August 19: San Francisco Opera
Sunday, August 19 at 2:00 p.m. Stern Grove Festival's 70th Season closed on a gorgeous afternoon with the renowned San Francisco Opera, featuring soprano Patricia Racette and tenor James Valenti performing operatic highlights with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra conducted by Stephen Lord. The afternoon also featured soprano Heidi Melton and baritone Joshua Hopkins and included selections from opera favorites such as The Barber of Seville, Madama Butterfly, La Cenerentola, La Boheme, La Traviata, Don Pasquale, and more. Today's performance was dedicated to the memory of Elise S. Haas, Festival Chair from 1956 to 1968.
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