Ars Minerva will present the U.S. premiere of Antonia Bembo’s “Ercole Amante.” The premiere, set for Nov. 14-16, 2025, will take place at the ODC Theater in San Francisco. The work, among the earliest surviving operas by a woman, tells the story of Hercules and his passion for the maiden Iole. “For our tenth opera production, we are proud to {…}
Ars Minerva will showcase the modern world premiere of “La Flora.” The premiere of the 1681 work by Antonio Sartorio and Marc’Antonio Ziani is set for Nov. 15-17, 2024 at the ODC Theater in San Francisco. It stars Alexa Anderson in the title role character who is the love interest of Pompey the Great, played by Jasmine Johnson. Wayne Wong {…}
Leonardo Vinci’s “Astianatte” will make its modern world premiere with Ars Minerva at the ODC Theatre in San Francisco. The recently resurrected Baroque opera was originally premiered in Naples in 1725. “Astianatte” recounts the plot of Homer’s “Illiad.” Vinci’s original cast included Carlo Broschi (Farinelli,) Anna Maria Strada, Diana Vico, and the first Black opera star Vittoria Tesi whom the role {…}
Ars Minerva is set to present the North American premiere “Messalina.” The work, which was created by composer Carlo Pallavicino and librettist Francesco Maria Piccioli, will be presented at the ODC Theater in San Francisco between Nov. 19 through 21, 2021. The opera, which tells the story of the wife of Emperor Claudius who was young enough to be his {…}
(Photo Credit: Valentina Sadiul) Ars Minerva is set to present the modern world premiere of the 1680 opera “Ermelinda” at the ODC Theater in San Francisco, California. The performances, set for Nov. 22-24, will feature Sara Couldon, Justin Montigne, Nikola Printz, Kindra Scharich, and Deborah Rosengaus. The production will be directed by Céline Ricci, who is the company’s Executive Artistic {…}
On December 1, 2018, Ars Minerva presented Giovanni Porta’s opera “Ifigenia in Aulide” at the ODC Theater (formerly Oberlin Dance Collective) in the Mission District of San Francisco. Premiered in 1738, Porta’s opera demonstrates some of the musical progress that occurred in the first half of the 18thcentury. “Ifigenia,” which features a libretto by Italian poet Apostolo Zeno, is an {…}
