Il Cenacolo 70th Opera Outing
Sunday, October 5th, 2025
12:00PM - 3:00PM
Marin Art and Garden Center
Since 1955, the Opera Outing has gathered friends, colleagues, artists and scholars to support Opera in San Francisco.
In 1957, Maestro Kurt Herbert Adler, the Director of the San Francisco Opera and active Cenacolisto, founded the Merola Opera Program that would change the face of opera training in the United States, where young artists could train here in San Francisco rather than travel to Europe. Maestro Adler wanted this program to be a living memorial to his predecessor, Maestro Gaetano Merola.
Many of the 57 artists who have received direct support from Il Cenacolo continue to perform on the major opera stages throughout the world. Singers, directors, coaches and accompanists carry on their careers that were launched with Merola and with support from Il Cenacolo.
Event Details
12:00-1:00 Wine Reception with passed hors d’oeuvres
1:00 Guests seated for family-style antipasti platters and salad
~ Brief introductions and remarks ~
Plated lunch is served.
1:15PM Performance begins
Menu
Roast New York Strip Steak–au Jus
Served with Cheese Tortellini Marinara & Roasted Seasonal Vegetable Mix
Fresh Oven-Broiled Atlantic Salmon Filet with Lemon Butter Dill & Capers
Served with Cheese Tortellini Marinara & Roasted Seasonal Vegetable Mix
Spinach & Cheese Triangle Ravioli with Marinara
Served with Roasted Seasonal Vegetable Mélange
Price: $175/person
Are you hosting a group? Tables are available. Please contact Natalie at natklink1@gmail.com to inquire/reserve.
Event questions? Contact David Giannini OperaOuting@ilcenacolosf.org