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San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration at San Francisco International Airport
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On your next trip through SFO you can travel back in time to see the cape and hat worn by Beniamino Gigli in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette during San Francisco Opera’s inaugural 1923 season, or Leontyne Price’s costume from the 1981 production of Verdi’s Aida. Who says travel has become a chore?
The new exhibition, in connection with San Francisco Opera’s centennial, is titled "San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration" and currently on view at the SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport. The curated installation in the Harvey Milk Terminal 1 (located post-security in Departures Level 2) showcases the Company’s first century and the art of operatic stagecraft.
The exhibition captures San Francisco Opera’s rich history through a selection of costumes, stage props, set models, video and archival photographs from the collections of San Francisco Opera, the Museum of Performance + Design and the Metropolitan Opera Archives.
We have been thrilling audiences in San Francisco since 1923. We are known for commissioning numerous world premieres, training some of opera's greatest young artists and being one of the world’s leading opera companies.
We have been thrilling audiences in San Francisco since 1923. We are known for commissioning numerous world premieres, training some of opera's greatest young artists and being one of the world’s leading opera companies.