Presentation: American Opera

with San Francisco Opera
Saturday, 1/18/2025
2:00 - 3:30
Ocean View Meeting Room
Ocean View

345 Randolph Street
San Francisco, CA 94132
United States

415-355-5615

Educational Content Curator for the San Francisco Opera, Cole Thomason-Redus, presents a historical and musical survey of 150 years of American opera.  Major works including Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking, Philip Glass' Einstein on the Beach, and John Adam's Nixon in China will be discussed, alongside works that share similarities with the genre of musical theater, such as Scott Joplin's Treemonisha, Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, Bernstein's Candide, and Copland's Trouble in Tahiti.

Space limited. Reservations required: (415) 355-5615.


 

Dance & Music

Enjoy performances, talks and workshops that celebrate movement and the musical arts.

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This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

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This program will be conducted in English unless otherwise noted.

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