This month will conclude with debut performances of two full-evening operas. Fortunately, both will be presented on all three days of the weekend, meaning that there will be no difficulty in seeing both of them. One of them will mark the conclusion of the spring program for the sixteenth anniversary season of Opera Parallèle (OP), while the second is a partnership of Laptopera productions and 836M. Specifics are as follows:
May 29 and May 30, 7:30 p.m., and May 31, 3 p.m., Presidio Theatre: OP will present the West Coast debut of Doubt, Douglas Cuomo’s adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same title by John Patrick Shanley. Cuomo has prepared a new chamber orchestration for OP’s resources, which will present a newly abridged version by Kevin Newbury of Shanley’s original libretto. For those that do not yet know, the venue is located in the Presidio at 99 Moraga Avenue. Ticket prices begin at $66 and may be purchased through the above hyperlink.
Photograph of the performance of The Glance, presumably of Orpheus in search of Eurydice (from the ODC Web page for purchasing tickets)
May 29 and May 30, 8 p.m., and May 31, 4 p.m., ODC Theater: Some readers may recall that, at the beginning of this year, composer, musician, and instrument designer Anne Hege enjoyed a four-month residency at the 836M Gallery, named after its address at 836 Montgomery Street. The result of that residency is a two-hour “laptopera” with one intermission, entitled The Glance and based on the myth of Orpheus. The venue is located in the Mission at 3153 17th Street. Ticket prices are between $40 and $150 and may also be purchased through the above hyperlink.
