Opera Parallèle will launch the 2025-26 season with “Hello, Star,” a Hands-On Opera World Premiere from composer Carla Lucero and librettist Jarrod Lee. The opera will be showcased three times on Oct. 25 and 26, 2025 at the Creativity Theater, Children’s Creativity Museum, located at Yerba Buena Gardens. The work is based on Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic’s acclaimed book and {…}
Opera Parallèle will be developing a new opera at 836M. The opera company will be artists-in-residence with 836M, a nonprofits arts organization with gallery space in San Francisco, and will work on “Hello, Star,” a new work by composer Carla Lucero with a libretto by Jarrod Lee. It is based on the book by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic that explores the {…}
Opera Parallèle, in proud collaboration with The San Francisco Transgender District, is set to present “EXPANSIVE: A Showcase of Transgender and Nonbinary Classical Artists” for its fourth annual presentation. This year, the program will feature the San Francisco debut of acclaimed transgender baritone, Lucia Lucas and will be held on August 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the A.C.T. Toni Rembe Theater. {…}
(© 2025 www.mattsimpkinsphotography.com) Opera Parallèle is set to conclude its 15th anniversary season presenting the West Coast debut of “Harvey Milk Reimagined,” a bold and timely refreshed version of the groundbreaking opera originally composed by Stewart Wallace and librettist Michael Korie. The newly conceived two-act production, presented in collaboration with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, will be performed from {…}
Opera Parallèle will present the World Premiere of a co-commissioned opera, “The Pigeon Keeper.” The work by composer David Hanlon and librettist Stephanie Fleischmann will be shown three times at the Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture on March 7 through 9, 2025. The opera will be presented in one act with multiple scenes and performed without intermission. {…}
Opera Parallèle has announced details for its benefit evening, “In Pursuit of a Dream: A 15th Anniversary Celebration Honoring Composer Jake Heggie.” The event will be held on March 27 at the City Club of San Francisco and will feature legendary mezzo-sopranos Susan Graham and Frederica von Stade along with other artists. They will perform a program of musical selections {…}
Opera Steamboat will present a screening of “Everest – A Graphic Novel Opera” on Oct. 22, 2024 at the Bud Werner Memorial Library. The screening will showcase the new film production by Opera Parallèle. The one-act opera by Joby Talbot and Gene Scheer focuses on the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster during which several mountaineers died after a severe storm hit {…}
Opera Parallèle has announced its 2024-25 season. First up is “Everest,” which will be presented at the California Academy of Sciences, Morrison Planetarium. The immersive opera fuses graphic novel imagery and operatic storytelling to explore the 1996 famed expedition of the landmark. The opera stars Sasha Cooke, Nathan Granner, Kevin Burdette, Hadleigh Adams, Charlotte Fanvu, Shawnette Sulker, Whitney Steele, and {…}
On August 8 and 9, Opera Parallèle and The Transgender District is set to present “Expansive: A Showcase of Transgender & Nonbinary Classical Artists.” The showcase will feature baritone Lucas Bouk, bass-baritone Wilford Kelly, and violinist Queen Angelina as they take on music by such composers as Giordani, Brahms, R. Strauss, Vaughan Williams, Mozart, Verdi, Massanet, and Gershwin, among others. {…}
Opera Parallèle will join forces with The Transgender District to present “Expansive.” The program, set for August 8 and 9 at the A.C.T. Strand Theater in San Francisco will feature nonbinary and transgender artists in concert. Among the performers are Lucas Bouk, Wilford Kelly, and Queen Angelina. Afrika America will accompany at the piano. Opera Parallèle has commissioned a song {…}
Opera Parallèle and Presidio Theatre are set to present the West Coast premiere of “Fellow Travelers” by Gregory Spears. The company will salute LGBTQ+ Pride Month with the opera which will be performed three times between June 21 and 23 at the Presidio Theatre. The opera is based on award-winning author Thomas Mallon’s novel, which was recently adapted into a {…}