For local opera fans, the Sonoma County Chapter of the San Francisco Opera Guild has planned a rare treat. David Gockley, executive director of the San Francisco Opera, will appear in an onstage conversation with tenor John Duykers of Sebastopol at at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at [...]
For three decades, Nancy Berto has been helping get Santa Rosa residents to San Francisco on the Opera Bus each fall. The Opera Bus program, now in its 31st season, is taking reservations for three fall operas in San Francisco. The three operas are: Verdi's “Rigoletto,” 7:30 [...]
For those who love the opera a lot more than they love driving, there's an easy answer. For the past three decades, the Sonoma County Opera Guild's "Opera Bus'' program has offered a package deal that covers tickets as well as round-trip transportation from Oakmont and Santa Rosa [...]
What is art? Whether it’s oil on canvas or actors on stage, dancers on their toes or comedians doing stand-up, Press Democrat staff writer Dan Taylor covers the fine and lively arts in Northern California. Meet the people, go behind the scenes and get ahead on what’s coming up.