Fresh Voices at SF Community Music Center

Vocal works of charm and diversity Fresh Voices XIV, the fourteenth annual festival of new works sponsored by Goat Hall Productions, was held last Friday and Saturday, July 11 – 12, in the Community Music Center in San Francisco’s Mission district. Encouraging short works of contemporary opera and new music theater by local composers, this year’s festival was titled “Taken,” a provocative subject that was used very differently by six...

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La Traviata at AT&T Ballpark, Fireworks in Richmond

SF Giants sponsor magic on the field – and a surprise score! One often hears speculation on the relevance of opera in our modern day, an age of information overload and plummeting literacy. According to 26,000 fans at San Francisco’s AT&T Park on Saturday night, July 5, opera is indeed relevant. ...

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