Oktoberfest at SFS: Have Fun While Doing Good

Next month, on Tuesday, October 3, San Francisco Symphony is presenting a fun program under the rubric of Oktoberfest. It's a benefit for the orchestra's educational programs.

Conductor Christian Reif and vocal soloists Julie Adams, Daniela Mack, David Blalock, and Edward Nelson (SATB respectively) perform this program:

Lumbye

Champagne Gallop

Mozart

“Fin ch'han dal vino” from Don Giovanni

Offenbach

“Ah! quel dîner!” from La Périchole

J. Strauss, Jr.

Champagne Polka

Romberg

Romberg - “Drink, Drink, Drink” from The Student Prince

J. Strauss, Jr.

"Csárdás" from Die Fledermaus

Thomas

"Ô vin, dissipe la tristesse" from Hamlet

J. Strauss, Jr.

Tristch-Tratsch Polka

Donizetti

“Il segreto per esser felici” from Lucrezia Borgia

Lehár

“Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” from Das Land des Lächelns

Reger

Four Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin, Opus 128: IV Bacchanal

Donizetti

“Lallarallarà la la la” from L’elisir d’amore

Verdi

"Libiamo ne' lieti calici" ("The Drinking Song") from La Traviata

J. Strauss, Sr.

Radetsky March

Tickets start at $29, there will be a pop-up Biergarten before and after, and I presume the beer will flow freely as you have to be 21 to attend.