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October 2024 by Misaghi Designs
Amazing experience watching a show at this beautiful Opera house. I highly recommend them
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October 2024 by Nūr Lee (Nūra)
This is THE opera organization on the west coast. Highly recommended...
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October 2024 by Luis Sanchez - Realtor
The War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco is our perfect date night spot! My wife and I love the elegance of the venue, and their costume events are always a highlight—bringing an extra layer of magic to the performances. The atmosphere is grand yet inviting, and even the food is better than you'd expect for an opera house. It’s a beautiful blend of culture, art, and a great night out. Highly recommended for a memorable evening!
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September 2024 by Josh E.
Everyone should experience this!
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July 2024 by Unika Laset
Really cool place! Third floor is a great spot to have food and drinks because there are couches, chairs, and small tables. Near bathrooms too.
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July 2024 by Anon E. Mouse
The War Memorial Opera House is the main event venue of the SF Opera and SF Ballet. It is a historically significant building with a neoclassical Beaux-Arts architecture and I highly recommend visiting if you are interested in seeing a show in San Francisco.
The ballet and the opera both have reasonably priced tickets, especially if you catch a subscription discount or rush tickets/discounts for single shows. For seating, the balcony circle and 1st balcony have a good compromise of ticket price, acoustics, and view.
There is an upscale in-house restaurant and bar. A typical event also has drinks and food available at concession stands. The bathrooms are clean and well-maintained.
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July 2024 by SpanishSauce
Beautiful venue, great wine and snacks available, acoustics are perfect!
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July 2024 by Suzzan Iao
I went to see The Magic Flute in the middle of June, so the weather in the city was nice. Windy, but nice.
Parking at the Civic center garage was a flat $17, so I went there a couple hours before the show's start time to grab some dinner as well.
The area is walkable, but not ideal when you are in opera watching attire. I would likely opt for dinning at the venue's restaurant next time to make my life easier.
Will call was easy and smooth with a quick show of ID, but once you are past the entrance it's quite packed with patrons. The staff were helpful and friendly.
The interior was beautiful, and has an old time-y classic opera house design. I enjoyed the atmosphere a lot.
Bathroom was clean but not enough stalls, leading to longer wait time. There were free single use cups available for folxs to get water from the water fountain, which was a life saver for me because once I got to my seat, I realized it was hot. That is the biggest flaw I've witness that evening. The lack of air flow or AC made it almost suffocating.
The seats were also extremely small. Worse than a budget airplane seat. I'm an average size 4-6, so I fit the seat just fine. But if someone wants to get in and out of the row, you bet you'll be intimately aquatinted with strangers when they walk pass you.
The show was......interesting. I won't comment on that as each show is a different interpretation that does not represent the venue as a whole. However, kudos to the SF Opera for being innovative and not shy from trying new things!
I appreciate the walking groups after the show. Although I could not locate the group towards the Civic center garage at the venue for departure, I did locate them as I was walking towards our common destination.
Overall, it was a good venue with great people. If you are going to watch an opera, this is a great place for it!
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March 2024 by Mayumi M
Lovely Swan Lake!
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March 2024 by Rebecca Gold
Went to see MND here. Had a great time.
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March 2024 by 三原淳
The place where the San Francisco Peace Treaty was signed. However, the term "war commemoration" here refers to World War I.
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March 2024 by Catherine Johnson
Beautiful! Saw swan lake.
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March 2024 by X W
For those coming for the popular performances, do spare at least 30 min for parking, if you don't want to miss half of the show which cost you hundreds of bucks for the tickets.
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February 2024 by Brian Green
One of the best places I have visited in the city the ballet was phenomenalCan't wait to return
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February 2024 by Larry Robinson
I have enjoyed so many spectacular ballets, operas and special events (ie Dalai Lama) over the years in this building. Cheap seats to the best orchestra seats, you can’t have a bad time.
