San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration at San Francisco International Airport
SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport recently unveiled a new exhibition in connection with San Francisco Opera’s centennial titled San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration. The curated installation in the Harvey Milk Terminal 1 (located post-security in Departures Level 2) showcases the Company’s rich history and the art of operatic stagecraft.
The exhibition captures one hundred years of San Francisco Opera through a curated selection of costumes, stage props, set models and archival photographs from the collections of San Francisco Opera, the Museum of Performance + Design and the Metropolitan Opera Archives.
Monthly Museum curator/Opera archivist hosted tours are available the following dates and times:
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
To reserve a spot on one of the tours, please download this form and email it to centennialtour@sfopera.com indicating the date you would like to attend. Tours are limited to 20 persons. All questions welcome!
Highlights from the exhibition include:
Roméo et Juliette, 1923
Die Walküre, 1935
La Fille du Régiment, c. 1940s
Manon, 1954
San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration will be on view through October 15, 2023. SFO Museum is located post-security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 (Departures Level 2) at San Francisco International Airport. The free exhibition can also be seen by all travelers using San Francisco International Airport Terminal 1, on the above curator/archivist hosted tour dates, and through appointment by emailing curator@flysfo.com.
For more information and to view the Exhibition Image Gallery, visit sfomuseum.org/exhibitions/san-francisco-opera-centennial.