Stern Grove Festival
August 19:
San Francisco Opera

Sunday, August 19 at 2:00 p.m.
Stern Grove, 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard, San Francisco 

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.

 

 

 

San Francisco Opera 

 

Patricia Racette

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James Valenti

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Stephen Lord

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