Those who may regard Bizet's "Carmen" as one of their very favorite operas--but for the fact that it drags on a little bit ...

San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program is continuing its 2026 season with La Tragédie de Carmen. See photos of the condensed ...

A recital featuring emerging opera stars in San Francisco this week curated by Merola Opera Program faculty member Mario Antonio Marra reflects his mission to champion Neapolitan music.

San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program has unveiled its 2024 season. For the first time in the organization’s 67-year history, the three stage directors for the season are women. Two are distinguished ...

San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the world's most prestigious opera training programs, continues its 2026 season with its penultimate production, the serio-comic "Ariadne auf ...

San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the world's most prestigious opera training programs, will close its 2026 Summer Festival with the annual Merola Grand Finale. The performance ...

For the first time in 67 years, San Francisco's treasured Merola Opera Program has made women the three stage directors for the 2024 season. Always known for diversity and inclusion, it is a ...

Instead of returning to campus this fall, the Merola Opera Program class of 2019 has already graduated from the organization's prestigious "summer school." A recent evening-long "commencement" concert ...