LEFT COAST PRESENTS TWO WORLD PREMIERES: OPERA DOUBLE BILL

At the historic Bayview Opera House, 4705 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94124

4:30 Movie

Saturday, April 29, 2023 • 5pm

Sunday, April 30, 2023 • 2pm

Kurt Rohde’s new micro-opera 4:30 Movie explores the relationship between two sisters: One has died from cancer, the other remains and remembers. A meditative program of music, video, and electronics creates a powerful immersive experience.

Music for percussion, violin, and cello sets the stage for the new opera – Kurt Rohde’s Sonic Tunic and credo petrified, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Chaconne, and Sarah Hennies’ Psalm I.

Tenderhooks

Saturday, April 29, 2023 • 7pm 

Sunday, April 30, 2023 • 4pm

Tenderhooks, Anthony R. Green’s new chamber opera,  is the story of Nora and Sebastian, housemates struggling with enforced isolation during the pandemic. Things get complicated when they experiment with the eroticized technology of dating apps. Presented in a satirical mode, the performance is intended to amuse but also to provoke thought and to reveal unexamined assumptions.

This program opens with Sarah Hennies’ Everything Else. Hennies’ music explores creativity, perception, and queer and trans identity.

Audience Advisory: Please note that Tenderhooks includes sexual content.

  • 4:30 MOVIE

    Sarah Hennies Psalms 1

    Kurt Rohde Sonic Tunic

    Johann Sebastian Bach Chaconne from Partita no.2 in D minor

    Kurt Rohde credo petrified

    Kurt Rohde 4:30 Movie (chamber opera) - WORLD PREMIERE

    Nikki Einfeld- soprano

    Donna Masini- poet

    Shelley Jordon- video

    >> ONE HOUR INTERMISSION <<

    TENDERHOOKS

    Sarah Hennies Everything Else

    Anthony R. Green Tenderhooks (chamber opera) - WORLD PREMIERE *contains explicit sexual content*

    Nikki Einfeld- soprano and director

    Glenn Healy- baritone

    Mark Labowskie- libretto

Ticket to Single (1) Opera: Advance: $35/general admission and $10/students, or Door: $38/general admission and $15/students. 

Ticket to Both (2) Operas: Advance: $50/general admission and $20/students, or Door: $60/general admission and $25/students. 

Relax with friends during the one hour intermission between shows!

  • From Gus's market, each box contains your choice of one sandwich and one side. All boxes include an Organic Fuji Apple or the best seasonal fruit available.

    $20.50 per meal box

    Sandwich Options

    #1.GUS’S SPECIAL: House Roasted Turkey, Avocado, Provolone Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Pickle, Pepperoncini, Mayo, Mustard 

    #2.SOUTHERN PACIFIC: Roast Beef, Roasted Balsamic Onion, Cheddar Cheese, Mixed Greens, Horseradish Mayo

    #3.MISSION CREEK: Molinari Italian Dry Salami, Toscano Salami, Roasted Red Pepper, Provolone Cheese, Italian Vinaigrette

    Sides Options

    Gus’s Potato Salad 4 oz.

    Orzo Feta Salad 4 oz.

    Gus’s Own 2 oz. Dark Chocolate Bar with a touch of sea salt (72% Cocoa)

Drinks are available for purchase at the opera house bar.

Order a Sandwich Meal Box to enjoy. Deadline to order: Sunday, 4/23/23, 11:59PM


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This concert is sponsored, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, San Francisco Arts Commission, and San Francisco Grants for the Arts.


Artwork by Shelley Jordon