This Friday, our phenomenally talented Adler Fellows will perform in their annual
The Future is Now: Adler Gala Concert. Founded in 1977 as the San Francisco Affiliate Artists-Opera Program, Adler Fellowships are performance-oriented residencies for the most advanced young singers and coach/accompanists. Under the guidance of San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley and Opera Center Director Sheri Greenawald, the Adler Fellowship Program offers intensive individual training and roles of increasing importance in San Francisco Opera's main-stage season.
Posted: 11/28/2012 by
San Francisco Opera
5. You can channel your inner propmaker, costume designer, or makeup master.
Have you ever wanted to create an arrest order and issue it like Scarpia does? Or to apply tattoos (temporary, of course!) like Queequeg wore in Moby-Dick? Maybe you and your family love coloring projects and would love to create costumes for your very own opera paper dolls. We’ll be hosting these projects and more in the main lobby so that opera lovers and the opera curious of all ages can take part!
Posted: 11/06/2012 by
San Francisco Opera
For Los Altos-raised soprano Talise Trevigne, performing the role of Pip, the 14 year-old cabin boy, in
Moby-Dick is the ultimate homecoming. We asked Trevigne five questions about her unique experiences on the Pequod and about being back in the Bay Area for this landmark production.
Posted: 11/01/2012 by
Talise Trevigne (Pip, Moby-Dick)
It is not surprising that many people assume Herman Melville wrote his classic novel
Moby-Dick on Nantucket, a small island off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. It is, after all, the setting for much of the book, home port to the
Pequod and home to many of the story’s most central characters. But in reality, Melville never set foot on the island before
Moby-Dick was published in 1851. He wrote the book at a secluded farm in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, over 100 miles from the nearest large body of water.
An excerpt from the Berkshire Historical Society explains:
Posted: 10/30/2012 by
The Berkshire Historical Society
Tenor Stephen Costello is currently starring as Greenhorn in our production of
Moby-Dick on the War Memorial stage. Earlier this month he answered a few questions for
stephencostellotenor.com ahead of opening night. The
San Jose Mercury News raves that as Greenhorn, the novice seaman "who evolves into the spitting image of Melville's able Ishmael," Stephen Costello "rapturously" sings his soliloquy.
Posted: 10/23/2012 by
stephencostellotenor.com