San Francisco Bay Area composer Lisa Mezzacappa and writer Beth Lisick have announced the final episode in their podcast opera, “The Electronic Lover.” The nine-episode serial story is set in 1980s chatrooms. It is a comedic drama features soprano Shawnette Sulker, mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz, the Del Sol Quartet, the Premier Ensemble of the San Francisco Girls Chorus, among others. The opera is {…}
The Poulenc Trio will join forces with soprano Shawnette Sulker for “Virtuosos of Contemporary & Classical Chamber Music” on March 17. The performance, which will take place at Kohl Mansion in Burlingame, CA, will feature works by Poulenc, Viet Cuong, Duke Ellington, and Rossini. Sulker, who is making her Kohl Mansion debut, has performed at several theaters around the world {…}
Photo credit: Susan and Neil Silverman Photography Music at Kohl Mansion has announced the roster for its 2023-24 season. The season includes seven chamber concerts that will be presented on Sunday evenings at the historic Kohl Mansion’s Great Hall. This article only mentions performances related to vocal works. Soprano Shawnette Sulker will present Francis Poulenc’s “Selected Songs for the Ensemble {…}
Noontime Concerts of San Francisco with The Living Heritage Foundation is set to present “Majesty of the Spiritual.” The concert, which is produced by Robert Sims and set to be performed on August 28, will see a program of concert spirituals featuring legends of opera and “legends to be.” Among the performers are Edwin Davis, Edward Graves, Raehann Bryce-Davis, as well {…}
Those yearning for a lot of big name opera gems will certainly be satisfied with this week’s offerings which include a bit of a deviation from our usual format – we included three productions from the same company. But there are still several other unique offerings from around the world. We hope you have a fulfilling week of operatic experiences. {…}
West Edge Opera is set to present an outdoor production “Eliogabalo” this summer at the Bruns Theater in Berkeley, California. The performances are set for July 31, August 6, and 8 and will star Randall Scotting in the title role. “I will be performing the part of the bad boy, the youthful and sex-obsessed Roman emperor, Heliogabalus. He is opera’s {…}