Coming Attractions: Volti and Opera Parallel

This week, I watched or listened to discussions about upcoming performances at Volti and Opera Parallèle; both are available on demand, and I found each helpful in getting familiar with the works that will be performed.

Volti

Volti will be premiering composer Mark Winges's Words Cast Shadows, his setting of several poems by Jane Hirshfield. Bass Sidney Chen has a new podcast, Sounds from Silence, and the first episode is an interview with Winges, discussing how the composer chose the poems, his approach to writing choral music, and more. 

Here's information about Volti's upcoming performances:

Saturday, May 13, 2023
7:00 PM Pacific Time
St. Paul's Episcopal
1924 Trinity Ave, Walnut Creek

Attend in person or watch the live stream!
Tickets available through the St. Paul's concert series.

Sunday, May 14, 2023
4:00 PM Pacific Time
Kanbar Performing Arts Center
44 Page St, San Francisco

Tickets for May 14

Opera Parallèle

In early June, Opera Parallèle performs The Shining, by Paul Moravec (composer) and Mark Campbell (librettist). The opera is based on Stephen King's famous novel; this is a new production, co-produced with Hawai'i Opera Theatre and Portland Opera. Opera Parallèle's Daniel Harvey spoke with Moravec and Campbell by Zoom about the opera, which is closer to the novel than the equally famous Kubrick film and which sounds like it'll be great. You can watch the interview recording at OP's web site.

Performance information:

• June 2, 2023 @ 7:30pm

• June 3, 2023 @ 7:30pm

• June 4, 2023 @ 2pm

Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA – 700 Howard St, San Francisco

Running Time: 2 hours 20 mins with intermission – performed in English with supertitles.

Tickets: $40-$180, students $20.