Opera Parallèle and the San Francisco Transgender District team up to present the 5th annual “EXPANSIVE” concert, showcasing transgender and nonbinary singing artists, as part of the statewide Transgender History Month. This year, the concert’s theme is “Revolution is Just the Beginning,” in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Compton Cafeteria Riot of 1966. The concert features bass-baritone Sapphira {…}
Opera Parallèle has announced its 2026–27 season featuring three productions. “Opera Parallèle was founded on the belief that opera can illuminate the complexity of contemporary life while creating transformative artistic experiences,” said Opera Parallèle Founder and Artistic Director Nicole Paiement. “This new 2026-27 season reflects that mission in three very different but equally compelling works that speak to identity, resilience, {…}
Opera Parallèle (OP) is set to present the West Coast debut of Douglas Cuomo’s “Doubt.” The work, which includes a libretto by John Patrick Shanley, will performed at the Presidio Theatre on May 29, 30 and 31. This is a reimagined version of “Doubt,” which will feature the premiere of a new chamber orchestra version created by the composer and {…}
Opera Parallèle has announced the its spring season continuing its 16th anniversary season. The spring season opens with “La Belle et la Bête” by Philip Glass. Performed live to Jean Cocteau’s iconic 1946 surrealist film, the work’s score and the film’s dreamlike imagery merge into a mesmerizing cinematic–operatic experience. OP Founder & Artistic Director Nicole Paiement will conduct the 8-piece {…}
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 {…}
