San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program has unveiled its 2024 season. For the first time in the organization’s 67-year history, the three stage directors for the season are women. Two are distinguished ...

A recital featuring emerging opera stars in San Francisco this week curated by Merola Opera Program faculty member Mario Antonio Marra reflects his mission to champion Neapolitan music.

San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the world's most prestigious opera training programs, continues its 2026 season with its penultimate production, the serio-comic "Ariadne auf ...

One of the most prestigious opera training programs in the world, San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program has announced its 2023 season. This year's talented cohort of participants, announced ...

San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the world's most prestigious opera training programs, will close its 2026 Summer Festival with the annual Merola Grand Finale. The performance ...

For the first time in 67 years, San Francisco's treasured Merola Opera Program has made women the three stage directors for the 2024 season. Always known for diversity and inclusion, it is a ...

When Anna Thompson opened the email, she almost couldn’t believe what she was reading. “I was overjoyed,” said the Rochester native. “I had dreamed of attending Merola for years. Ever since I started ...

Instead of returning to campus this fall, the Merola Opera Program class of 2019 has already graduated from the organization's prestigious "summer school." A recent evening-long "commencement" concert ...

The Merola Opera Program returns this summer with four events in store: an opening recital, a Schwabacher Summer Concert , the Merola Grand Finale, and — as the season’s centerpiece — a new production ...