”ĭagmar Dolby said: “100 years ago, San Francisco Opera was born from the confluence of bold ideas, great artistry and passionate support. The Dolby Family is generously offering 100 “Opera for the Bay” seats for all main stage performances. Throughout Centennial Season, $10 tickets in premium seating sections will be available to anyone with a Bay Area mailing address ZIP code (beginning with 940–954) who does not hasn’t attended the San Francisco Opera in the past three years. “As the company celebrates 100 years of opera production in the Bay Area, the Dolby family offers a new benefit to residents. If all seats cost $10, how many would have to be sold to make up the company’s operating budget of approximately $80 million for the season? (Apparently 8 million, which would require 2,667 performances in the newly refurbished 3,000-seat opera house.) “A Few Seats” in September at the world premiere of John Adams Antony and Cleopatra can cost several hundred dollars and be available only through donations. The War Memorial opened in 1932, but SF Opera was founded in 1923 performing in the Civic Auditorium, justifying the centennial designation of 2022-2023. Dagmar Dolby with the Late Ray Dolby – Dolby Family Donation Secures $10 Tickets for Hundreds During Centennial Season | Courtesy of the Alzheimer’s Association $10 in 1932 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $216.29 today. (This reporter would be remiss if he didn’t also mention the design-another $10 opening night ticket to the War Memorial, Grand Tier Row C/Seat 9-on his old beach towel from the Ala Moana Center d ‘Honolulu.)Īccording to a press release from SF Opera last week, when the company centenary season begins on September 9, 2022, many places will be available for… $10. Ticket for the 1932 inauguration of the War Memorial Opera House | Credit: San Francisco Opera ArchivesĪccording to a ticket from the San Francisco Opera Archives, the price of Orchestra Row G/Seat 18 from the War Memorial Opera House on opening night on Octowas $10.
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