Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/05/2024 - 04/07/2024
7:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Location
SFJAZZ Center
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BUY TICKETS $40-$205. (FRI, APR 5 at 7:30 PM; SAT, APR 6 at 2 PM & 7:30 PM; SUN, APR 7 at 2 PM)
Opera Parallèle and SFJAZZ present Birds & Balls, a comedic contemporary opera coupling of Balls, a world premiere opera about the 1973 “The Battle of the Sexes.” tennis match by Emmy and GRAMMY-winning composer Laura Karpman with libretto by New York Times writer Gail Collins, and the West Coast premiere of lauded composer David T. Little and Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Royce Vavrek’s comic opera about the Flemish folk sport of Finch-Sitting, Vinkensport.
SFJAZZ is turned into a virtual arena, with a live operatic tennis match, immersive film projections, and fashion and media social artifacts, for an evening of creative, comedic, and meaningful contemporary opera at its best!
Presented by Opera Parallèle