
Learn more about OP’s groundbreaking film production of Everest – A Graphic Novel Opera.
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Hadleigh Adams as Doug Hansen
OP is delighted to have baritone Hadleigh Adams perform the role of Doug Hansen in Everest – A Graphic Novel Opera. Adams, a former Merola artist, and San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow, is a proud native of New Zealand who learned of the true story of the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster in high school. “In New Zealand, we have a powerful sense of pride when our stories are told to the world, and I feel immensely proud having the chance to work on this piece at this time.”
Adams considered performing the role of a real person an incredible privilege, not to be taken lightly, and found his character’s journey in Everest to be a fairly intricate one. “Doug Hansen’s journey in Everest is quite interesting. You would think that when he reached the summit of Mt. Everest he would be elated, but he is not. He knew that he just needed to reach the top, and now that he has done it, he needs to get home.”
Everest is the first opera Adams performed in since the beginning of the pandemic, and he considers it a blessing to have worked in a safe space with people he has known for many years. He is also grateful to have had the chance to be part of a new and important work that will last forever. “One of the best aspects of this piece is that it is being presented in the style of a graphic novel. It is so new and exciting, and it works!”
Everest is Adams’ fourth production with OP. His first was in the role of Le Gendarme in Les mamelles de Tirésias in 2014.
Meet Miles Lassi
Miles Lassi is an interdisciplinary artist and musician who has worked in over 150 cities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He was OP’s Audio Engineer for Everest – A Graphic Novel Opera.
WELCOME BACK TO THE PERFORMING ARTS!
OP joined several other small performing arts organizations on Sunday, August 22nd at Yerba Buena Garden Esplanade for WELCOME BACK TO THE PERFORMING ARTS, a FREE celebration of San Francisco’s Musical Diversity. OP presented excerpts from Harriet’s Spirit, featuring Soprano Christabel Nunoo, Jazz Soprano Tiffany Austin and Jaymes Kirksey on piano performing an original score by Bay Area jazz great Marcus Shelby. Click below to see photo highlights from the event.
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OP staff, board members, performers and friends gathered Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco for the Welcome Back to the Performing Arts celebration on Sunday, August 22nd.
Former OP Board Member Didi Boring, OP Artistic Administrator Jacques Desjardins, and OP Board Member Jane Hartley