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San Diego Opera Association
50 YEARS AND COUNTING!
San Diego Opera Mission Statement
The mission of San Diego Opera is to deliver exceptional vocal performances and
exciting, accessible programs to diverse audiences, focusing on community
engagement and the transformative power of live performance.
San Diego Opera Vision Statement
The San Diego Opera will be recognized internationally as a leading example of
adaptability, innovation and sustainability in the operatic arts, promoting
diversified programming and unique performance venues with world-class and
emerging talent.
Core Values Statement
Through excellence in innovative programming and education, SDO provides a
lasting cultural service to the community.
• Our tradition of excellence in fully staged opera is augmented with new models
of opera and venues. Our unique and deep commitment to the community
propels us to explore ways of increasing affordability and accessibility.
• Through fiscal responsibility and nimble adaptation to the changing
marketplace, we protect the future of San Diego Opera.
• Our educational and community involvement coupled with relevant
programming will build the audience of the future.
2016-2017 Main Stage Series
Cinderella
(La Cenerentola)
Falstaff
La Traviata
2016-2017 Main Stage Series
• Civic Theatre
• Traditional, “grand” opera; theatrically
compelling, focus on American artists
• English translations (supertitles) at each
performance
• Pricing: $37 - $315
Cinderella (La Cenerentola)
Cinderella (La Cenerentola)
Falstaff
Falstaff
La Traviata
La Traviata
2016-2017 dētour Series
Piotr Beczala
Soldier Songs
La Tragédie de Carmen
2016-2017 dētour Series
• detour: a route that is different from the
ordinary, which aptly describes our new
series of productions of works outside of
traditional grand opera.
• Surprising, intense, and powerful, dētour
combines the expressive nature of opera with
the potency of intimate theater.
• Pricing: $20 - $135
Piotr Beczala
Soldier Songs
Soldier Songs
Soldier Songs
La Tragédie de Carmen
La Tragédie de Carmen
op·er·a
(ŏp′ər-ə, ŏp′rə)
n.
A theatrical presentation in
which a dramatic performance
is set to music.
Chamber Opera
Concert Opera
Music Theatre
Opera in Non-Traditional Spaces
Possible Venues in San Diego
Balboa Theatre
Davies Theater, Old Globe
Cygnet Theater
California Center for the Arts
Poway Performing Arts Center
The Conrad
Museum of Contemporary Art
Moonlight Stage
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
Mount Helix
Point Loma Nazarene Outdoor Theater
Quartyard
Maker’s Quarter
Maker’s Quarter
Bayside Performance Center
San Diego Opera Scenic Studio
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