

Tickets are $49 per vehicle, plus a $5 handling fee, and must be purchased in advance at /FortMasonLucia or by calling the SF Opera box office at 415.864-3330. Guests must remain in their cars during the showing, and must wear masks when visiting concessions or restrooms. Vehicles will be spaced 6 feet apart with an 18-foot drive lane every two rows. A maximum capacity of 98 cars with pre-purchased ticks will be admitted for the 6 p.m. Social-distancing measures will be in place during the event.

The cast is rounded out by Oren Gradus (Raimondo), Matthew O’Neill (Normanno), Andrew Bidlack (Arturo) and Cybele Gouverneur (Alisa). The 2008 performance also features the company debut of Italian tenor Giuseppe Filianoti as Edgardo, and Italian baritone Gabriele Viviani as Enrico. Graham Vick and Marco Gandini directed, and Jean-Yves Ossonce conducted the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus. The performance starring French soprano Natalie Dessay in the title role was filmed in HD at the War Memorial Opera House in 2008, and will be shown at the Marina District pop-up drive-in’s 40-by-20-square-foot LED screen.Īttendees will also be able to purchase food from Off the Grid food trucks.īased on Sir Walter Scott’s popular Waverly novels, Donizetti’s 18356 bel canto masterpiece follows the tragic heroine Lucia after she loses her sanity after she is betrayed by her brother Enrico, and spurned by her lover Edgardo. The company will host a one-time showing of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor at the Fort Mason Flix Drive-In on Oct. The San Francisco Opera has been presenting classic performances online during the pandemic, but this week it will give opera lovers a chance to watch a larger-than-life performance on a big screen.
