SF Opera Tickets-Veterans: June/July - 'Nixon in China'
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:48 pm
Free SF Opera Tickets for Veterans: June/July 2012 - 'Nixon in China'
VETERANS AT THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
Courtesy San Francisco Opera and the Wattis Foundation
Tickets are free to Veterans
NIXON IN CHINA
Music by John Adams and Libretto by Alice Goodman
COMPANY PREMIERE
John Adams' rhythmically rich re-creation of a presidential trip to Beijing has established itself as a great American opera, a work of clarity, simplicity, shocking elegance that will be around for the long haul (The New York Times). Marking the 40th anniversary of the historic meeting between President Nixon and Chairman Mao Zedong, this modern masterpiece makes its long-awaited Bay Area stage premiere. Michael Cavanagh's brilliantly effective staging (Vancouver Sun) features Brian Mulligan, a vivid and strong-toned Nixon (San Francisco Chronicle). Lawrence Renes, whose conducting of Adams' Doctor Atomic won praise from London critics, leads the orchestra. What commands attention in the Nixon score is, quite simply, melody (The New York Times).
Tickets available for performance dates:
Friday, June 22 at 8:00 pm
Saturday, June 30 at 8:00 pm
Tuesday, July 3 at 7:30 pm
Ticket Limit: Veteran +1 (two tickets total per Veteran)
Tickets must be picked up by June 19, 2012, 5pm at the American Legion War Memorial Commission Office, 401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 101, M-F, 1pm - 5pm
Limited Ticket Availability - Pick up your tickets early!
Please contact alwmcsf@gmail.com for additional information
VETERANS AT THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
Courtesy San Francisco Opera and the Wattis Foundation
Tickets are free to Veterans
NIXON IN CHINA
Music by John Adams and Libretto by Alice Goodman
COMPANY PREMIERE
John Adams' rhythmically rich re-creation of a presidential trip to Beijing has established itself as a great American opera, a work of clarity, simplicity, shocking elegance that will be around for the long haul (The New York Times). Marking the 40th anniversary of the historic meeting between President Nixon and Chairman Mao Zedong, this modern masterpiece makes its long-awaited Bay Area stage premiere. Michael Cavanagh's brilliantly effective staging (Vancouver Sun) features Brian Mulligan, a vivid and strong-toned Nixon (San Francisco Chronicle). Lawrence Renes, whose conducting of Adams' Doctor Atomic won praise from London critics, leads the orchestra. What commands attention in the Nixon score is, quite simply, melody (The New York Times).
Tickets available for performance dates:
Friday, June 22 at 8:00 pm
Saturday, June 30 at 8:00 pm
Tuesday, July 3 at 7:30 pm
Ticket Limit: Veteran +1 (two tickets total per Veteran)
Tickets must be picked up by June 19, 2012, 5pm at the American Legion War Memorial Commission Office, 401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 101, M-F, 1pm - 5pm
Limited Ticket Availability - Pick up your tickets early!
Please contact alwmcsf@gmail.com for additional information