Aug
11
to Aug 13

Lakes Area Music Festival: Don Pasquale

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Don Pasquale: Wayne Tigges
Norina: Kearstin Piper Brown
Ernesto: Thomas Cilluffo
Malatesta: John Taylor Ward

Conductor: Christian Reif
Director: Chloe Treat
Assistant Conductor: Stefano Flavoni
Chorusmaster: Celeste Marie Johnson

“This rollicking bel canto comedy is a celebration of girl power! The buffoonish Don Pasquale is determined to marry the much younger Norina. However, with her wit and the help of a few friends, she manages to both teach Pasquale a lesson and find true love. Full of dazzling tunes and hilarious hijinks, Donizetti’s masterpiece promises to delight.”

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Aug
4
5:30 PM17:30

Lakes Area Music Festival: A Night at the Opera

Conductors: Christian Reif and Stefano Flavoni
Soloists: Tori Tedeschi Adams, Ori Marcu, Seiyoung Kim, Marcus King, Joel Mathias

“Our season is brimming with beautiful sounds, but in this special program, voices of all types and from every corner of the world come together to serenade you. Hear many of your favorite opera moments from the famous William Tell overture to soaring arias and animated ensembles, featuring our 2023 vocal fellows with full symphony orchestra.

The LAMF Vocal Fellowship provides singers at the beginning of their careers with mentorship and performance opportunities. Vocal fellows work one on one with our team of directors and coaches to hone their craft, while participating in productions and performances alongside our world-renowned roster of singers.”

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Oct
14
5:30 PM17:30

New Roots Theatre Festival - "EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT"

Every Saturday Night takes audiences on a trip back to San Francisco’s Fillmore District in the 1950s, where Ardella runs the neighborhood’s hottest after-hours club out of her basement. Inspired by true events, acclaimed Bay Area Composer and Director Danny Duncan’s new musical offers a boisterous and heartfelt glimpse into the “Harlem of the West” that once was.

Playwright: Danny Duncan
Music Director and Arranger: Stefano Flavoni
Associate Director: Adam Maggio
Stage Manager: April Ballesteros

Fri Oct 14 @ 5:30PM
Sat Oct 15 @ 8:00PM
Sun Oct 16 @ 8:00PM

PRODUCED BY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THEATRE COMPANY. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT SFBATCO FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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Aug
14
to Aug 15

CANCELED (COVID) - The Rake's Progress - Assistant Conductor

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Lakes Area Music Festival presents Igor Stravinsky’s Mozartean masterpiece, “The Rake’s Progress”, under the direction of JJ Hudson and baton of Christian Reif

8/14 & 8/15

CAST

Miles Mykkanen - Tom Rakewell
Brandie Sutton - Anne Trulove
John Taylor Ward - Nick Shadow
Andrew Potter - Father Trulove
Sara Couden - Baba the Turk
Jordan Weatherston Pitts - Mother Goose & Sellem

PRODUCTION

JJ Hudson - Director
Christian Reif - Conductor
Stefano Flavoni - Assistant Conductor
Matthew Abernathy - Chorus Master
John Arida - Répétiteur
Adam Crimson - Set Design
Tláloc López-Watermann - Lighting Design

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Aug
8
7:30 PM19:30

Paradox of Praise – Lakes Area Music Festival

Franz Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen
Florence Price: Night
Margaret Bonds: Three Dream Portraits
Robert Schumann: Selections from Dichterliebe
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Stefano Flavoni, piano

Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor
Wyatt Underhill, violin
Joseph Johnson, cello
Henry Kramer, piano

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Aug
2
2:00 PM14:00

Giving Thanks – Lakes Area Music Festival

James Weldon Johnson: Crucifixion
Harry T. Burleigh: My lord what a morning
Uzee Brown, Jr.: Ain’t a that good news, This River
Margaret Bonds: You can tell the world
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Stefano Flavoni, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 132, Heiliger Dankgesang
Suliman Tekalli and Ravenna Lipchik, violin
Olivia Chew, viola
Austin Fisher, cello

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Aug
1
7:30 PM19:30

A Night at the Opera – Lakes Area Music Festival

Opening weekend continues with a grand night of arias featuring Metropolitan Opera star, tenor David Portillo. Joined by guests from the most prestigious opera companies in the country, you’ll enjoy famous tunes and performers’ favorites in this Night at the Opera.

David Portillo, tenor
Nicholas Davis, baritone
Abi Lewis, mezzo-soprano

Stefano Flavoni, piano

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May
9
to May 12

"Abraham in Flames" Opera Premiere

Abraham in Flames is a new opera by creator/writer Niloufar Talebi, composer Aleksandra Vrebalov, and director/dramaturg Roy Rallo. The opera is inspired by Talebi's coming of age in Tehran around the iconic Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou who attended her parents' literary salons, the staggering imagery in Shamlou's life and poetry, Trials by Fire, and the Tree of Life. Conducted by Stefano Flavoni, music director.

CAST: 
YWCP (chorus) -- Lead character: Girl
RYAN BELONGIE -- Merola alum (countertenor): Angel
RENÉE RAPIER -- Merola alum (mezzo-soprano): Poet
NIKKI EINFELD -- Merola alum (soprano): Fear/Doubt
KIRK EICHELBERGER -- Merola alum (bass): Knowing
ANDREW METZGER (tenor): Happiness

ORCHESTRA:
THE LIVING EARTH SHOW
RON BORELLI (accordion)
MATTHEW BOYLES (clarinet)
LUCAS CHEN (cello)
RACHEL PATRICK (violin)

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