2022 Swedish Soprano “Jenny Lind” Opera Concert at Yerba Buena Gardens

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SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026

The 2026 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival hosts a full lineup of free outdoor music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, and children’s programs. The Festival opens on Saturday, May 9, 2026 with Hermán Olivera y Orquesta Taíno to kick off its 26th season. The Festival features over 100 free performances from May to November in Downtown San Francisco.

Thursday, June 23, 2022
SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026

The annual Jenny Lind Concert is a beloved and long-running Yerba Buena Gardens Festival tradition that showcases the most extraordinary young sopranos from Sweden. This year’s program introduces Tessan-Maria Lehmussaari, the 2020 recipient of the Jenny Lind Stipendium, an honor now presented by the Swedish Royal Academy of Music and Folkets Hus & Parker. The Finnish/Swedish vocalist has worked with Drottningholm’s Baroque Orchestra, the Royal Swedish Opera’s Young Opera, and Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, among others. She is accompanied by multi-talented Finnish-born pianist Silja Inkeri Levander. Presented with the Honorary Consulate of Sweden. the Jenny Lind Concert offers a thrilling peek at the future of opera.
Program & Artists
Welcoming by program MC – L. Frank
Opening Prayer – Kanyon Sayers-Roods
Poetry – Kim Shuck
Music – Sweetlodge Sistaz
Song & Dance – Winnama Ba-Kay Yachma Pomo Dancers
Photo Opp
Dance and More – Sewam American Indian Dance
Music – Twice as Good Blues Band
Closing Prayer – L. Frank

Hands-on Activities with Artists:
Celeste Aguilar – Beaded Bracelets, Necklaces
Nizhoni Ellenwood – Medicinal Plants, Weaving
Ernesto Hernandez Olmos – Ceramic Amulets
Meyo Marrufo – Styrofoam Block Printing
Monique Sonoquie – Twine Cordage, Books
The NCAF is presented in partnership with American Indian Contemporary Arts, with major support by the San Francisco Art Commission.

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