Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera

05/20/2026

Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera CEO, Giuliano Kornberg, interviewed by anchor Walt Gray about our upcoming Beethoven Symphony No. 9 performances!

Tickets are still available!

🎭Beethoven Symphony No. 9
🗓️May 30th, 7:30pm, May 31st 2:00pm
📍SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center
🎟️ https://purchase.sacphilopera.org/Events

Link to the interview: https://www.abc10.com/video/entertainment/events/why-does-the-sacramento-philharmonic-say-beethovens-ninth-is-its-biggest-finale-yet/103-21f6438d-7973-4ae8-9e7b-29ebdc91b51b

05/20/2026

It’s a Spring of Beethoven! 💐
The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera and the Mondavi Center, UC Davis will each present concerts featuring Beethoven’s symphonies. 
 
🎼 Beethoven Symphony No. 9 | May 30 & 31 
📍Safe Credit Union Convention Center 
Featuring the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera Chorus and the Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra Chorus, this monumental work embodies the triumph of the human spirit. With its iconic “Ode to Joy,” Beethoven’s Ninth promises an uplifting and unforgettable two-performance conclusion to the season. 
 
More info at sacphilopera.org 
 
🎼Liszt Transcriptions of Symphonies No. 6-9 | June 5 & 7 
📍Mondavi Center, UC Davis 
Legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz called the Liszt Transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies “the greatest works for the piano.” Christopher Taylor tackles the final four pieces of these demanding, illuminating works over a riveting two-part concert event. 
 
More info at mondaviarts.org

05/19/2026

Join us this June for opera presented at The Sofia!

🎭Three Decembers
🗓️Friday, June 12, 7:30 pm, Sunday, June 14, 2:00 pm
📍The Sofia, Home of B Street Theater
🎟️https://purchase.sacphilopera.org/Events

Jake Heggie’s Three Decembers – an intimate chamber opera that follows Broadway star Madeline Mitchell and her two adult children, Bea and Charlie, across three Decembers - 1986, 1996, and 2006. As the years pass, the family grapples with old secrets, personal loss, and the emotional distance left by Madeline’s fame.

With a heartfelt libretto by Gene Scheer, based on a play by Terrence McNally, and a lyrical score by Heggie, Three Decembers is a moving exploration of family, identity, and the ties that endure. Presented in English, this poignant opera brings raw emotion and soaring music to a story that feels achingly familiar.

04/25/2026

Love & Death: From Romeo and Juliet to Fauré’s Requiem opens tonight! We are so excited to introduce our wonderful conductor for the evening, Mélisse Brunet!

Renowned as a conductor of “uncommon emotional intensity” (Marie-Celine) and a “force at the podium” (Eugene Scene), American conductor Mélisse Brunet is a native of Paris, France with Spanish and Italian roots. She is quickly gaining attention on both sides of the Atlantic as “a skilled and polished conductor with an excellent pedigree… Brunet led the orchestra with panache and clarity, giving inspiring and assured renditions of each work.” (Cleveland Classical). In July 2022, she became the fifth Music Director of the Lexington Philharmonic, and the first woman to hold the position. She is also in her fifth season as the Music Director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic.

To read more about Mélisse, visit our website at https://www.sacphilopera.org/artists/melisse-brunet/

🎶Love & Death: From Romeo and Juliet to Fauré’s Requiem
🗓️TONIGHT! April 25th, 7:30pm
🎟️ https://purchase.sacphilopera.org/Events
📍SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center

04/25/2026

Love & Death opens tomorrow! We are pleased to introduce Samuel Kidd as the baritone soloist in Fauré’s Requiem!

Samuel Kidd returns to the prestigious Adler Fellowship Program at San Francisco Opera for the 2025–2026 season, where his assignments include covering Marullo in Rigoletto and singing Prison Guard #1 in Dead Man Walking. He also joins Livermore Valley Opera as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte and appears as baritone soloist in Fauré’s Requiem with the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera and Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer with Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra.

To read more about Samuel, visit our website at https://www.sacphilopera.org/artists/samuel-kidd/

🎶 Love & Death: From Romeo and Juliet to Fauré’s Requiem
🗓️ Saturday, April 25th 7:30pm
🎟️ Tickets available at https://purchase.sacphilopera.org/Events
📍 SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center

04/22/2026

Love & Death: From Romeo and Juliet to Fauré’s Requiem is THIS Saturday! We are so excited to welcome Phoebe Chee as the soprano soloist in Fauré’s Requiem!

Phoebe Chee has been hailed by SPOT as “one of Singapore’s most promising young sopranos.” She is praised for her “strong and consistent range” with “bursts of ferocity and vocal splendors.” In comedic roles, such as Despina and Susanna, Chee has been described as “sweet and sassy” with a masterful comedic timing, but can equally embody the emotional intensity of a tragic protagonist. 

To read more about Phoebe, visit our website at https://www.sacphilopera.org/artists/phoebe-chee/

🎶 Love & Death: From Romeo and Juliet to Fauré’s Requiem
🗓️ April 25th, 2026 7:30pm
🎟️ https://purchase.sacphilopera.org/Events
📍SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center

04/21/2026

We are loving this feature of our board member, Lora Painter ABC 10 , who was interviewed by Cap Radio’s Jennifer Reason as her 100th Local Artist feature. Click here to listen! ABC10's Evening News Anchor Divulges Secret Prior Life as a Classical Musician - capradio.org

Thank you and ! LISTEN HERE: https://www.capradio.org/music/classical/2026/04/20/abc10s-evening-news-anchor-divulges-secret-prior-life-as-a-classical-musician/?fbclid=IwdGRleART4UNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeR5OM8dVqxLUEntxKXQ5_WANErGHXnvlybhiX_a7XLRxODR79GpQxrWulgN4_aem_L_sUOuFxpFHIW3ZMjhFUWQ

04/20/2026

More SP&O staff in the news! Check out this article in OPERA America featuring our Director of Development and Special Projects, Rena Harms Simpson!

A look inside the company's unique company artist program

04/17/2026

Loved seeing Omari Tau in our production of La Traviata last month? Well, now’s your chance to see him on stage with SP&O again!

We are pleased to welcome back Omari Tau as the Narrator for “Give Birth to the Dream” by Dolores White in next Saturday’s concert, Love & Death.

Tau is Artistic Director of Sacramento’s Rogue Music Project, Professor of Vocal Music at Cosumnes River College, and member of the band Solabel. His degrees from Michigan State University and the Moores School of Music-University of Houston in Music Education and Vocal Music Performance helped him to make homes in operatic and musical theatre worlds, as well as more popular genres. Tau has proven a versatile performing artist, educator, director, and composer.

To read more about Omari, visit https://www.sacphilopera.org/artists/omari-tau/

🎶 Love & Death: From Romeo and Juliet to Fauré’s Requiem
🗓️ April 25th, 2026 7:30pm
🎟️ https://purchase.sacphilopera.org/Events
📍 SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center

04/16/2026

Check out our CEO, Giuliano Kornberg, in today's Abridged by PBS KVIE article by Marcus Crowder!

New leaders helming a number of Sacramento arts institutions are facing pressing questions about sustainability.