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Blessed Be the Fruit … of the Resistance
In a dystopian future, women are forced into childbearing servitude by an extremist theocratic regime. Escape is nearly impossible—but Offred, a handmaid, is determined to find a way back to her child, no matter the cost.
Based on the landmark novel by Margaret Atwood, this intense operatic drama gives voice to a terrifying, fictional world.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
Premiering on the West Coast in a co-production with The Royal Danish Theatre, San Francisco Opera’s The Handmaid’s Tale, based on Margaret Atwood’s terrifying dystopian novel, tells the tale of women being forced into childbearing servitude by an extremist theocratic regime. Accompanied by Poul Ruders’ powerful score, the fictional world depicted in this dramatic opera seems increasingly closer to a possible and looming reality.
Laura Fraenza
SF/Arts Curator
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.