Cal Performances presents Opera Parallèle's "La Belle et la Bête,” fusing Jean Cocteau’s 1946 film with a score by Philip Glass and featuring Chea Kang and Hadleigh Adams in the title roles, on March ...

Opera Parallèle has announced the its spring season continuing its 16th anniversary season. The spring season opens with “La Belle et la Bête” by Philip Glass. Performed live to Jean Cocteau’s iconic ...

Opera Parallèle (OP) will continue its 16th anniversary season with an ambitious and thought-provoking spring lineup that highlights the company's singular commitment to contemporary opera, ...

Michael Kelly, top center, plays the title role in Opera Parallèle’s "Harvey Milk Reimagined" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco through June 7, 2025. (Cory Weaver via Bay City News) ...

The year was 1978, and baritone Michael Kelly wasn’t even born yet when San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone were murdered by Dan White. In recent years, though, Kelly’s ...

Opera Parallèle has announced details for its benefit evening, “In Pursuit of a Dream: A 15th Anniversary Celebration Honoring Composer Jake Heggie.” The event will be held on March 27 at the City ...

Ask anyone what kind of show they would likely see at the California Academy of Sciences’ Morrison Planetarium, and productions about astronomy or other scientific fields — not an opera — would ...

Audiences in all-white outerwear that witnessed Opera Parallele's amazing production of Joby Talbot and Gene Scheer's graphic-novel style opera "Everest" at the Z Space Theatre in 2023 may want to ...