Step into the world of opera through North Stage Door, a new podcast that takes you into the swirl of creativity, stagecraft, and performance at San Francisco Opera. You’ll hear lively stories and insightful interviews—a window into the complex inner workings of this vibrant Company and the many aspects necessary to make a rich, multi-faceted art form come to life.

North Stage Door Episode 3 explores the music and themes of love and liberation in Beethoven's Fidelio.
Special Guests include Matthew Ozawa, Janet Napolitano, Ian Robertson, San Francisco Opera Orchestra Musicians and Incarcerated Persons at San Quentin State Prison.

North Stage Door-Episode 3

North Stage Door takes listeners backstage to examine the dynamic 18th century duo of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte, and what, and how, their creative partnership continues to move and inspire us today.

North Stage Door-Episode 2

North Stage Door, episode one, showcases how a team adapts to a pandemic and finds a creative path forward.  It will have a special focus on The Barber of Seville—a masterpiece hiding in plain sight!—in conjunction with San Francisco Opera's special drive-in performances in April and May.