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Etched portrait illustration of Richard Strauss in a suit and tie against a teal background.

Friday, November 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Strauss In Concert

Overview

Run Time

1 hour 33 minutes with one intermission

Composer

Richard Strauss

Price

Starting at $30

Following two seasons of sold-out concerts, Music Director Eun Sun Kim returns to the podium to lead the San Francisco Opera Orchestra in a sumptuous evening of Richard Strauss. The concert features the highly descriptive tone poem Till Eulenspiegel; Four Last Songs; and the US debut of a new arrangement of selections from Der Rosenkavalier.

Due to illness, soprano Adela Zaharia will be replaced by soprano Kathleen O’Mara. O’Mara will perform Strauss’ Four Last Songs in place of the previously scheduled Brentano Lieder. 

Program
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28
Four Last Songs
Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59 (arranged by Philippe Jordan and Tomáš Ille)

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Pre-Opera Talks
Join us 55 minutes before every performance for an engaging 20-minute overview of the opera.  Click on the below Learn More button for more information.

PRE-OPERA TALKS

 

Pre-Opera Talks
Join us 55 minutes before every performance for an engaging 20-minute overview of the opera.  Click on the below Learn More button for more information.

PRE-OPERA TALKS

 

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  • A conductor leads the San Francisco Opera Orchestra on a warmly lit stage before a seated audience.

Made Possible By

Strauss in Concert is made possible, in part, by John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn
Major support provided by Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem, through the Luminaries Concert Fund
With special thanks to Jerome & Thao Dodson for making possible the Dodson Orchestra Shell

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