View East above Gough, War Memorial Building (left) and Opera House (right), City Hall behind across Van Ness, c. Maestro Merola, founder of the company, was the conductor.ġ932-War Memorial Opera House opens with a performance of Puccini's Tosca. San Francisco Opera, now in its 71st season, began at the Civic Auditorium on September 26, 1923, with "La Boheme." The top price was $4 and 5,000 patrons were in attendance. San Francisco became a regular stop for great singers and touring companies. From the first performance by the Pellegrini Opera Company (Bellini's "La Somnambula" on February 12, 1851) until today, the city has demanded and supported opera to an amazing degree.īetween 18, more than 90 different opera companies visited San Francisco, and in the late 1800s one could choose from four or five different performances on a given evening. San Francisco's love affair with opera is legendary. Photo: San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum A few years after the earthquake and fire 1906, Luiza Tetrazzini performed before tens of thousands of admirers at 3rd/Kearny and Market next to Lotta's Fountain on Dec.
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