Experience an afternoon of storytelling and performance inspired by opera highlighting creative community voices and fresh interpretations of classic works. The Opera Unbound Showcase features participants from The Opera in You writing workshops sharing original stories, alongside a staged reading by Page to Stage book club participants of When You’re the King, They Let You Do It, a new translation of Victor Hugo’s Le Roi s’amuse, the play that inspired Verdi’s Rigoletto. Translated and directed by Teaching Artist Marissa Skudlarek, When You’re the King, They Let You Do It, brings deeper meaning and timely parallels to the Verdi classic that opened our 103rd season in September 2025.
San Francisco Opera’s Department of Engagement + Connectivity presents Opera Unbound, a series of free community programs offered in partnership with libraries and community centers across the Bay Area.
LOCATION:Main Library - Koret Auditorium CLASS:PUBLIC TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1440M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Event Reminder - Celebration: Opera Unbound Showcase END:VALARM END:VCALENDAR