; IN THE NIGHT by Jerome Robbins; World Premiere by Wayne McGregor. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 02/13/13 02/14/13 02/15/13 More... | Hamburg Ballet: Nijinsky. John Neumeier's dance theater epic based on the tumultuous life of dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 02/26/13 02/27/13 02/28/13 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Beaux. Choreographer in Residence Yuri Possokhov's interpretation of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps), as p… (Performance - Ballet) |
| 03/01/13 03/02/13 03/03/13 More... | The Secret Garden. Beloved classic of children's literature comes alive in a new opera created for the entire family. Music by Nolan Gasser and Lib… (Arts - Opera) |
| 01/27/12 01/28/12 01/28/12 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Onegin. San Francisco Ballet performs Program 1: ONEGIN by John Cranko.. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 04/09/13 04/10/13 04/12/13 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Raymonda Act III. A ballet with virtuosic dancing that features the exotic experience of Eastern Europe. Choreographed Russian composer Alexander… (Performance - Ballet) |
| 04/16/13 04/17/13 04/19/13 | San Francisco Ballet: Criss-Cross. In this Charles Avison's reworking of twelve Scarlatti sonatas for harpsichord and a Handel-influenced Schoenberg concerto. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 05/03/13 05/04/13 05/05/13 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Cinderella. Based on the story by the Brothers Grimm, this version of Cinderella plants a hazel branch on her mother's grave and it grows in… (Performance - Ballet) |
| 06/05/13 06/11/13 06/14/13 More... | The Tales of Hoffman. A poet searches for love and repeatedly finds it lies just beyond his reach. (Arts - Opera) |
| 06/09/13 06/12/13 06/18/13 More... | Cosi Fan Tutte. Two young soldiers disguise their identities to test their lovers' fidelity in this highly regarded Mozart work. (Arts - Opera) |
| 06/19/13 06/22/13 06/25/13 More... | The Gospel Of Mary Magdalene. Music by Mark Adamo and Libretto by the composer . (Arts - Opera) |
| 07/08/13 | Ian Anderson. Performing live in concert.. (Arts - Concerts) |
| 08/17/13 | Merola Grand Finale. See these talented performers before they embark on the next stage of their careers. You won't want to miss these future opera h… (Arts - Opera) 415-565-6427. |
| 03/19/11 03/20/11 03/22/11 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Coppelia. A story of an inventor, his life-sized doll, and the havoc they wreak on a young couple. (Performance - Ballet) 415-865-2000. |
| 09/09/16 09/14/16 09/17/16 More... | San Francisco Opera: Andrea Chenier. SF Opera presents Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chenier featuring Yonghoon Lee, Anna Pirozzi, Geoorge Gagnidze, J'nai Bridges, Joel… (Arts - Opera) |
| 09/10/16 09/13/16 09/18/16 More... | San Francisco Opera: Dream Of The Red Chamber. The World Premiere of Bright Sheng's Dream Of The Red Chamber featuring Pureum Jo, Yijie Shi, Nian Wang, Qiulin Zhang, Hyona Kim… (Arts - Opera) |
| 09/28/16 10/02/16 10/04/16 More... | San Francisco Opera: Don Pasquale. Gaetano Donizetti's Don Pasquale featuring Maurizio Muraro, Heidi Stober, Lawrence Brownlee, Lucas Meachem and Edward Nelson. Gi… (Arts - Opera) |
| 10/14/16 10/18/16 10/23/16 More... | San Francisco Opera: The Makropulos Case. SF Opera presents Leos Janacek's The Makropulos Case featuring Nadja Michael, Scott Quinn, stephen Powell, Dale Travis, Joel Sor… (Arts - Opera) |
| 11/05/16 11/08/16 11/11/16 More... | San Francisco Opera: Aida. This intimate love story of an Egyptian military hero, Radames, and an Ethiopian slave girl, Aida, features San Francisco Opera… (Arts - Opera) |
| 11/06/16 11/09/16 11/12/16 More... | San Francisco Opera: Madame Butterfly. Cultures clash when a trusting young geisha marries an American naval officer stationed in Nagasaki. Puccini's gut-wrenching mus… (Arts - Opera) |
| 11/16/16 | Anthony Bourdain: The Hunger Tour. "The Hunger" serves audiences an all-new live show featuring an unyielding, brutally honest monologue reflecting on diverse cult… (Performance) |
| 12/10/16 12/11/16 12/11/16 More... | San Francisco Ballet: The Nutcracker. This holiday season, experience the beauty and athleticism of SF Ballet's international cast of world-class dancers in Nutcracke… (Performance - Ballet) |
| 12/31/16 01/01/17 01/02/17 More... | Shen Yun Performing Arts. Shen Yun brings to life 5,000 years of Chinese civilization through classical Chinese dance & music in an exhilarating brand new… (Performance) |
| 01/24/17 01/25/17 01/27/17 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Haffner Symphony - Bubenicek - In The Countenance of Kings. This program is quite simply a celebration. Featuring: Helgi Tomasson's Haffner Symphony, a new work by Jiri Bubenicek and Justi… (Performance - Ballet) |
| 01/26/17 01/28/17 01/28/17 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Seven Sonatas - Possokhov & Pas/Parts. The program opens with the purity and delicacy of Ratmansky's Seven Sonatas and closes with William Forsythe's pulsating Pas/Par… (Performance - Ballet) |
| 02/17/17 02/18/17 02/18/17 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Frankenstein. Liam Scarlett, the youngest choreographer ever to have a full-length ballet commissioned by The Royal Ballet, helms this darkly… (Performance - Ballet) |
| 03/07/17 03/08/17 03/10/17 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Stravinsky Violin Concerto - Prodigal Son & Diamonds. Thrill to Balanchine's extraordinary genius with three very different but equally seminal works . (Performance - Ballet) |
| 07/08/17 07/09/17 07/15/17 | 2017 San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. The largest and most comprehensive world dance and music event of its kind in the US-will feature performances by 24 Bay Area-ba… (Performance - Dance) 415-474-3914. |
| 01/25/19 01/26/19 01/26/19 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Don Quixote. Helgi Tomasson and Yuri Possokhov's Don Quixote, with set and costumes designed by Tony Award winner Martin Pakledinaz. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 02/12/19 02/13/19 02/15/19 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Program 2. Program includes: Divertimento No. 15, Appassionata and Anima Animus. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 02/14/19 02/16/19 02/16/19 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Program 3. Programs include: The Fifth Season, Snowblind and Etudes. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 03/09/19 03/10/19 03/12/19 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Sleeping Beauty. With spectacular sets, lavish tutus, and Tchaikovsky's glorious score, Helgi Tomasson's production of The Sleeping Beauty highli… (Performance - Ballet) |
| 03/27/19 03/28/19 03/30/19 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Lyric Voices. Program includes: Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem, Bound To, and "...two united in a single soul...". (Performance - Ballet) |
| 03/29/19 03/31/19 04/03/19 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Space Between. Program includes: Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes, Liam Scarlett World Premiere, and Bjork Ballet. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 04/19/19 04/20/19 04/20/19 More... | San Francisco Ballet: The Little Mermaid. Featuring an original score by renowned composer Lera Auerbach, John Neumeier's contemporary version of The Little Mermaid is a… (Performance - Ballet) |
| 05/07/19 05/08/19 05/09/19 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Shostakovich Trilogy. Program includes: Symphony #9, Chamber Symphony, and Piano Concerto #1. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 06/09/19 06/15/19 06/18/19 More... | San Francisco Opera: Orlando. Trapped inside his war-torn mind in a military hospital during WWII, the pilot Orlando can't tell reality from delusion. (Arts - Opera) |
| 06/16/19 06/19/19 06/22/19 More... | San Francisco Opera: Rusalka. The water nymph Rusalka wants nothing more than to live on land with the Prince. To get her wish, she agrees to a fateful spell… (Arts - Opera) |
| 09/06/19 09/13/19 09/18/19 More... | San Francisco Opera: Romeo and Juliet. Opera performance live. (Arts - Opera) |
| 09/07/19 09/12/19 09/15/19 More... | San Francisco Opera: Billy Budd. Opera performance live. (Arts - Opera) |
| 10/11/19 10/13/19 10/16/19 More... | San Francisco Opera: The Marriage of Figaro. Opera performance live. (Arts - Opera) |
| 11/08/19 11/13/19 11/16/19 More... | San Francisco Opera: Manon Lescaut. Opera performance live. (Arts - Opera) |
| 11/15/19 11/17/19 11/21/19 More... | San Francisco Opera: Hansel and Gretel. Opera performance live. (Arts - Opera) |
| 06/07/20 06/13/20 06/16/20 More... | San Francisco Opera: Ernani. Opera performance live. (Arts - Opera) |
| 06/12/20 06/18/20 06/21/20 More... | San Francisco Opera: Partenope. Opera performance live. (Arts - Opera) |
| 06/20/20 06/24/20 06/25/20 More... | San Francisco Opera: The (R)Evolution of Steve Jobs. Opera performance live. (Arts - Opera) |
| 04/25/21 04/28/21 05/01/21 More... | San Francisco Opera: The Barber of Seville. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 04/27/21 04/30/21 05/05/21 More... | San Francisco Opera: Der Zwerg. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 05/02/21 05/06/21 05/08/21 | San Francisco Opera: A Celebration of Verdi and Wagner. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 02/01/22 02/02/22 02/04/22 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Symphony In C. Ballet theatrical performance. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 02/03/22 02/05/22 02/08/22 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Caprice. Ballet theatrical performance. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 03/15/22 03/16/22 03/17/22 More... | San Francisco Ballet: La Sylphide. Ballet theatrical performance. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 04/02/22 04/03/22 04/05/22 More... | San Francisco Ballet: The Fifth Season. Ballet theatrical performance. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 04/06/22 04/07/22 04/09/22 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Prism. Ballet theatrical performance. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 04/29/22 04/30/22 05/01/22 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Swan Lake. Ballet theatrical performance. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 06/04/22 06/10/22 06/12/22 More... | San Francisco Opera: Don Giovanni. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 06/30/22 | San Francisco Opera: Eun Sun Kim Conducts Verdi. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 09/10/22 09/15/22 09/18/22 More... | San Francisco Opera: Antony and Cleopatra. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 09/25/22 09/28/22 10/01/22 More... | San Francisco Opera: Eugene Onegin. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 10/15/22 10/18/22 10/21/22 More... | San Francisco Opera: Dialogues Of The Carmelites. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 11/11/22 11/13/22 11/16/22 More... | San Francisco Opera: La Traviata. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 11/15/22 11/18/22 11/20/22 More... | San Francisco Opera: Orpheus and Eurydice. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 11/19/22 | San Francisco Opera: The Traviata Encounter. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 06/04/23 06/10/23 06/20/23 More... | San Francisco Opera: Die Frau Ohne Schatten. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 06/13/23 06/17/23 06/22/23 More... | San Francisco Opera: El Ultimo Sueno De Frida Y Diego. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 08/19/23 | Merola Grande Finale. Merola Opera Program's 2023 Summer Festival comes to a triumphant end with the Merola Grand Finale, featuring emerging artists p… (Arts - Opera) 415-936-2324. |
| 01/26/24 01/27/24 01/28/24 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Mere Mortals. Ballet theatrical performance. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 02/09/24 02/10/24 02/11/24 More... | San Francisco Ballet: British Icons. Ballet theatrical performance. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 03/12/24 03/13/24 03/14/24 More... | San Francisco Ballet: A Midsummer Night's Dream. Ballet theatrical performance. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 04/02/24 04/03/24 04/05/24 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Next@90 Curtain Call. Ballet theatrical performance. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 04/06/24 04/09/24 04/10/24 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Dos Mujeres. Ballet theatrical performance. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 04/18/24 04/19/24 04/20/24 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Encore A. Ballet theatrical performance. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 04/30/24 05/01/24 05/02/24 More... | San Francisco Ballet: Swan Lake Encore. Ballet theatrical performance. (Performance - Ballet) |
| 05/30/24 06/02/24 06/04/24 More... | San Francisco Opera: The Magic Flute. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 06/01/24 06/07/24 06/12/24 More... | San Francisco Opera: Innocence. Operatic theatrical performance. (Arts - Opera) |
| 08/17/24 | Merola Grande Finale: Merola Opera Program 2024 Summer Festival. Merola Opera Program's 2024 Summer Festival comes to a triumphant end with the Merola Grand Finale, featuring all the young arti… (Arts - Opera) 415-936-2324. |
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