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2012
2011
2010
2009
|
March
|
Desdemona (Otello)
Michael Shahani, cond.
Frederick Winthrop, stage dir.
|
Verismo
Opera
707-864-5508
|
Sat.,
Oct. 29
8 p.m. |
Masked Ball
Halloween
Opera Gala
with
Mission City Opera |
Triton Museum
of Art
1505
Warburton Ave.
Santa Clara
Tickets: $50
Info:
408-247-3754
info@missioncityopera.org
|
Oct.
8, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 14,
7:30 p.m.
Oct. 15,
7:30 p.m.
Oct. 16,
2 p.m.
|
Freia (Das
Rheingold)
Michael Shahani, cond.
Frederick Winthrop, stage dir.,
with
John Minagro, Jill Wagoner, Chris Wells, Steve Zimmermann, Tom Clark,
Joe Kinyon, Rick Bogart, Jennifer Rogers, MaryAnne Stanislaw, Marsha
Sims, Marissa Lenhardt, Teressa Byrne, Jacquelin Goldgorin, Brie
martin, and Ellen Yeung |
Verismo
Opera
10/ 8:
Sanchez Concert Hall,
1220 Linda Mar
Blvd., Pacifica, Ca. 94044
10/14-16:
Mira Theatre,
51
Daniels Ave., Vallejo, Ca. 94590
707-864-5508
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Wed.,
Sept. 21,
10 a.m.
|
Berkeley Piano Club |
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| Sat., July 29, 8 pm |
The Vinaccesi Ensemble
in a program of
solo cantatas by 17th century Italian composer
Benedetto Vinaccesi
with...
Nanette McGuinness, Jonathan Smucker, tenor, Kindra
Scharich, mezzo-soprano, Amy Brodo, Baroque cello, Sarge Gerbode,
archlute, Jonathan Davis, harpsichord |
|
| Wed., June 29, 6:30 p.m. |
Opera in the Park
Famous Arias by Mozart, Offenbach, Verdi, Dvorak, Puccini, Johann
Strauss, and others
with
Diane Squires, Sharon Kaye, Sharon Maswell-Yamamoto, Linda
Solis, and more! |
Mission City Opera
Central Park
Arbor Pavillion
909 Kiely Blvd.,
Santa Clara, CA
Map:
http://mapq.st/mvEycZhttp://mapq.st/mvEycZhttp://mapq.st/mvEycZ
FreeAdmiss
Admission free to the public
|
Sat.
April 2,
8 p.m.
|
Premiere of
David Garner's
Chanson für Morgen
with
Kristin
Pankonin, piano
A program of
music
by Bay Area composers
Adams, Bilotta,
Conte & Getty
|
Trinity
Chamber
Concerts
Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St.
Berkeley, CA
Suggested
donation:
15 General/$10
Senior/ Disabled/ Student
For advance tickets call:
(510) 549-3864
|
Feb. 19, 8 p.m.
|
Soprano Soloist
in
Mahler's Fourth Symphony &
Canteloube's
Chants d'Auvergne, Book I
with the
Palo Alto Philharmonic,
Thomas Shoebotham, conducting
International
Gustav Mahler
Society
|
Tickets: $18/15/$8
Cubberley Theatre
4000
Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA
|
Monday,
Jan. 24, 12:30 p.m.
|
Music by Mahler & Canteloube
with
pianist Kristin Pankonin
|
Etude Club
Hillside Club,
2286 Cedar St., Berkeley
|
Wed.,
Dec. 22,
7 p.m.
|
Servino's
Opera
Night
Holiday Program
with
Maestro Robert Ashens
Tenor Ben Bongers, &
Violinist Yvonne Hsueh
|
Servino
Ristorante
Reservations:
415.435.2676
9 Main Street
Tiburon, CA |
Nov. 19,
8 p.m./
Nov. 21
3 p.m.
|
Soprano Soloist
in
Mozart Vesperae Solemnes
&
Rossini Stabat Mater
with the
S.F. City Chorus,
Larry Marrietta, conducting
|
Nov. 19: First Congreational Church
2345 Channing, Berkeley
Nov. 21: San Francisco
|
Sat.,
Oct. 30
8 p.m |
Masked Ball
Halloween Opera Gala
with
Mission City Opera
|
Triton Museum
of Art
1505
Warburton Ave.
Santa Clara
Tickets: $50
Info:
408-247-3754
info@missioncityopera.org
|
Sun.,
Oct. 24
2 p.m.
|
Betty Wong & Friends!
Music from Across the Globe,
from Bach to Verdi, Piazzola to Thelonius |
Community Music Center,
Richmond Branch
741 30th St. @ Balboa, S.F.
Advance Tickets $15/ 10
Reservations: boodwong@mindspring.com
Tickets at
the Door $20 |
Sun.
Oct. 17
3 p.m.
|
Music by Modern American &
English Composers!
A benefit concert to help match the EBFA
grant for David Garner & Nanette McGuinness
Music by John Bilotta, Benjamin Britten, David Garner,
William Ludtke, & more!
with
William Ludtke, piano; Michael Jones, violin; Kristin
Pankonin, piano.
|
Concerts at the Org
2601 Durant Ave.
Berkeley, CA
Call 510-848-1729
for information
Free-will donation
A portion of the proceeds
to go towards matching the Garner-McGuinness Challenge grant from the
East
Bay Fund for Artists
|
Fri.,
Oct. 15,
8 p.m.
|
Sounds of Justice
with tenor Abraham Aviles-Scott,
pianist Betty Wong
along with
Muza Mdzinarishvili
(piano), Ken Rosen (ensemble TBD), Alexi Wajchman (guitar &
vocals), & pianist/ composer Justin Levitt
Program to
include: Chinese Poetry, Folk, and Jazz Music, songs, arias and duets
by Garner, Piazzola, Schumann,
Verdi
& more!
|
Community Music Center
544 Capp Street, San Francisco
Tickets: $15/ 10
A portion of the proceeds to go
towards matching the Garner-McGuinness Challenge grant from the East
Bay Fund for Artists
|
Sat.
Oct. 2
3 p.m |
Holy
Names Concert Alumni Concert
with pianist William Ludtke
in
Li Bai Songs by Ludtke
and
Favorite arias by Dvorak and Weber |
Holy
Names University
|
Sun.
Sept. 26,
3 p.m.
|
Sunday
Showcase for Silicon Valley Arts Coalition
with
Mission
City Opera & Lyric Theatre
in a
program of
gems
from
opera and operetta
|
Theatre
on San Pedro Square
29 N. San Pedro St., San Jose
Suggested $5 donation
|
Fri.,
Sept. 24,
8. p.m. |
Fight
Cancer Through Song 
a benefit concert for
Kristin Pankonin
with
Singers: Frederica von Stade, Zheng Cao, Catherine Cook, Nicolle
Foland, Krista Wigle, J Raymond Meyers, Bruce Rameker, Christa
Pfeiffer,
Lisa Delan, Maryam Mahvi, Raeeka Shehabi-Yaghmai
&
Pianists: Tim Bach, Robert Schwartz, Kristin
Pankonin
|
San
Francisco Conservatory Concert Hall
50 Oak St., SF
info: 510-410-8453
Tax-exempt donations to
help defray medical bills will be accepted at the concert, or mail a
check payable to "Kristin Fund" to Danville Congregational Church, 989
San Ramon Valley Blvd, Danville 94526 |
July 7, 6:30 p.m.
|
Opera in the Park
Famous Arias by Mozart, Verdi, Dvorak, Puccini, Bizet, and others
with
Krista Wigle, Norm DuVol, Sharon Kaye, Sharon Maswell-Yamamoto, and
many more!
|
|
Mission City Opera
Central Park
Arbor Pavillion
909 Kiely Blvd.,
Santa Clara, CA |
June 17 & 19,
8 p.m.
|
Cabaret Opera's
Tenth Annual
Fresh Voices: Festival of New Works: X in the Soul of Europe and Beyond
as
Sophie in The
Bloody Chamber by Daniel
Felsenfeld/Elizabeth Gold
with
Jo Vincent Parks and Indre Viskontas
&
God in the WORLD PREMIERE of
Job:
A Masque by Mark Alburger
with
Marilyn Pratt, Crystal Philippi,
Heather Klein, Sarita Cannon, and Kate Bautch
|
Live Oak
Theater
1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA
Advance tickets: $20 / $15
Tickets at door: $25/ $20
Tickets online
or 415-289-6877
or
email
|
June 7,
1:00 p.m.
|
Berkeley Early Music Fringe
Festival
The Vinaccesi Ensemble:
Nanette McGuinness, soprano, Jonathan Smucker, tenor, Amy Brodo,,
Baroque cello, Sarge Gerbode, Archlute, & Jonathan Davis,
harpsichord
Music by Benedetto Vinaccesi, Cavalli, Caldara, Barbara Strozzi,
Legrenzi, and Monteverdi |
Trinity Chapel
2320 Dana St.
Berkeley, CA
For tickets: 510-549-3864
Tickets: $15 general/
$12 SFEMS members/
$10 senior/student
disabled
No one turned away
for lack of funds
|
June 4,
8:00 p.m |
Escape from the Opera House!
4th Annual Opera House Meets the Big House
Benefit Concert
Proceeds go to the Life After
Exoneration Program (LAEPP) and
Unrepresented Death
Row Prisoner Project (UDRPP)
|
First Congreational Church
2345 Channing
Corner of Dana & Durant
Tickets:
$15 adults/ $10 students and children
|
April 26, 12:30 p.m.
|
Cavalli and Garrner
with
Kristin Pankonin
|
Hillside
Club,
2286 Cedar St., Berkeley
Admission Free
|
March
10, 7 p.m.
|
Servino's
Opera
Night
with
Maestro Robert Ashens
soprano Angela Eden Moser
boy soprano Ryan Lee Nelson
and special appearances by
tenor Ben Bongers
baritone Jeremy Silvers
|
Servino
Ristorante
Reservations:
415.435.2676
9 Main Street
Tiburon, CA
|
March 4-6,
12-14
Fri.: 8 p.m
Sat.: 8 p.m.
Sun.: 7 p.m. |
Noah, Dinah
in
San Francisco Cabaret
Opera's
SEX
AND THE BIBLE: THE OPERA (Pt I )
WORLD PREMIERE
by
Composer/librettist Mark Alburger
with Kimberly Anderman, Robert Benda, Elizabeth
Finkler, Maria Mikheyenko, Marilyn Pratt, and Indre Viskontas
A 75-minute cabaret opera based on the Old
Testament by way of Las Vegas
|
Community Music Center
544 Capp Street, San Francisco
Tickets
$25 cabaret table per person (Must be purchased in advanced.)
$15 general admission
$10 seniors/ students
Four ways to buy:
Online purchase at
SF Cabaret Opera
Email San
Francisco Cabaret Opera
415-289-6877
Or at the door
Parking:
Mission-Bartlett Garage,
3255 21st
St..
|
Dec. 13,
2:30 p.m.
|
Christmas Concert
Including the premiere of William Ludtke's Christmas Cantata
&
Mozart Vesperae Solemnes
with
Kathleen Moss, mezzo-soprano,
Paul Murray bass-baritone,
Michael Jones, violin
Stephen Levintow, violin/ viola
David Auerbach, keyboard
St. Andrew's Choir and Handbell Quartet
William Ludtke, conductor
|
First Church of Christ Scientist
2619 Durant Ave.
Berkeley, CA
|
Sept. 27,
3 p.m. |
Salon Concert
Lieder by
Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Marx & Poulenc; duets by Dvorak &
Saint-Saens
with
Meghan McQuillin, mezzo-soprano &
Kristin Pankonin, piano |
Concerts at the Org
2601 Durant Ave.
Berkeley, CA
Call 510-848-1729
for information
Free-will donation
|
Sept. 26
7:30 p.m. |
Opera in the Nave |
Michael
& All Angels Church
2925 Bonifacio, Concord
|
Sept. 12
noon
|
Arts Walk Santa Clara
|
Santa Clara Central Park Pavilion
|
July 1,
6:30 p.m.
|
Concert in the Park
Famous Arias & Duets by Mozart, Verdi, Bizet, and others
with
Martin Bell, Norm DuVol, Diane Squires, Sharon Kaye, Daniel Galpin,
Sharon Maswell-Yamamoto, and many more!
|
Mission City Opera
Central Park
Arbor Pavillion
909 Kiely Blvd.,
Santa Clara, CA
|
| May 22-3 |
Sex and Delilah
by Mark Alburger
With Maria Maryshenko, Kristen Brown, Steven Hoffmann & Alexander
Katsman
Also
Open, a song
cycle by Jean Ahn
with Alexander Katsman
|
Fresh Voices IX
Festival of New and Used Operas – Part II
Evenings in Hell - Or Is It Heaven?
Community Music Center
544 Capp St., SF
(415) 289-6877
harriet@goathall.org
San
Francisco Cabaret Opera
|
May
3
7 p.m.
|
Vinaccesi
Ensemble
with
Kindra Scharich, mezzo-soprano
Amy Brodo, viola da gamba
Sarge Gerbode, archlute
Jonathan Davis, harpsichord
|
Music
at First
Pres
First Presbyterian
Church of Alameda
2001 Santa Clara Ave (at
Chestnut)
Alameda, CA 94501
www.AlamedaChurch.com
(510) 522-1477
|
|
April 13
7:30 p.m.
|
Athena
Trio
(Nanette McGuinness,
mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich
& pianist Kathryn Cathcart)
in
An Evening of Operatic Arias and Duets |
Rossmoor
Music Series
Gateway Center, Rossmoor
Walnut Creek, CA
Admission: $10
Tickets available
for purchase
at the door for non-subscription
audience members |
April 4
2 p.m.
|
Micaela (Carmen)
|
Verismo Opera
The Sequioas
Admission $15/ $12
501 Portola Rd, Portola Valley
(707) 864-0630
|
March 28
7:30 p.m.
|
Micaela
(Carmen)
|
Verismo
Opera
Pacifica Performances
Admission $20/$
15/ $12
1220 Linda Mar Blvd, Pacifica
(650) 355-1882
info@pacificperformances.org
Pacifica Performances
|
March
23, 12:30 p.m.
|
Jugendstil Lieder by Marx &
Schoenberg
|
Etude Club of Berkeley
|
Feb. 15,
3 p.m.
|
Salon Concert
with
Michael Jones, violin &
William Ludtke, piano |
Concerts at the Org
2601 Durant Ave.
Berkeley, CA
Call 510-848-1729
for information
Free-will donation
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
Dec. 14,
2:30 p.m.
|
Christmas Concert
with
Kathleen Moss, mezzo-soprano, Paul Murray bass-baritone, Michael Jones,
violin, Stephen Levintow, viola, Patti Tenbrook, cello,
and William Ludtke, organ
|
First Church of Christ Scientist
2619 Durant Ave.
Berkeley, CA |
Sept. 27
7:30 p.m.
|
Opera in the Nave
(Wine & Cheese
Reception at 6:30 p.m.)
|
Michael
& All Angels Church
2925 Bonifacio, Concord, CA
Tickets $10/
$20 with reception
|
Sept. 12
7:30 p.m.
|
Benefit
Concert
|
Capitol Opera Sacramento/
Davis
Dixon Theater for the Performing Arts
555 College Ave., Dixon, CA
|
June 6,
12 p.m. |
A Baroque Journey of Love &
Loss
at
the
Berkeley Early Music Fringe Festival
The Vinaccesi Ensemble:
Nanette McGuinness, soprano, Kindra Scharich, mezzo-soprano, Paul Hale,
Baroque cello, Sarge Gerbode, Archlute, & Bruce Wetmore, virginal
Music by Benedetto Vinaccesi, Cavalli, Strozzi, Rossi, and Monteverdi
|
Trinity Chapel
2320 Dana St.
Berkeley, CA
For tickets: 510-549-3864
Tickets: $15
general/
$12 SFEMS members/
$10 senior/student disabled
No one turned away
for lack of funds
|
May
4,
3 p.m.
|
Jugendstil & Fin de
siècle
Chamber music by
Debussy, Berg, Webern, Joseph Marx,, and others.
with
Meghan McQuillin, mezzo-soprano,
William Ludtke, piano, Michael Jones,
violin, and Stephen Levintow, viola |
CSO Hall
2601 Durant Ave.
Berkeley, CA
Call 510-848-1729
for information
Free-will donation
|
April 25,
7:30 p.m.
|
Mimì (La Bohème)
|
Verismo Opera
Sebastapol
Center for the Arts
6780 Depot St.
Sebastapol
For tickets, call
707-829-4797
or 707-864-0630
|
April 13,
2:30 p.m.
&
April 18,
7:30 p.m.
|
Mimì
(La Bohème)
|
Verismo Opera
Unity Church of the Valley
350 N. Orchard Ave.
Vacaville, CA
For tickets, call
707-864-0630
|
Jan. 4,
7:30 p.m.
|
Guest soprano soloist
13th Annual
Messiah Sing-along
|
66 Stephens Dr
Orinda, CA
|
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2005
|
| Dec. 17-18 |
Soprano soloist
Haydn: Missa in angustiis (Lord
Nelson Mass)
|
Semyon
Lohss, cond.
&
Solano Choral Society,
Helen Intintoli, cond.
Dec. 17:
Fairfield Center for the Creative Arts
1035 Texas
Street
Fairfield, CA 94533
(707)
428-7714
Dec.18:
Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre
1010 Ulatis
Drive
Vacaville, CA 95687
(707) 449-6217
Directions
Tickets
General admission $20/ Seniors $17/ Students $8
|
| Dec.
3 |
A
Christmas Concert
with
Michael Jones, violin
William Ludtke, organ
Carols
& seasonal favorites by Bach
& Handel |
First
Church of Christ Scientist
2619 Dwight
Way, Berkeley
Admission free to the community
|
Nov.
19-20
|
Featured Guest Soloist,
Purcell:
Ode on St. Cecilia's Day
(highlights)
Handel:
Samson & Ode for St.
Cecilia's
Day (highlights)
|
John
Montanero, cond.
&
New
Millenium Strings
Laurien Jones, cond.
Nov. 19: Lafayette/Orinda
Presbyterian Church,
49 Knox Drive, Orinda
Nov. 20: Unitarian
Universalist
Church of Berkeley
1 Lawson Road,
Kensington
Tickets & Information:
510-524-1861
General admission $15/
Students, seniors, disabled $10
|
Oct. 21-3
|
Lady with a Cake
Box
(Postcard from
Morocco by Argento)
|
City
College of San Francisco
Michael Shahani,
music director
David Parr, stage
director
Diego Rivera Theatre
SF City College
Phelan at Judson
Tickets & Information:
415-452-5185
General Admission $15/ Students, Seniors
$10
|
Oct. 1
|
Fourth
Annual Opera on the Lawn
|
St. Michael'sSt.
Michael & All Angels Church
2925
Bonifacio, Concord, CA
|
Sept. 16
Sept. 24
|
KATRINA
RELIEF BENEFIT CONCERTS
with pianist Kristin Pankonin,
sopranos Hope Briggs, Kristin Clayton,
Marnie Breckenridge, Nanette
McGuinness, Christa
Pfeiffer, Krista Wigle, Beth Amisano, and
Maryam Mahvi, mezzo-soprano
Raeeka
Shehabi-Yagmai, tenors J. Raymond Meyers & Brian Staufenbiel,
and baritone Mike Taylor
|
Sept. 16: St. Matthews
Lutheran Church
16th St. and Dolores, SF
Sept. 24: Danville
Congregational Church
989 San Ramon Valley
Rd., Danville
All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross.
|
May 13
|
Athena Trio
(Nanette
McGuinness,
mezzo-soprano Virginia Chen,
& pianist Kathryn Cathcart)
Ooh,
la, la!: songs,
duets & arias
by
Poulenc, Debussy, Saint-Saens,
Massenet,
Britten, & Weill
|
2911
Claremont Ave.
Berkeley, CA
For
reservations & advance sales: (510) 848-1228
|
April 17
|
Athena Trio
(Nanette
McGuinness,
mezzo-soprano Virginia Chen,
& pianist Kathryn Cathcart)
Ooh,
la, la!: songs,
duets & arias
by
Poulenc, Debussy, Saint-Saens,
Massenet,
Britten, & Weill
|
Oakland Lyric Opera
Sunday
Afternoon Musicale & Tea
co-sponsored by the Chapel of the Chimes
Julia
Morgan Chapel of the Chimes
4499
Piedmont Ave., Oakland
$20; Seniors $18 (includes tea reception)
For
reservations & to charge tickets
by phone:
(510) 836-6772
The
Chapel of the Chimes is the building on the left before
the entrance to the cemetery, at the end of Piedmont Ave.
Parking lot (FREE) across the street
|
March 26
|
Music at the Giorgi Gallery
A Benefit for the Giorgi Gallery Concert Series
Music by Bach, Mozart, Poulenc, Barber, and Weill
|
Giorgi Gallery
2911 Claremont Ave.
Berkeley, CA
For
reservations & advance sales: (510) 848-1228
|
Feb. 20
|
French duets by Delibes, Faure,
Gounod, & Franck
with
mezzo-soprano Virginia Chen
& pianist Melinda Coffey
|
Sunday
Concerts
Church in the Forest
Forest Lake Road, Pebble
Beach, CA |
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