Event Listing - Music, Gay

Fri Jun 20, 2008

A Queer Night At The Opera

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Location	Date and Time
SomArts Cultural Center (Gallery) 934 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94103 map district: SoMa	Fri Jun 20, 2008 (8pm) - 7:30pm Doors

Description

Back by popular demand, A Queer Night at the Opera aims to satisfy fans and neophytes alike. The show is a gentle introduction to the art of opera in a non-intimidating atmosphere. It also puts a spin on the medium by presenting old favorites in a queer context and featuring works by queer composers. We've gathered a great group of local queer singers, and have lots of new material along with a few showstoppers from last year. Created and produced by Leslie Hassberg.

Part 1: You Thought You Didn’t Know Opera

Examples of opera’s “hit parade” that you might know from movies, television, ice skating competitions, even ringtones!

Part 2: Gender Bending

Women in trouser roles, men in skirts; mistaken identity and the like.

Part 3: Queer Composers

Featuring excerpts from Paula Kimper and Wende Person’s “Patience and Sarah,” plus Britten, Bernstein, Barber, Menotti and Dame Ethel Smyth.

Co-sponsored by Queerly Operatic