Operas in the East Bay worth going out for.

Iestyn Davies, countertenor Oliver Wass, Baroque triple lever harp and modern harp

October 25 at 3pm (This weekend)

Hertz Hall · Southside • $75

A voice that seems to defy physics meets two harps spanning four centuries. Grammy winner Iestyn Davies and harpist Oliver Wass glide from Monteverdi to Nico Muhly in one luminous recital.

Lowell Ensemble

December 20 at 3pm

Martinez Campbell Theater · Martinez • $20-$30

Hear the holidays through the polished sound of San Francisco Opera and Ballet musicians in a cozy, welcoming theater. The Lowell Ensemble brings 17 years of festive tradition to an afternoon of seasonal classics.

J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew's Passion: Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; Masaaki Suzuki, conductor

February 21 at 5pm

Cal Performances · Southside

Hear Bach's towering St. Matthew Passion in its 300th anniversary year, a rare US performance led by Masaaki Suzuki with the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists.

MainStage 3: Emerging Voices

February 28 at 3pm

First Congregational Church of Berkeley · Southside

Hear tomorrow's opera legends before they hit the big stage. The Adler Fellows bring soaring arias to a warm, intimate church setting with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra.

SF Opera Bohème Out of the Box Performance

San Ramon Farmers Market at City Center Bishop Ranch · San Ramon

SF Opera brings Puccini's romance to the farmers market. Catch a free, abridged performance of La Bohème while you shop for produce—arias and almond butter in one trip.

La Fanciulla del West

February 27 +3

Bankhead Theater · Livermore

Puccini swaps Italy for the California Gold Rush in this sweeping frontier love story, where a saloon owner risks everything on a charming stranger with a dangerous past. Soaring melodies and high-stakes suspense make it one of his most adventurous works.