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Soprano Chea Kang performs “Der kleine Sandmann bin ich Abends will ich schlafen gehn” from Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel” in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Mezzo-soprano Ariana Maubach (center) holds onto mezzo-soprano Sadie Cheslak (right) as bass John Mburu (left) and tenor Tristan Tournaud (right) pull her in “Madre! Mia vita… Son nata a lagrimar” from Handel’s Giulio Cesare in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
(L to R) Baritone Joeavian Rivera, mezzo-soprano Ariana Maubach, tenor Minghao Liu, bass-baritone Wanchun Liang, and bass-baritone Justice Yates perform “Don Basilio!… Cosa veggo! Buona sera, mio signore” from Rossini’s “Il barbiere di Siviglia” in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Mezzo-soprano Sadie Cheslak (center) performs “Madre! Mia vita… Son nata a lagrimar” from Handel’s Giulio Cesare as mezzo-soprano Ariana Maubach is taken away by bass-baritone Justice Yates (back center) while (L to R middle) tenor Tristan Tournaud, bass John Mburu and baritone Gabriel Natal-Báez look on in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Soprano Charlotte Siegel performs “Io son I’umile ancelle” from Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
(L to R) Mezzo-soprano Meg Brilleslyper, soprano Alexa Frankian, soprano Chea Kang, and mezzo-soprano Sadie Cheslak (back) perform “Alice! Meg! Nannetta!” from Verdi’s “Falstaff” in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Soprano Ariane Cossette and tenor Jin Yu perform “Va! Je t’ai pardonné… Nuit d’hyménée” from Gonoud’s “Roméo et Juliette” in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Soprano Chea Kang performs “Der kleine Sandmann bin ich Abends will ich schlafen gehn” from Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel” in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Mezzo-soprano Meg Brilleslyper, soprano Sofia Gotch (front), and soprano Chea Kang (back) perform “Der kleine Sandmann bin ich Abends will ich schlafen gehn” from Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel” in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Bass-baritone Wanchun Liang performs “Era equal la voce” from Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Mezzo-soprano Meg Brilleslyper performs “Qui j’aime les militaires” from Offenbach’s “La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein” in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Soprano Charlotte Siegel and bass-baritone Justice Yates perform "Wheels of a Dream" from Flaherty/McNally's "Ragtime" in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Soprano Alexa Frankian performs “Addio mio dolce amore” from Puccini’s “Edgar” in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Tenor Minghao Liu performs “Ah, mes amis… Pour mon ame” from Donizetti’s “La fille du régiment” in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Soprano Eva Rae Martinez and baritone Gabriel Natal Báez perform “Appressati, Lucia…il pallor funesto” from Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Tenor Tristan Tournaud performs “Lonely House” from Weill’s “Street Scene” in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Baritone Joeavian Rivera and bass John Mburu perform “Don Pasquale… Cheti, cheti immantinente” from Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Soprano Sofia Gotch performs "Willow Song" from Moore's "Ballad of Baby Doe" in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Baritone Benjamin Dickerson performs “Erlkönig (arr. Berlioz)” by Franz Schubert/Hector Berlioz in the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
All 26 Merola Opera Program artists will showcase their talents in the Merola Grand Finale, a triumphant conclusion of Merola’s 2025 Summer Festival season, August 16, 2025 at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
Photo Credit: Kristen Loken
All 26 Merola Opera Program artists will showcase their talents in the Merola Grand Finale, a triumphant conclusion of Merola’s 2025 Summer Festival season, August 16, 2025 at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
Photo Credit: Kristen Loken
Producer and pianist Ronny Michael Greenberg (Merola ‘14) will curate Merola Opera Program's piano/vocal recital "A Grand Night for Singing: An American Songfest" June 26 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall.
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Conductor William Long, will make his Merola debut at the podium leading the San Francisco Opera Center Orchestra in the Schwabacher Summer Concert: "It's Complicated: Love & Opera" July 10 and July 12 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall.
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Acclaimed director Omer Ben Seadia (Merola ‘14) will direct Merola Opera Program's Schwabacher Summer Concert: "It's Complicated: Love & Opera" July 10 and July 12 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall.
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2025 Merola Opera Program's Stage Director Elio Bucky will direct one of the Schwabacher Summer Concert scenes July 10 and July 12 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall and the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
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Director Garnett Bruce will bring to life a fully staged production of Rossini’s sparkling and hilarious, rarely seen gem "Le Comte Ory" July 31 and August 2 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall.
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Metropolitan Opera conductor Pierre Vallet, will make his Merola debut at the podium leading the San Francisco Opera Center Orchestra in Rossini’s sparkling and hilarious, rarely seen gem "Le Comte Ory" July 31 and August 2 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall.
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Kelly Kuo will conduct the 2025 Merola Grand Finale, featuring all the young artists in a dazzling array of opera’s most brilliant works, presented August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
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Kelly Kuo will conduct the 2025 Merola Grand Finale, featuring all the young artists in a dazzling array of opera’s most brilliant works, presented August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House. Seen here: Kelly Kuo conducting the 2023 Merola Grand Finale.
