Messenger in Harvey Milk // Opera Parallèle
May
31
to Jun 7

Messenger in Harvey Milk // Opera Parallèle

The powerful and tragic opera celebrates Milk's enduring legacy and contributions to the nascent LGBTQ+ movement, his early life in New York and relocation to San Francisco, later becoming the first openly gay man in 1978 to be elected to public office in California. Milk served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for 11 months before being assassinated, along with then-Mayor George Moscone, at San Francisco City Hall.

In a fitting tribute to gay rights icon and activist Harvey Milk, Opera Parallèle will produce a completely new and eagerly anticipated production of Harvey Milk by composer Stewart Wallace and librettist Michael Korie. Newly revised into two acts instead of three, with new music and a tighter cast from its sprawling original Houston Grand Opera premiere in 1995 and San Francisco Opera debut in 1996, this reimagined version of Harvey Milk was originally intended for an earlier Opera Parallèle season, but was delayed by the pandemic and subsequently presented in St. Louis in 2022.

Supporters

Opera Parallèle’s production of Harvey Milk Reimagined is made possible, in part, by the generous support of:

Donna Dubinsky & Len Shustek, Bob Ellis, Gordon P. Getty, Corey Goodman & Marcia Barinaga, Philip Goward & Theodore Ueki, Amy Graham & Jamie Lantz, Robert Holgate, Fred Levin, Scott Lord, Anderson Norby, Jack & Betty Schafer, The Bob Ross Foundation, and by OPERA America’s Next Stage program, supported by​: Gene Kaufman, Terry Eder-Kaufman, and New Vision for Opera

Co-Commission with Opera Theater of St Louis made possible with the generous support of:

Andrew Mellon Foundation, David Berley, Jeffrey Kimball and Pam Hogan, Willis Goldsmith, Carolyn Zecca Ferris, Barry and Carolina Gustin, Anya and Joseph Stiglitz

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In Pursuit of a Dream // Opera Parallèle
Dec
18
5:00 PM17:00

In Pursuit of a Dream // Opera Parallèle

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Honorary Chairs:
Gordon P. Getty
Diane B. Wilsey

Opera Parallèle warmly invites you to join us for a joyous dinner celebration to honor our longtime collaborator and one of the most prolific composers of our time, Jake Heggie, and to celebrate the company’s 15th anniversary.

Starring mezzo-sopranos Susan Graham andFrederica “Flicka” von Stade, the evening’s program will culminate in an operatic homage to our guest of honor.

In Pursuit of A Dream
A 15th Anniversary Celebration
Thursday, March 27, 2025, 6:00 PM
City Club of San Francisco

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I Cantori di Carmel: A Baroque Christmas
Dec
14
to Dec 21

I Cantori di Carmel: A Baroque Christmas

A Baroque Christmas
Join us for a festive Baroque Christmas concert featuring works by Baroque masters Johann Sebastian Bach, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, and Georg Friedrich Händel. I Cantori is excited to bring their jubilant and rousing works to life this holiday season. Our program highlights include J.S. Bach’s Magnificat and Christmas Cantata Gloria in excelsis Deo, along with Charpentier’s exuberant Messe de Minuit pour Noël.

The dance-like rhythms and festive melodies of Charpentier’s mass will have you swaying in your seats, while Händel’s Utrecht Te Deum matches the celebratory tone with its exuberant and uplifting expressiveness. ICDC is proud to perform alongside the featured soloists from our Vocal Arts Academy accompanied by our outstanding I Cantori orchestra.

  • December 14 & 15, 2024: Carmel Mission Basilica, Carmel, 8:00pm

  • December 20, 2024: Holy Cross Church, Santa Cruz, 7:30pm

  • December 21, 2024: Stanton Theater, King City, 2:30pm

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American Bach Soloists | Handel's Messiah in Grace Cathedral
Dec
13
to Dec 14

American Bach Soloists | Handel's Messiah in Grace Cathedral

Friday December 13 2024 7:30 p.m.
Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco

The program will last approximately 2 ½ hours with one intermission.

“What stood out above all, in this annual rite that drew a huge crowd, was the sense of being addressed directly, personally, confidingly. Conductor Jeffrey Thomas brought it all together, melding his ABS forces with precision and intuitive responsiveness” — Steven Winn, San Francisco Classical Voice

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American Bach | A Baroque Christmas
Dec
12
7:30 PM19:30

American Bach | A Baroque Christmas

Thursday December 12 2024 7:30 p.m.

What could be better than a concert that features Part One of Bach's scintillating Christmas Oratorio and the Christmas portion of Handel's timeless Messiah, all within a perfect program for family and friends? The finely tuned voices of the American Bach Choir and the polished sheen of sonorities brought by American Bach's period-instrument orchestra soar within the majestic interior of San Francisco’s Nob Hill landmark.

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FLACC 2024: El Grito por Thawra الثورة (The cry for revolución).
Nov
8
to Nov 10

FLACC 2024: El Grito por Thawra الثورة (The cry for revolución).

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FLACC 2024: El Grito por Thawra  الثورة (The cry for revolución).

NOV. 8-10TH  at DANCE MISSION THEATER

Fri. 7:30pm-9:30pm with post show q & a

Sat. 7:30pm-9:30pm

Sun. 12-8pm Workshop, Comida(4pm), Discussion (4:30), Performances (6pm)

In its 11th year around the sun, also an election year, the Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers (FLACC) is focusing on “Revolution”, an uprising with a transnational solidarity approach to liberation for Palestine. FLACC is highlighting anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist artists rooted in the philosophies of the Zapatista movement and artists directly involved in social justice through their work.  Join FLACC for Community Care workshops, Co-Resistant Discussions, Ofrendas, an Art Sale for Gaza, Cuban-Palestinian food, Performances and Community.

Featured and Collaborating artists:

Taja Will, Leila Mire, Nefertiti Altan, Davalos Dance Company, j Ome Maztl, Al-Juthoor Dabke Dancers, Mattheus Coura, Liz Duran Boubion, AntiFaSon, Camellia Boutros, Evelyn Donaji, Arnoldo Garcia, Tessa Nebrida, Madyline Jaramillo and Mary Hazboun.

Your attendance and support is a meaningful act of solidarity. For details about each artist and tickets see www.flaccdanza.org

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Dancing The Art of Weeping
Nov
2
8:00 PM20:00

Dancing The Art of Weeping

Woven into each evening of performances in El Grito por Thawra الثورة ,  is a projected intermedia installation by renowned, Palestinian visual artist, Mary Hazboun (AKA Mary from Bethlehem). Based in Chicago, Mary’s work highlights the nuanced traumas of women and their resistance against different forms of oppression that is manifested in the military machine, patriarchal societies, and forced migrations.  As part of the Latinx-Palestinian solidarity project, Bay Area Dance choreographers, Leila Mire, Nefertiti Altán and FLACC’s Artistic Director, Liz Duran Boubion will be setting works to the images and vocal narrations by Hazboun. Hazboun will be discussing her collaboration with the FLACC choreographers at the festival and prints will be on sale during the shows.

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Sketchboard Co. // Figure Model at Monument Arts Collective
Jul
31
6:30 PM18:30

Sketchboard Co. // Figure Model at Monument Arts Collective

A mix of gestures + long poses
✏️Weekly Figure Drawing @ Monument
🕡 Every Wednesday from 630 to 830pm
📍140 9th Street, SF
🗓️ January 17th to October 30th, 2024
🎟️ TICKETED EVENT: $15 online or in person
🪑 LIMITED SEATING: 30 max capacity
✏️ All ages. Gesture + long poses. Bring your own art supplies, though some are provided.

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Salon Hala
Jul
26
7:00 PM19:00

Salon Hala

Join us at the HALA Art Salon for an inspiring evening discussing new norms in legislation, featuring a delicious popup by our local Palestinian-Cuban fusion food creator, Asukar! 🎨✨

We’re thrilled to announce collaborations with
Matheus: Original performance of African American Spirituals and other selections from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Monica Berini: Dancer and percussionist specializing in Mediterranean cultural dances.
Nasser Meerkhan: Educator, singer with Aswat ensemble, and director of the Aswat Youth program.

RSVP link here!

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Tafelmusik // TBSI Orchestras & Choirs
Jun
19
1:00 PM13:00

Tafelmusik // TBSI Orchestras & Choirs

Fasch Concerto in D Minor for 2 fls, 2 obs, 2 bsns , strings & continuo

Vivaldi Concerto for strings in G Minor, RV 152

Lully Suite from Armide

Corelli Concerto grosso in F Major, op. 6, no. 2

Bach “Meine Augen sehen stets” & “Meine Tage in dem Leide” from Cantata 150

Bach Gloria from Mass in G Major, BWV 236

Bach “Christum wir sollen loben schon,” from Cantata 121

Bach Kyrie & Cum Sancto Spiritu from Mass in G Major, BWV 236

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World Goth Day Fashion Show
May
4
4:30 PM16:30

World Goth Day Fashion Show

Celebrate the music, art, fashion, and community of Gothic subculture! The Menagerie Oddities Market proudly presents COVENANT in an exclusive West Coast performance. The Swedish band will headline a multitalented lineup during this year's 4th Annual Gathering with Goths, by Goths, for Goths™.

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American Bach Soloists // Saint John Passion
Mar
8
to Mar 11

American Bach Soloists // Saint John Passion

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Celebrate the 300th anniversary of the creation of this masterwork!

The great Passions of J. S. Bach remain unparalleled in their dramatic impact and universally experienced emotional effects. Bach took the genre to new worlds of expression, incorporating new Italianate operatic elements with the Lutheran tradition of sung chorales. The result is a powerful force of rhetoric that tells the Passion story reinforced by personalized illuminations.

This is music that transcends cultural, religious, and theatrical boundaries between performers and audience members, drawing in listeners as historical participants. Maestro Thomas, one of the Baroque music world’s most celebrated Bach specialists, brings his unique and insightful perspectives to the podium in definitive performances that are profoundly beautiful and moving.

Friday March 8 2024 8:00 p.m.
St. Stephen's Church, 3 Bayview Avenue, Belvedere
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Saturday March 9 2024 7:00 p.m.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
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Sunday March 10 2024 4:00 p.m.
St. Mark's Church, 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco
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Monday March 11 2024 7:00 p.m.
Davis Community Church, 412 C Street, Davis
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"Song and music of the French repertoire between the 17th and 18th centuries"
Oct
20
9:00 PM21:00

"Song and music of the French repertoire between the 17th and 18th centuries"

From October 18 to 20, 2023 at the Quartier des Artistes in Thiré (Vendée), an exceptional heritage site combining the beauty of the gardens and the pleasures of music, home of the Festival Dans les Jardins de William Christie.


A public presentation will be given to the residents of Thiré on the final day.


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