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season runs September to July; call the rush-ticket hotline for $20 next-day tickets, and
don't miss free pre-show talks.
San Francisco Opera
OPERA
Ness Ave; tickets $10-350; Civic Center, Van Ness)
SF's opera obsession started in the Gold Rush - and today, SF Opera rivals New York's
Met with original operas like Stephen King's
Dolores Claiborne
and Verdi and Puccini re-
vivals by acclaimed Tuscan director Nicola Luisotti. Book ahead, or score $10 same-day,
standing-room tickets at 10am and two hours before curtain.
ODC Theater
DANCE
415-863-9834;
www.odctheater.org
; 3153 17th Street;
box office
noon-3pm Mon-Fri)
For 40 years, ODC has redefined dance with risky, raw performances September through
December - plus year-round guest performers and 200 dance classes a week.
San Francisco Ballet
DANCE
Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave; tickets $10-120; Van Ness, Civic Center)
America's oldest ballet company and the first to premiere the
Nutcracker
, SF Ballet per-
forms 100 gloriously staged shows annually at the War Memorial Opera House January to
May; check website for dates and ticket deals.
Cinemas
Castro Theatre
CINEMA
8.50; showtimes vary; Castro)
The crowd sings along to pre-show Mighty Wurlitzer organ tunes, especially the theme
song to the 1936 Clark Gable classic
San Francisco:
'San Francisco open your Golden
