Opera Parallèle to Close Season with THE LIGHTHOUSE, 4/29

Following its sold-out co-production with SFJAZZ of Terence Blanchard's Champion, Opera Parallèle will conclude its 2015-2016 season with an innovative new production of the late Peter Maxwell Davies' brooding three-singer, six-character tour-de-force The Lighthouse, based on the true story of mysterious disappearances off the Hebrides islands in 1900. Conducted by Opera Parallèle founder and Artistic Director Nicole Paiement and with a production headed by Creative Director Brian Staufenbiel, The Lighthouse will be given three performances: Friday, April 29, at 8 pm; Saturday, April 30, at 8 pm; and Sunday, May 1, at 4 pm, at Z Space theater, 450 Florida Street in San Francisco. Tickets are priced from $45-$90 and may be purchased atwww.operaparallele.org.

Opera Parallèle's new production uses fabric artistry and physical artists to create dynamic scenic elements like water, fog, and even a sea monster in ways that push the boundaries of conventional opera. Celebrated singers Thomas Glenn, Robert Orth, and David Cushing perform the 6 roles of present and past lighthouse keepers. Called "a powerful theater piece," with deliriously colorful music that "creates a spooky atmosphere perfectly appropriate to this creepy tale," The Lighthouse is a perfect mystery thriller in operatic form.

The Creative Team and Cast

The production team includes Nicole Paiement, Artistic Director and conductor; Brian Staufenbiel, Creative Director & Resident Stage Director; Matthew Antaky, lighting designer; Christine Crook, costume designer; Jeanna Parham, wig and make-up designer; Sean Riley, fabic artist. The cast comprises baritone Robert Orth as Blazes, and bass David Cushing as Arthur.

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