Verdi's take on the Shakespeare play about blind jealousy and its tragic consequences. Delivered with the irrepressible dramatic force and finely honed expressive craft of the great composer's final years. This is some of the most exquisite music in the entire operatic repertoire.

EPSG:4326

Otello

Lucie Stern Community Theatre

### Event Description: Noises Off by Palo Alto Players

**Event Title:** Noises Off

**Dates:** January 17 - February 2, 2025

**Venue:** Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301

**Written by:** Michael Frayn

**Age Recommendation:** 10+ (No child under age 3 admitted)

**Content Advisory:** Language & innuendo

**Event Overview:**
Brace yourself for comic chaos with Palo Alto Players' production of "Noises Off," a classic show-within-a-show known as the funniest farce ever written. The Opening Night performance of the comedy "Nothing On" is just hours away, and as the harried cast stumbles through their final dress rehearsal, things couldn’t be going any worse. Lines are forgotten, love triangles are unraveling, and sardines are flying everywhere—and we haven’t even reached intermission! Can the cast pull their act together on stage even if they can’t behind the scenes? Full of shocking surprises and gut-busting humor, "Noises Off" promises a spectacularly funny, peerless backstage farce.

**Special Events:**
- **Preview Night: Pick-Your-Price**
  - **Date:** Friday, January 17, 2025
  - **Details:** Pick-Your-Price Night makes theatre affordable for all. Choose from three ticket price suggestions.

- **Opening Night**
  - **Date:** Saturday, January 18, 2025
  - **Details:** Enjoy a post-show champagne/sparkling cider toast in the outdoor courtyard, FREE with the purchase of a ticket for that evening’s performance.

- **Post-Show Cast Talkback**
  - **Date:** Sunday, January 26, 2025
  - **Details:** Enrich your experience at our Talkback series with the director and the cast following the performance, FREE with the purchase of a ticket for any performance during the run.

**Ticket Information:**
- **Single Tickets:** Subscribe for early access.
- **Discounts Available:** After Preview Night for Seniors, Educators, Patrons under 30, and Active Military.
- **Wheelchair/Companion Seats:** Contact the Box Office.

**Health and Safety:**
Masks are optional in the theater building. Review current health and safety protocols prior to each performance date, as all performances and protocols are subject to change.

**Contact Information:**
- **Box Office Hours:** Tuesday - Friday: 11am - 4pm, and 1-hour prior to show time. Closed on Mondays.
- **Phone:** 650.329.0891
- **Email:** [email protected]

Join us for a night of laughter and mayhem with "Noises Off" at the Lucie Stern Theater!

Noises Off

### Event Description: "Sweat" by Palo Alto Players

**Event Title:** Sweat

**Dates:** June 13 - June 29, 2025

**Venue:** Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301

**Playwright:** Lynn Nottage

**Age Recommendation:** 12 and above (No child under age 3 admitted)

**Content Advisory:** Contains strong language and mature themes

**Overview:**
Join the Palo Alto Players for a compelling performance of "Sweat," a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Lynn Nottage. This powerful drama is filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, telling the story of a group of friends in industrial Pennsylvania. As they face layoffs and picket lines, their once-solid friendships are tested, leading to a heart-wrenching struggle to stay afloat.

**Special Events:**
- **Preview Night: Pick-Your-Price Night**
  - **Date:** Friday, June 13, 2025
  - **Details:** Make theatre affordable for all by choosing from three ticket price suggestions.

- **Opening Night**
  - **Date:** Saturday, June 14, 2025
  - **Details:** Enjoy a post-show champagne/sparkling cider toast in the outdoor courtyard, free with the purchase of a ticket for that evening’s performance.

- **Post-Show Cast Talkback**
  - **Date:** Sunday, June 22, 2025
  - **Details:** Enrich your experience with a Talkback series featuring the director and the cast following the performance, free with the purchase of a ticket for any performance during the run.

**Ticket Information:**
- **Single Tickets:** Subscribe for early access.
- **Discounts Available:** After Preview Night for Seniors, Educators, Patrons under 30, and Active Military.
- **Wheelchair/Companion Seats:** Contact the Box Office for arrangements.

**Health and Safety:**
Masks are optional in the theater building. Please review current health and safety protocols prior to each performance date, as all performances and protocols are subject to change.

**Contact Information:**
- **Box Office Hours:** Tuesday - Friday: 11am - 4pm, and 1-hour prior to show time. Closed on Mondays.
- **Phone:** 650.329.0891
- **Email:** [email protected]

**Additional Information:**
For more details on the event, including directions, parking, and accessibility, visit the Palo Alto Players' official website. Sign up for their email newsletter to stay updated on upcoming productions, events, and programs.

Sweat

Romantasy indeed blends the enchanting elements of both romance and fantasy, creating a unique synergy where neither aspect overshadows the other. In this concert, the development of romantic relationships intertwines with the imaginative and often magical settings typical of fantasy worlds. You’ll hear Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer’s Old Black Magic, Jake Runestad’s tender And So I Go On, Fantasy as sung by Earth, Wind & Fire, Sam Pottles fun-loving setting of Jabberwocky, Hubert Parry’s La Belle Dame Sans Merci and many other tantalizing tunes!

Romantasy! - Songs of Romance and Fantasy

First United Methodist Church

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59E40S_EQSY

The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THv6htilWtI

The Artelize Podcast and Adolfo Corrado: Mediterranean flavors, opera and social media

“The luminous line of the map in the dark…” is one of the lyrics from Susan LaBarr’s Where the Light Begins. LaBarr explores themes of peace and hope—also the focus of this concert. We love the connection of the title to Greenwich Mean Time—the starting point from which all time zones center. We’re heading towards GMT ±00:00 when we tour Wales, Cornwall, and Ireland this summer; we offer you works by composers from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. A centerpiece of the concert will be Jake Runestad’s Becoming the Ocean—using the metaphor of a river entering the ocean, Kahlil Gibran reminds us of the power of community, joining together with others to become more powerful and more loved than we are on our own.

Where the Light Begins

A sound like no other! Calefax is a pioneering wind group from Amsterdam, famed throughout Europe.  These free-spirited virtuosos have not only invented their own ensemble but transcribe their own wide-ranging repertoire, commission new works, and always thrill their audiences.

Calefax

Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Lesher Center for the Arts

The Grammy-nominated Canadian violinist Corey Cerovsek collaborates with such conductors as Zubin Mehta, Charles Dutoit, and Michael Tilson Thomas, performing with such orchestras as Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Detroit.  His recordings have won several awards, and his rich, chocolately tone has filled Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall and the Théâtre du Châtelet, and he has appeared on NBC’s Tonight Show, CBS’ Sunday Morning, and PBS’ Musical Encounters.  Cerovsek earned a bachelor’s degree in music and mathematics at age 15; master’s degrees in both soon followed, and he completed his doctoral coursework in music and mathematics at age 18.

Corey Cerovsek & Friends

The Leonkoro Quartet, founded in Berlin in 2019, is framed by brothers Jonathan and Lukas Schwarz on first violin and cello, while the middle voices are formed by Amelie Wallner on second violin and Mayu Konoe on viola. In Esperanto, Leonkoro means Lionheart, alluding to a children’s book about two brothers, a book that juxtaposes the grave reality of death with a large and heartfelt yearning for comfort and solace – a sentiment that string quartet repertoire addresses in several instances.

Leonkoro String Quartet (SF debut)

Yefim Bronfman’s commanding technique, power and exceptional lyrical gifts are celebrated by critics and audiences alike in all the world’s musical capitals.

YEFIM BRONFMAN, piano

French/Russian violinist Alexandra Soumm has performed with such leading orchestras as the Royal, BBC, London, and Hungarian National Philharmonics, as well as the Baltimore, Galicia, RTÉ National, Danish National, Vancouver, Trondheim, NHK, Tokyo Metropolitan, BBC Scottish, Tokyo and Munich Symphonies, with such conductors as Herbert Blomstedt, Neeme Järvi, Osmo Vänska, Leonard Slatkin and Marin Alsop.

ALEXANDRA SOUMM, violin AMANDINE SAVARY, piano

MainStage 4: Rising Stars

First Congregational Church of Berkeley

First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto

San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center

In Bocca al Lupo (meaning “in the wolf’s mouth,” an Italian turn of phrase similar to “break a leg” as used in opera and theater) is a project spearheaded by medieval & renaissance music luminary Shira Kammen. The ensemble comprises a dynamic roster of multi instrumentalists and singers versed in historical and global performance practices.

In Bocca al Lupo

First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto

St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco

Ensemble Affect is a string band conceived in Chicago, with members spread across the U.S. specializing in historically informed performance. Established November 2019, the ensemble brings thrilling music of the Baroque, as well as Classical and Renaissance periods across the country providing accessible, engaging, and affordable concert performances. “Affect” illuminates the slew of different emotions imbued in the music through the raw power of period instruments, creating emotive, passionate, and dramatic concert experiences.

Ensemble Affect

Inspired by the ancient city illuminating the East and West, Constantinople stands at the crossroads of artistic encounters; drawing from the heritage of the Middle-Ages and the Renaissance, from Europe to the Mediterranean and to the Middle-East. Founded in 2001 in Montreal by artistic director Kiya Tabassian, Constantinople honors and shares the rich musical traditions of the world by creating new music in the form of unique encounters, connections and bridges between cultures, periods, styles and people, and by disseminating it around the globe. Constantinople has 20 albums to its credit and traveled to more than 290 cities in 57 countries presenting over 60 works.

 Ensemble Constantinople

First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley

Program 2

Los Altos United Methodist Church

Palo Alto High School

Program 3

Program 4

The idea for the New Music for Treble Voices Festival (NMFTV) came about in 2008 with the realization that the Bay Area is home to several acclaimed treble choirs, all national and international leaders in commissioning and performing new music. Founding groups were Volti, a professional choir dedicated to American contemporary music, Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, both conducted by Robert Geary, and the Peninsula Women’s Chorus (PWC), conducted by Dr. Martín Benvenuto.=

11th New Music for Treble Voices Festival

First Congregational Church of Palo Alto

Considered by many to be Bellini's most beautiful score, La sonnambula was written at a time when stage works involving somnambulism (sleepwalking) where all the rage in Paris.  As was often the case during this period, the work was written with a specific singer in mind, in this case, the legendary soprano Giuditta Pasta.

The story takes placec in a Swiss village. Amina is preparing to marry Elvino. Lisa, who is also in love with Elvino, resents Amina and the joyful celebrations taking place in the village on the occasion of their marriage.  Alesio is interested in Lisa but she rejects him.  A stranger arrives as the notary is in the process of marrying Elvino and Amina.

La Sonnambula

The New Millennium Chamber Orchestra continues its 12th Concert Season next month in “March Magic!”, a festival of musical magic featuring three of our winners from the annual NMCO Concerto Competition for Young Artists in November 2024!

“March Magic” features: Beethoven’s sparkling 8th Symphony, a delightfully brief (for Beethoven) symphony filled with good humor, sharp wit and powerful orchestral writing! Assistant Conductor Jason Kneebone leads the orchestra on the Saturday evening concert.

Events in Palo Alto, CA

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Noises Off

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Calefax

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Corey Cerovsek & Friends

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Leonkoro String Quartet (...

Chamber Music San Francisco

YEFIM BRONFMAN, piano

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ALEXANDRA SOUMM, violin A...

Chamber Music San Francisco

MainStage 4: Rising Stars...

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra

In Bocca al Lupo

San Francisco Early Music Society

Ensemble Affect

San Francisco Early Music Society

Ensemble Constantinople

San Francisco Early Music Society

Program 2

Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra

Program 3

Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra

Program 4

Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra

11th New Music for Treble...

Peninsula Women's Chorus

La Sonnambula

West Bay Opera

March Magic

The New Millennium Chamber Orchestra