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SF Opera Guild

Nov 14, 2018

Holiday Album!

October 24 was an exciting day in the Taube Education Studio at the Wilsey Center for Opera. It was the day we recorded our Holiday...

SF Opera Guild Education

May 15, 2018

Opera Scouts End Of Year Recital!

Please join us to celebrate the end of the year and our fabulous trip to Italy! On Wednesday, May 23 at 7pm we will come together to...

Caroline

Apr 10, 2018

Arrivaderci Roma

We have arrived! It was a long journey--nearly 24 hours of travel, thanks to the Air France strike. Luckily our outstanding team at...

Francisca Icaza

Apr 9, 2018

Roma in the Rain

Our last day in Italy started with a free morning in Rome. Our free morning was over shadowed by a torrential downpour and wind. Most...

Violet Pasmooij

Apr 8, 2018

When in Rome. . .

Today, we had our first whole day in Rome! We visited amazing places such as the Coloseum and Palatine Hill. To get there, we had to ride...

Caroline

Apr 7, 2018

Uffizi~Roma~Tosca!

Student voices will be back tomorrow, I promise! It has been a couple long days, and late nights at the theater, which has cut into our...

Caroline

Apr 6, 2018

Firenze!

It has been an amazing and busy day! We began with a wonderful breakfast in our hotel--all grateful to see eggs again! Then we marched...

Julia Caldwell

Apr 5, 2018

Get on Your Feet!

On this trip, I've really learned the virtue of early rising. By getting up so early we got to see Venice wake up as we went down the...

Kyra Leetz

Apr 4, 2018

Palazzo Ducale/Murano/Concert!

The Palazzo Ducale/Doge's Palace, a gargantuan structure full of some of the most beautiful gold leaf ceilings and perspective paint....

Amelia Lifsitz

Apr 4, 2018

La Fenice!! 3rd Day!!

Today we went to THE most beautiful opera house in the world, La Fenice. It was a pastel blue, pink, and white theme. And had lots of...

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