Opera Parallèle in the News
2023
MAY
- Local News Matters – Hooked on Books: From page to frightful stage – literary horror has gone operatic
- San Jose Mercury News – ‘The Shining’: Opera based on Stephen King’s horror masterpiece comes to SF
- Bay Area Reporter – Women in summer operas and symphony concerts
- Opera Wire – Opera Parallèle & The Transgender District Announces 2023 ‘Expansive’ Showcase
- Broadway World – Opera Parallèle & Transgender District Announces EXPANSIVE 2023 Showcase Artists
MARCH
- Opera Wire – Opera Parallèle to Present a Benefit Evening, ‘A Night at the Overlook Hotel…No Work-All Play’
- Broadway World – Opera Parallèle Announces Cast Changes in THE SHINING
- OperaWire – Opera Parallèle Announces Cast Change for ‘The Shining’
JANUARY
- Boston Herald – New immersive opera in SF takes viewers to the top of Everest
- Air Mail – Everest: An Immersive Experience, by Joby Talbot
- San Francisco Classical Voice – Opera Parallèle Scales Everest in New Immersive Production
- OperaWire – Opera Parallèle to Present West Coast Premiere of ‘The Shining’
- Bay Area Reporter – New operas for the new year; ‘Everest’ and ‘Prospero’
2022
DECEMBER
- SF Chronicle/Datebook – A garland of musical events — chamber, orchestral, operatic and more — coming in 2023
- SF Chronicle/Datebook – Imagination, beauty and wit: 2022’s musical riches
- San Francisco Classical Voice – Carmen Gets a Graphic Novel Makeover
- SF Chronicle/Datebook – Imagination, beauty and wit: 2022’s musical riches
- The Rehearsal Studio – Opera Parallèle Announces Plans for 2023
NOVEMBER
- SF Chronicle/Datebook – Opera Parallèle’s pandemic-era creation ‘Everest’ set for in-person experience in S.F.
- BroadwayWorld – Opera Parallèle Announces Tickets On Sale For EVEREST: AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
OCTOBER
SEPTEMBER
JULY
- SF Examiner – Philip Glass’ hypnotic opera-film-live performance comes to SFJAZZ
- Bay Area Reporter -‘La Belle et la Bête’ — Opera Parallèle merges Philip Glass score with Cocteau’s classic film
JUNE
- KALW – ‘On the Arts’ Interview with Brian Staufenbiel and Hadleigh Adams
- SFGATE Pick – La Belle et la Bête
- SF Classical Voice – Opera Parallèle showcases Transgender singers in ‘Expansive’
APRIL
MARCH
- San Francisco Classical Voice – Over the Rainbow with John Holiday
- Bay Area Reporter- Singer John Holiday to perform at Opera Paralléle benefit gala
FEBRUARY
- The Mercury News – Sophia’s Forest Preview – by Georgia Rowe
- SFGATE – Sophia’s Forest Preview with composer Lembit Beecher by Joshua Kosman
- Nob Hill Gazette – In Perfect Harmony – Feature on ‘Sophia’s Forest’
JANUARY
- Alta Magazine – The Sisterhood of the Baton – Featuring Nicole Paiement & Jesscia Bejarano (Assistant Conductor)
- Opera Canada – Feature on Nicole Paiement
2021
DECEMBER
- San Francisco Chronicle – Dec. 27, 2021 – Looking forward to a mouth-watering array of classical events in 2022
- Parallèle Voice: December 2021 – Join us at the West Coast Premiere of ‘Sophia’s Forest’
- Opera Wire – Dec. 10, 2021 – Opera Parallèle to Present West Coast Premiere of ‘Sophia’s Forest’
NOVEMBER
- San Francisco Bayview National Black Newspaper – Nov. 13, 2021 – Legendary composer Marcus Shelby is bringing his opera ‘Harriet’s Spirit’ to the Bayview Opera House
- Parallèle Voice: November 2021 – Meet L. Peter Callender Director of Harriet’s Spirit
- San Francisco Classical Voice – Nov. 16, 2021 – Harriet’s Spirit Entertains With a Message
OCTOBER
- Parallèle Voice: October 2021 – OP is Live! Join us for Harriet’s Spirit Nov 13-14
- San Francisco Classical Voice – Oct. 11, 2021 – Opera Parallèle’s 2022 Is Looking as Stimulating as Ever
- OperaWire – Oct. 2, 2021 – Opera Parallèle Announces 2021-22 Season
- Broadway World San Francisco – Oct. 1, 2021 – Opera Parallèle Announces 2021-22 Season
SEPTEMBER
- Parallèle Voice: September 2021 – OP new Board President & Join us September 30 for the 2021-22 Season announcement & Artist Sponsorship launch virtual event
- SF Classical Voice: September 7, 2021 – Dallas Opera’s Stage Directors Are All Women Next Season
AUGUST
- Parallèle Voice: August 2021 – Meet Everest performer Hadleigh Adams & Audio Engineer Miles Lassi
- OP email announcement: August 11, 2021 – OP Announces Leadership Appointments
- SF Chronicle Datebook: August 17, 2021 – Bay Area music and dance groups celebrate reopening with a communal showcase
- Operawire, August 14, 2021 – Opera Parallèle Announces New Leader Appointments
- Broadway World, August 12, 2021- Opera Parallele Announces Leadership Appointments
JULY
- Parallèle Voice: July 2021 – Meet ‘Everest’ cast members Sasha Cooke & Kevin Burdette
- KALW Open Air radio magazine, July 2021 – Opera Parallèle: ‘Everest’ as Graphic Novel Opera Film. Listen to JoAnn Mar’s interview with Nicole Paiement and Brian Staufenbiel
- San Francisco Examiner, July 14, 2021 – Opera gets animated on film in ‘Everest’
- SF Chronicle Datebook, July 11, 2021 – ‘Everest’ is a new kind of comic opera: drama in the form of a graphic novel
- Opera Wire, July 8, 2021 – The Dallas Opera to Release Opera Parallèle’s ‘Everest – A Graphic Novel Opera’ on its Streaming Platform
- Stage and Cinema, July 6, 2021 – Virtual Opera: ‘EVEREST – A GRAPHIC NOVEL OPERA’ (The Dallas Opera and San Francisco’s Opera Parallèle)
JUNE
- Parallèle Voice: June 2021 – OP’s new opera highlights Harriet Tubman as role model
- The Rehearsal Studio, June 15, 2021 – Opera Parallèle to Conclude Recital Series
MAY
- Parallèle Voice: May 2021 – Meet OP’s newest board & staff members
- The Rehearsal Studio, May 5, 2021 – An Early Celebration of Mother’s Day from OP
- Voices of the Community’s Special Covid-19 Series – Episode 59: Opera Parallele
APRIL
MARCH
- Parallèle Voice: March 2021 – Opera Parallèle presents Everest – A Graphic Novel Opera
- New York Times, March 25, 2021–10 Classical concerts to stream in April
- Opera Wire.Com, March 17, 2021 – Opera Parallèle Announces Everest – A Graphic Novel Opera Film
- San Francisco Classical Voice, March 16, 2021 – Opera as Graphic Novel in Everest
FEBRUARY