Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera

Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera is one of the region’s leading cultural assets.

Unique and inspiring, the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera has reclaimed its place as one of the region’s leading performing arts organizations. In the past five years, the SP&O has made tremendous artistic, community, and fiscal strides through a business model that has solidly moved from one of instability to one of stability. Today, the SP&O serves as a vibrant cultural asset – one that is shape

d by Sacramento, whose offerings are uniquely of Sacramento, and whose vision for the future is designed for Sacramento. The SP&O continues its stellar concerts, education offerings, and engagement programs digitally, which bring the passion of classical music into our audiences' homes for them to enjoy safely. We look forward to returning to our region's concert halls, classrooms, and gathering spaces when it is time and when it is safe. In the meantime, we will continue down the path of sustainability that the last five years have laid the foundation for, and will work collaboratively to further the impact our art form can have for our growing, thriving community.

The 2026-27 Season is nearly upon us! We are so excited to share with you the cast of Il Trovatore, coming this November...
08/04/2026

The 2026-27 Season is nearly upon us!

We are so excited to share with you the cast of Il Trovatore, coming this November in concert!

Verdi’s Il Trovatore is opera at its most vocally virtuosic, packed with passion, drama, and some of Verdi’s most famous melodies. Presented in concert with full orchestra and chorus, this performance lets the music shine with stunning clarity and emotional punch.

To learn more about each of our cast members, visit https://www.sacphilopera.org/guest-artists/

🎭Il Trovatore, in concert
🗓️November 21, 2026 - 8:00pm
📍SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center

Single tickets on sale August 12th, 12:00pm!

The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera proudly announces that Maestro Ari Pelto has been named Music Director and Chief Con...
07/29/2026

The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera proudly announces that Maestro Ari Pelto has been named Music Director and Chief Conductor beginning with the 2026-27 Season.

The new role as Chief Conductor is the result of the deep relationship between Pelto and the musicians and will support the SP&O's musical trajectory of the last few years.

To read more about this major step forward in building artistic leadership, see the following link: https://email.sacphilopera.org/t/cr/AQjQrBMQmO86GK7o_ClLHlBJ8NEss4GHKjniwDo9sC1iH3OhK9IQ_7_I_3yy4Q

Dear valued patrons,We are so excited for everyone to come and see Three Decembers this weekend! After hearing some conf...
06/11/2026

Dear valued patrons,

We are so excited for everyone to come and see Three Decembers this weekend! After hearing some confusion on where these performances are taking place, we’d like to make sure everyone is aware of the correct venue.

Both performances of Three Decembers will take place at: The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre, 2700 Capitol Ave, Sacramento, CA 95816.

See you there!
- The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera Team

06/11/2026

Three Decembers opens tomorrow! We can’t wait to share this amazing opera with you! With a heartfelt libretto by Gene Scheer, based on a play by Terrence McNally, and a lyrical score by Jake Heggie, Three Decembers is a moving exploration of family, identity, and the ties that endure.

Tickets are still available at https://purchase.sacphilopera.org/Events

Composer: Jake Heggie
Conductor: Ryan Murray
Director: Vaughn Irving

Cast: Jill Grove, Rena Harms, Keith Phares

Piano: Kathryn Eames, Jennifer Reason

🗓️June 12th, 7:30pm & June 14th, 2:00pm
📍The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre

06/08/2026

We are so excited to share this lovely interview with Lora Painter, ABC10 Evening News Anchor and SP&O Board Member, and Jake Heggie, the composer of Three Decembers!

If you haven't secured your tickets for Three Decembers yet, now is the time!

Performances: Friday, June 12th & Sunday, June 14th
Location: The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre
Tickets available at: https://purchase.sacphilopera.org/Events

Can't wait to see you there!

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

It’s a Spring of Beethoven! 💐 The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera and the Mondavi Center, UC Davis will each present con...
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.

Love & Death: From Romeo and Juliet to Fauré’s Requiem opens tonight! We are so excited to introduce our wonderful condu...
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

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

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