Jan 20, 2023

Spending time with Moya Verzhbinsky is like undertaking an adventure that brings you to new and exciting lands. There are few topics or regions that she does not know or care about and her enthusiasm for discovery and discussion is infectious. Moya is inquisitive and her searching leads her to paths unknown to many, usually ending with deep…

Jan 20, 2023

Dr. Isaac Craig Henderson, 81, of San Francisco and Nantucket, passed away on December 26, 2022, after a long illness. Born on August 10, 1941, on a farm near Paullina, Iowa, Craig was the fifth, and youngest, child of Isaac and Ora (Tjossem) Henderson. His parents loved music, and Craig himself studied the piano, clarinet, oboe, and organ.

Jul 12, 2022

August 4 & 6 at the Blue Shield of California Theatre, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Jun 14, 2022

July 14 & 16 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall

Jun 02, 2022

July 9 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall

Mar 16, 2022

Summer festival includes A Celebration of American Song, works by Latin American and Spanish composers, Die Zauberflöte, and Merola Grand Finale

Jul 20, 2021

MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM ANNOUNCES PROGRAMMING UPDATE FOR MEROLA GRAND FINALE AS THE PROGRAM PRIORITIZES THE SAFETY OF ITS PARTICIPATING ARTISTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF

Jul 09, 2021

MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM CONCLUDES ITS 64TH SEASON WITH THE MEROLA GRAND FINALE

Jun 22, 2021

Amazon offers its support for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the music and arts community with a sponsorship of Merola Opera Program’s What the Heart Desires recital featuring works by women and people of color, as well as two master classes by world renowned artists.

Jun 21, 2021

MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM CONTINUES ITS 64TH SEASON WITH BACK HOME: THROUGH THE STAGE DOOR

Jun 07, 2021

MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM KICKS OFF 64TH SEASON WITH WHAT THE HEART DESIRES

May 10, 2021

Merola Opera Program Appoints Nancy E. Petrisko Director of Advancement

Apr 28, 2021

Summer Festival includes recital featuring works by women and people of color, Merola Grand Finale, and Digital Project

Apr 19, 2021

Opera lovers from around the world tuned in to Merola Opera Program’s stunning virtual benefit gala, Un Gala in Maschera, on April 10.

Mar 01, 2021

Opera lovers everywhere are invited to join the acclaimed Merola Opera Program for its first-ever virtual benefit gala, Un Gala in Maschera. This musical evening honors Merola Artistic Director Sheri Greenawald (2002-2020), celebrating her nearly two decades as Director of the San Francisco Opera Center and Artistic Director of the…

Aug 17, 2020

San Francisco Opera Tad and Dianne Taube General Director Matthew Shilvock announces the appointment of Carrie-Ann Matheson as Artistic Director of the San Francisco Opera Center (SFOC). Matheson succeeds Sheri Greenawald whose distinguished tenure as Director of the Opera Center and artistic leader of the Merola Opera Program concludes in…

Jun 24, 2020

San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program announced plans to debut online coaching and instruction for the young artists selected for the 2020 program, and a public series of master chats with performing arts luminaries, who will share their artistic and career experiences with the artists unable to take part in this year’s training…

May 04, 2020

San Francisco, CA - Merola Opera Program Cancels 2020 Training Program and Summer Festival

Apr 02, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – To help its alumni who have suffered financial hardships brought on by COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the Merola Opera Program has launched the Merola Artists Emergency Fund.

Mar 25, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the most prestigious and selective opera training programs in the world, launches its 63rd season offering audiences a look at the opera stars of tomorrow.

Mar 04, 2020

San Francisco Opera Center Director Sheri Greenawald—the brilliant lyric soprano, artistic director, insightful teacher and tireless champion of young artists—will retire from the Company at the close of 2020, capping a distinguished career including nearly two decades at the helm of San Francisco Opera’s acclaimed young artist training…

Jul 11, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program wraps up its Summer Festival with the Merola Grand Finale, a concert at the War Memorial Opera House featuring the 29 young artists of the 2019 Merola Opera Program, who will showcase a dazzling array of opera’s most exciting arias and ensembles.

Jun 01, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — If I Were You, by distinguished American composer Jake Heggie and noted librettist Gene Scheer, will be the first-ever commissioned work in the Merola Opera Program’s 62-year history.

May 19, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the most prestigious and selective opera training programs in the world, commences its 62^nd season with a showcase of the program’s rising stars in the Schwabacher Summer Concert. Star-crossed lovers, brothers separated at birth, a deal…

Feb 28, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the most prestigious and selective opera training programs in the world, launches its 62^nd season offering audiences a look at the opera stars of tomorrow.