Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera and Giuliano Kornberg Agree to New Four-Year Contract
June 4, 2024
Artistic and Financial Achievements and Momentum Leads to Contract Extension SACRAMENTO, CA – June 4, 2024 – Sending a strong signal that his leadership has dramatically propelled the institution forward in service to the greater Sacramento…...
Read MoreReturn of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series
April 18, 2024
SP&O Announces Return of Harry Potter Film Concert Series with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ In Concert Tickets available starting Friday April 19 at ticketmaster.com MONDAY APRIL 15– SACRAMENTO, CA – The Harry Potter…...
Read MoreDownload Your Photos from Michelle Cann Plays Rachmaninoff 1/20/24
January 28, 2024
Thank you for joining us in Sacramento to witness piano virtuoso Michelle Cann! Follow the link below to view and download your photos: VIEW PHOTOS ...
Read MoreFour New Musicians Join Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera
December 12, 2023
SACRAMENTO, CA – December 12, 2023 – The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera (SP&O) received a fresh injection of artistic talent with the appointment of four new musicians to the orchestra. The four new members, who…...
Read MoreDownload Your Photos From Brahms’ Stormy Symphony
November 29, 2023
Thank you for joining us and Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor Ari Pelto in his first concert of the season, featuring cellist Zlatomir Fung! Follow the link below to view and download your photos: VIEW PHOTOS ...
Read MoreDownload Your Photos from American Landscapes
October 27, 2023
Thank you for joining us at our October 21st season opening concert of the season, American Landscapes: From the New World! Follow the link below to view and download your photos: VIEW PHOTOS ...
Read MoreFour Sacramento Luminaries Join Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera Board of Directors
August 22, 2023
The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera welcome inductees Lora Painter, Lars Gjerde, Jennifer Harris, and Adam Marszal SACRAMENTO, CA – August 22, 2023 – The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera (SP&O) receiveda fresh injection of board…...
Read MoreSacramento Philharmonic & Opera Announces New Board Leadership
July 25, 2023
Celebrated Education Executive Sheree Meyer to become next president SACRAMENTO, CA – July 25, 2023 – The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera (SP&O) announces the transfer of the baton of leadership with the election of Sheree Meyer as…...
Read MoreSACRAMENTO PHILHARMONIC & OPERA SHATTERS ATTENDANCE, GIVING RECORDS SINCE 2015 RETURN
June 30, 2023
Record audiences and contributions: 400,000 greater Sacramentans reached; $10 million in gifts and sponsorships made Sacramento, CA, June 30, 2023: A decade after the merger of Sacramento’s orchestra and opera company and eight years after the eventual…...
Read MoreStep and Repeat Photos for La Bohème!
June 12, 2023
We have the best patrons! Thank you to everyone who attended La Bohème on May 20th! We appreciate your love of the performing arts. If you took a picture in front of our Step and Repeat Banner, you can download yours below! Thanks…...
Read MoreStep and Repeat Photos for Leonard Slatkin Conducts!
May 11, 2023
We have the best patrons! Thank you to everyone who attended Leonard Slatkin Conducts on April 29th! We appreciate your love of the performing arts. If you took a picture in front of our Step and Repeat Banner, you can download yours…...
Read MoreSacramento Philharmonic & Opera Names Ari Pelto to Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor
April 18, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEGiuliano [email protected] Major step forward in Building Future Leadership SACRAMENTO, CA – April 11, 2023 – The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera (SP&O) proudly announces Maestro Ari Pelto…...
Read MoreTwo Successful Performances in January Finishing with Bolero!
January 28, 2023
What a fabulous way to finish the month! The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera featured conductor Francois Lopez-Ferrer and cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan on January 28. This was such a special performance of the Saint-Saens Cello Concerto…...
Read MoreStep and Repeat Photos for Bolero!
January 28, 2023
We have the best patrons! Thank you to everyone who attended Bolero the last weekend of January! We appreciate your love of the performing arts. If you took a picture in front of our Step and Repeat Banner, you can download yours…...
Read MoreThe Largest Turnout of the Season: Beethoven’s Eroica
January 21, 2023
The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera hosted pianist Janice Carissa and conductor Douglas Boyd on January 21 for a nearly sold out crowd. Our orchestra expertly performed the dynamic Ravel Piano Concerto in G, with Janice gracefully…...
Read MoreStep and Repeat Photos for Beethoven’s Eroica
January 21, 2023
We have the best patrons! Thank you to everyone who attended Beethoven's Eroica in January! We appreciate your love of the performing arts. If you took a picture in front of our Step and Repeat Banner, you can download yours below!…...
Read MoreOver 90% of the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center was filled for Mozart’s Magnificent Mass!
November 19, 2022
The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera hosted singer Nicholas Phan, and French horn player Chris Cooper. They performed the Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings beautifully last Saturday. A huge shoutout for the Sacramento…...
Read MoreStep and Repeat Photos for Mozart’s Magnificent Mass!
November 19, 2022
To the Sacramento community, thank you so much for making Mozart's Magnificent Mass special! We filled over 90% of the house and enjoyed spectacular music. If you took a picture in front of our step and repeat banner, you may find…...
Read MoreOpening Night: The Firebird! A great success and an exciting start to our 2022-2023 Season
October 22, 2022
With over 90% of our patrons rating this performance 4 or 5 stars and more than 1,500 tickets sold, The Firebird on October 22nd was a great success! We want to thank our guest artists Lidiya Yankovskaya, Tai Murray, and John Wineglass…...
Read MoreThe Sacramento community shows up to take photos in front of our new Step and Repeat Banner
October 22, 2022
To the Sacramento community, thank you so much for making our Opening Night special! If you took a picture in front of our step and repeat banner, you may find yours in the link below. Simply right-click your photo, click download,…...
Read MoreThe Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera performs a day of music in the City of Rancho Cordova
October 8, 2022
The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera String Trio performed at Sacramento Children's Museum for a crowd of all ages! Thank you to the City of Rancho Cordova Government for sponsoring this fun concert! Contact us to find out how…...
Read MoreSACRAMENTO PHILHARMONIC & OPERA ANNOUNCES SPRING SOIRÉES DIGITAL SERIES
April 11, 2021
SACRAMENTO PHILHARMONIC & OPERA ANNOUNCES SPRING SOIRÉES DIGITAL SERIES Presenting a Four-Concert Set of Works for Strings, Winds, and Brass & Percussion this Spring SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera (SP&O)…...
Read MoreSACRAMENTO PHILHARMONIC & OPERA COMES INTO YOUR HOME VIA DIGITAL STREAM
October 15, 2020
Digital Chamber Music Series Launched as Orchestra and Musicians Finalize Landmark Contract PDF Download SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA -- The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera (SP&O) is proud to announce its Fall Digital Chamber Music Series, bringing…...
Read MoreOpera in Place – Contest
April 25, 2020
SP&O announces a Social Media contest! Rules: Submit a video recording of you and/or your household lip syncing or acting out one of your favorite Opera Arias. Videos should be between 30-90 seconds long and be submitted to Facebook messenger…...
Read MoreLetter from SP&O President
April 23, 2020
Dear SP&O Patrons, Music is powerful. It provides beauty, solace, excitement, expression, and much more for all that hear it. We are bonded by the knowledge that music - and all of the arts - can illuminate the human experience in ways that often…...
Read MoreSACRAMENTO PHILHARMONIC & OPERA ANNOUNCES NEW FALL DATES FOR POSTPONED CONCERTS
April 14, 2020
For Immediate Release April 10, 2020 Dear Friend: With all of us homebound, it’s nice to have something to look forward to! The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera has finalized the new dates for the final three concerts postponed…...
Read MoreSP&O ANNOUNCES POSTPONEMENT OF REMAINING SEASON TO FALL 2020
March 12, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2020 SACRAMENTO PHILHARMONIC & OPERA ANNOUNCES POSTPONEMENT OF REMAINING 19/20 SEASON CONCERTS Rescheduled amidst concerns of current community health issues Dear Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera…...
Read MoreSP&O Announces Opera Finale, The Barber of Seville
November 4, 2019
SACRAMENTO PHILHARMONIC & OPERA ANNOUNCES OPERA FINALE, THE BARBER OF SEVILLE PDF Download SACRAMENTO, CALIF. The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera is pleased to announce the Opera Finale on April 25, 2020 will be a performance of Rossini’s…...
Read MoreRigoletto Cast Announced
March 28, 2019
SACRAMENTO PHILHARMONIC & OPERA PRESENTS OPERA FINALE, RIGOLETTO PDF Download SACRAMENTO, CALIF. The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera brings a dramatic, masterfully imagined opera to the Sacramento Community Center Theater with Giuseppe Verdi’s…...
Read More2019-2020 SEASON ANNOUNCED
March 19, 2019
SACRAMENTO PHILHARMONIC & OPERA ANNOUNCES 2019-2020 SEASON “All of Sacramento Becomes the Stage” During Year-long Community Center Theater Renovation PDF Download SACRAMENTO, CALIF. For the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera’s 2019-2020…...
Read MoreARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE FOR FIRST ALL-AMERICAN PROGRAM
February 18, 2019
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE FOR FIRST ALL-AMERICAN PROGRAM, RHAPSODY IN BLUE PDF Download SACRAMENTO, CALIF. The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera is excited to announce their first ever All-American orchestral program featuring an artist-in-residence: contemporary…...
Read MoreBeethoven Festival: Two Sold Out Weeks!
January 30, 2019
BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL: TWO SOLD OUT WEEKS! Download PDF SACRAMENTO, CALIF. January 29, 2019. The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera is pleased to announce the 2019 Beethoven Festival as its most successful concert series yet with back-to-back sold out…...
Read MoreTosca to be presented in semi-staged production
March 5, 2018
SP&O TO PRESENT PUCCINI'S "TOSCA" ON MAY 5 FULL CONCERT PERFORMANCE TO BE SEMI-STAGED Download PDF of this announcement The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera (SP&O) is proud to announce that the performance of Giacomo Puccini’s…...
Read MoreNANCY MCRAE FISHER TO EXPAND HER SPONSORSHIP
June 30, 2017
The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera today announces Nancy McRae Fisher as 2017-2018 Season Sponsor for its six-concert Classics Series and its three-concert Pops Series. After sponsoring the Pops Series for the very successful 2016-2017 season, which…...
Read More2017-18 Season Announced
February 26, 2017
Classics & Pops Series Return Sacramento Favorite, Rachel Barton Pine, The Music of Prince, and Puccini’s Tosca Are Season Hightlights Renewing Subscriptions on Sale Now Sacramento, CA (February 24, 2015) – The Sacramento Philharmonic…...
Read MoreRALEY FAMILY FOUNDATION INVESTS $300,000 IN THE SP&O
October 5, 2016
RALEY FAMILY FOUNDATION INVESTS $300,000 IN THE SACRAMENTO PHILHARMONIC & OPERA Nancy McRae Fisher Renews Pops! Season Underwriting The Thomas P. Raley Foundation has invested $300,000 to support the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera over the next…...
Read MoreSP&O Breaks 16-Year Sell-Out Record!
May 10, 2016
The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera has finished its 2015-2016 Resurrection Season having sold out two concerts and nearly four. This past weekend’s season finale, featuring Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, was the second to sell out this…...
Read MoreSP&O Announces 2016-17 Season!
March 10, 2016
The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera is pleased to announce its 16-17 season for both its Classics Series as well as its Pops Series. The SP&O returns in the fall of 2016 with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony and Britten’s Violin Concerto featuring…...
Read MoreSP&O Breaks 10-Year Subscription Record!
January 22, 2016
Due in part to the wildly successful attendance of our second concert of the Resurrection season, we’ve broken a 10-year subscription record and have a 60% Increase in subscriptions since the 2012-2013 season! We are also thrilled to announce our $100,000…...
Read MoreSP&O Breaks 10-Year Subscription Record!
November 11, 2015
Sacramento, Calif. – Today, the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera is pleased to announce that due in part to the wildly successful attendance of their second concert of the Resurrection season, they have broken a 10 year subscription record high including…...
Read MoreAnnouncing Tweet Seats!
September 24, 2015
Tweet Seats! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tweet Seats! Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera to Initiate Live Tweeting at Performances Sacramento, Ca (Oct. 6, 2015) The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera announces Tweet Seats, an exciting new initiative that…...
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