The Story of Wu Wei by Feona Lee Jones

The Story of Wu Wei is a condensed, one act English-language chamber opera reflecting the struggle of the composer's mother to survive under the Mao Zedong Regime in the 1950's. A target due to their class, religion, and education, Wu Wei's family becomes one of the millions to lose everything at the hands of the Communist Party of China, Wu Wei being the lone survivor.

Role: Wu Wei

Come see what the next generation of opera can conceive, create, rehearse, and perform in 48 hours. Produced by Opera Theater Unlimited, the  "... scrappy little start up ... long on ambition and ingenuity," according to San Francisco Chronicle's Joshua Kosman.

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Phènix Opera Company's Voices of Hope concert series, presented in collaboration with the ALS Hope Foundation

Elizabeth Patterson, soprano
Alexandra Sessler, soprano
Corinne Rydman, mezzo-soprano
Eric Levintow, tenor
Waiton Farrell, bass-baritone
Osvaldo de Leon, piano
Artistic Director, Osvaldo de Leon

Singing excerpts from

I Capuleti e i Montecchi, I puritani, Norma by Vincenzo Bellini
L'elisir d'amore by G. Donizetti
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Guillaume Tell by G. Rossini
La traviata by G. Verdi

Please join us in this musical evening of love, struggle, and, above all, hope.

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Exploring High Romanticism with music by Vincenzo Bellini, Richard Strauss, Florence Price, and Shase Hernandez.

Steve Bailey on piano

Livestream at 8 pm PST

Program
Bellini - Tre ariette
  Dolente immagine di Fille mia
  Il fervido desiderio
  Vaga luna, che inargenti

R. Strauss
  Mein Auge
  Ich trage meine Minne
  Ruhe, meine Seele
  Wiegenlied

S. Hernandez
  Visible World (World Premiere)

F. Price
  The Glory of the Day Was in Her Face
  An April Day
  Night
  The Heart of a Woman
  Sympathy
  Resignation
  Four Encore Songs
  The Poet and His Song

As Thousands Cheer is a fine conglomerate of political satire and memorable tunes such as "Heat Wave", "Easter Parade", and "Harlem on My Mind". Placed in a contemporary setting but maintaining the tongue in cheek charm, As Thousands Cheer is a show sure to be loved by all. Additional performance January 31.

Free

At Holy Names University in the beautiful Oakland Hills, San Francisco Opera will offer a free preview of their fall production of Rossini's The Barber of Seville.

Dr. Kip Cranna—Dramaturg at SF Opera—will share his insights on this masterpiece of comic opera. Special guests from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music will perform and comment on musical excerpts. The 75-minute lecture & music program will be followed by a reception at which you can meet the performers and speakers. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity!

Dr. Clifford (Kip) Cranna (featured speaker), Dramaturg, SF Opera

* Dr. Patrick Lloyd Hatcher (moderator), emeritus professor of history, UC Berkeley

Curt Pajer (piano), Opera Program Director, SF Conservatory of Music

Sidney Ragland (tenor), Postgraduate Diploma candidate, SF Conservatory of Music

Corinne Rydman (mezzo soprano), Master's of Music candidate, SF Conservatory of Music

Program

* 5:45-7:00 p.m.  Lecture, musical performances, and Q&A

* 7:00-7:45 p.m.  Reception 

Admission

FREE and open to the public.

The Valley Center for the Performing Arts (VCPA) is located on the campus of Holy Names University at 3500 Mountain Blvd. Oakland, CA 94619. For a campus map, click here. Inquiries about the program can be directed to Professor Chiho Sawada (sawada@hnu.edu).

https://www.hnu.edu/event/sf-opera-preview-holy-names-barber-seville-appsi-speaker-series

PARTNERS for the Arts third vocal awards competition on October 24 and 25, 2015, in search of opera’s rising stars.

Semifinal round: Saturday, October 24, 2015 beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Final round:  Sunday, October 25, 2015 beginning at 2:30 p.m.

Both rounds will take place at The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314, and are free and open to the public.

The Fall 2015 artists perform staged scenes and musical excerpts from works by Bernstein, Sondheim, Rodgers, Loesser, and others.

The artists are performing a program of favorites from the Musical Theatre canon in a free presentation. Musical directed by Michael Horsley and directed by Michael Mohammed, Something in the So Big Sky features scenes from nine musicals that draw upon other works for inspiration, from the plays of Shakespeare to nineteenth century operas.

Role: Luce - "Sing for your Supper" Boys from Syracuse

Stephanie Blythe is an international superstar focused on the voice's most important objective, communication. Students will sing an art song composed to a sonnet in English. Unfortunately, this event is not open to the public.

Performing "The Glory of the Day Was in Her Face" - Florence Price (1887-1953)

Poetry by James Weldon Johnson

Early music students from some of the United States' finest music programs perform selections from the Baroque repertoire.  Hosted by the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society.

Selections from L'incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi with continuo
Role: Nerone

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Bay Area Opera Collaborative's first performance together, Opera Pops! Seven talented Bay Area Singers will perform favorite arias, duets, and ensembles from operatic and musical theater repertoire. Six languages will be presented in this fun concert of beautiful music that will also help us to raise funds for our upcoming fully staged production of Lo Speziale at Dragon Theatre in Redwood City.  Online tickets

Performers featured:
Ewa Nowicka, Mezzo Soprano
Corinne Rydman, Mezzo Soprano
Kathryn Benedicto, Soprano
Nicole Cooper, Soprano
Carmello Tringali, Tenor
Carmelo Rosado III, Tenor
Blake Quin, Tenor
Osvaldo de Leon, Pianist

This concert will feature music by Rossini, Stravinsky, Gordon, Sondheim, Luna, Britten, Donizetti, Moniuszko, Delibes, Mozart, Tchiakovsky, Puccini, Offenbach, and Verdi.

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About the Company: 
Bay Area Opera Collaborative is a company powered by its artists, dedicated to creating exceptional performance and theater management opportunities with the goal of developing a passion for classical vocal music in the modern audience. Our goal is to reach a wider audience and include first-time opera goers. We hope you can join us for our debut recital.

Love triumphs as the most powerful force over humankind: Emperor Nero casts aside his wife, Ottavia, for the beautiful Poppea despite the counsel of his advisor, Seneca, the misfortune of Poppea's loving husband, Ottone, or the dwindling status of the empire.  Semi-staged with period instruments.

Free admission

Role: Nerone - emperor of Rome

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The San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Opera Program presents a collection of scenes for those young at heart.

Free admission

Role: the Fox, The Little Prince by Rachel Portman

http://calendar.sfcm.edu/index.php?eID=730

Utah Opera - Chorus

Verdi's classic tale of Violetta and Alfredo, two lovers crossed by the expectations of society.

Bringing together choir and orchestra with the single design of offering a unique musical experience to our audience.   Tickets