Nikola Printz to Perform at Opera Parallèle’s Annual Benefit Event

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(Photo credit: Destiny Grace) Opera Parallèle has announced the details of its annual benefit event, “Boum!” taking place on March 14. Mezzo-soprano, activist, and current San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow Nikola Printz previews the upcoming world premiere of “Birds and Balls,” singing the lead role of Billie Jean King. Printz is accompanied by pianist Keisuke Nakagoshi. This year Opera Parallèle {…}

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Opera Parallèle to Present ‘Birds & Balls’

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Opera Parallèle will continue its 14th anniversary season with the world premiere of “Birds & Balls,” an ingenious pairing of two witty one-act operas regarding sportsmanship, competition, and gender equality. The operas are David T. Little and Royce Vavrek’s “Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera,” Laura Karpman and Gail Collins’s “Balls.” The works will be presented in collaboration with SFJAZZ, “Birds {…}

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Opera Parallèle to Present World Premiere of ‘The Emissary’

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Opera Parallèle has commissioned multi-faceted Japanese composer Kenji Oh for his very first opera along with prolific librettist Kelley Rourke to create an adaptation of “The Emissary.” The new family opera is based on the award-winning novel by celebrated Japanese author Yoko Tawada, featuring an English translation by Margaret Mitsutani. The new opera will be performed on Oct. 27 and {…}

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Opera Parallèle Announces 2023-24 Season

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(photo by Philip Groshong) San Francisco’s Opera Parallèle has unveiled its 2023-24 season. The season opens with the world premiere of Kenji Oh and Kelley Rourke’s “The Emissary.” Per the official press announcement, the ”audience will journey through a fractured future, a dystopian satire that addresses the alarming environmental angst of today, and the ever-increasing psychological stress on the younger {…}

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Q & A: Gregg Kallor on ‘Frankenstein’ and Making a Positive Difference in His First Opera

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Gregg Kallor’s “Frankenstein” is commissioned by Arizona Opera and will make its world premiere in October 2023 with performances in Phoenix and Tucson. This opera in two acts; adapted from Mary Shelley’s novel, brings to the surface humanity’s dire need for greater empathy. Composer and librettist Gregg Kallor in collaboration with director Sarah Meyers, dramaturg Cori Ellison and conductor Nicole {…}

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Opera Parallèle & The Transgender District Announces 2023 ‘Expansive’ Showcase

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Opera Parallèle and The Transgender District have announced that they will present the second annual “Expansive” showcase, featuring transgender and non-binary classical artists. The event, which will take place on August 3 and 4 at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater in San Francisco, aims to celebrate the vibrant and vital transgender community and highlight their stories and artistry. The lineup for this {…}

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Volksoper Wien Announces 2023-24 Season

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The Volksoper Wien has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the opera productions. New Productions Strauss’ “Salome” will star Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Ursula Pfitzner, Astrid Kessler, Tommi Hakala, and JunHo You. Omer Meir Wellber conducts the Salzburger Festspiele 1992 by Luc Bondy. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-Oct. 29, 2023 Offenbach’s “Die Reise zum Mond” is set to be conducted by Alfred Eschwé and {…}

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Opera Parallèle to Present a Benefit Evening, ‘A Night at The Overlook Hotel….No Work-All Play’

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San Francisco’s Opera Parallèle will present a benefit evening entitled, “A Night at The Overlook Hotel….No Work-All Play” at the Lodge at the Regency on April 26, 2023. Inspired by the upcoming opera performance of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell‘s opera, “The Shining,” the event will transport guests to the theatrical excess and luxury of the Gilded Age. The opera {…}

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Opera Parallèle to Present West Coast Premiere of ‘The Shining’

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Opera Parallèle is set to present the West Coast premiere of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell’s opera “The Shining.” Based on the iconic novel by Stephen King, the opera will be presented from June 2 to 4 in a new production The opera will also be presented in a new chamber orchestration created by the composer, at the Blue Shield {…}

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Nikola Printz to Perform at Opera Parallèle’s Annual Benefit Event

Opera Parallèle to Present ‘Birds & Balls’

Opera Parallèle to Present World Premiere of ‘The Emissary’

Opera Parallèle Announces 2023-24 Season

Q & A: Gregg Kallor on ‘Frankenstein’ and Making a Positive Difference in His First Opera

Opera Parallèle & The Transgender District Announces 2023 ‘Expansive’ Showcase

Volksoper Wien Announces 2023-24 Season

Opera Parallèle to Present a Benefit Evening, ‘A Night at The Overlook Hotel….No Work-All Play’

Opera Parallèle to Present West Coast Premiere of ‘The Shining’