War Memorial Opera House - San Francisc

We saw Madame Butterfly in the center orchestra 3rd row. This is my 2nd Madame Butterfly. My 1st experience of this opera was several years ago and the production wasi guess traditional and close to the original production. It was grand and the sets were stunning. There was a bridge and the costumes were rich and exquisite. This 2nd current production I felt sounded much better but the sets were too minimal and I did not like that as much.

My companion Nikola and I go daily to pay respect to the fallen and play ball. The poem on the monument is a great dedication to all solders especially the fallen...read it aloud and proud...the grass is wonderful for your pet as well as lunch..you may see us there if so, it'll be our pleasure. This is the place the U.N. was born and all should visit once.. inside the octagon there is soil from all the wars my fellow soldiers perished it is to me hollowed ground....I've been in the Herbst it's lovely and majestic Haven't been to oprea house yet....

I attend the San Francisco ballet almost every season and I absolutely love this venue! I highly recommend coming here for a show to have a complete experience. The architecture is beautiful.

Beautiful opera house with an absolutely amazing performance of Romeo and Juliet. All of the dancers were amazing and you could tell there was dance chemistry between pairs and overall well integrated team effort in the company. Would love to come see another performance here! Only downside was that there were no bathrooms on the lobby level, and being on crutches, the slow elevators made it stressful to get to the bathroom and back during intermissions. If the breaks were maybe 5 minutes longer, it would really help! Also, additional warm lighting at picture spots would be great as opposed to the white spotlight which turned out harsh in photos.

We came Friday to see Cinderella with the SF Ballet at 8pm. The tickets are easy to get online, they have a system to generate the best seating options for the price you want to pay. I believe you can purchase parking lot tickets as well, but we did not get that since we parked elsewhere and bussed to the War Memorial. The artists’ interview is an hour before the show starts, you can come early to watch that. If you are late, they will not let you be seated so make sure you come on time. The opera house is beautiful, the staff are very nice and helpful. The bathrooms are clean and you can easily walk up the stairs to your seating or take the elevator. They offer snacks, concession items, food, and alcoholic drinks outside the seating areas. Everyone was dressed up, little girls wearing beautiful dresses, some people in silk and sequin. We dressed up and still felt underdressed. The show was 2.5 hours with two 15 minute intermission. The performance by SF Ballet was amazing, the orchestra sounded so good. This is perfect for a date night, a family night out, or maybe even a solo date. SF Ballet is renowned and I believe everyone should experience it at least once in their life.