New works meet new audiences
The Bay Area’s weekly roundup of arts, culture, and community | November 13 to 19, 2026
West Edge Opera has announced the brand-new works that will make up their 2027 SNAPSHOT Program. Through the program, composers and librettists of developing operas are given a chance to workshop with vocalists and instrumentalists in front of live audiences. It allows the creative teams to experiment, revise, and further develop new ideas.
This year’s SNAPSHOT includes sub rosa by Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei and Ashlee Haze; Munch by Saman Shahi and Rachel Gray; Trusted by Aaron Israel Levin and Marella Martin Koch; Bog Hag Wine Night by Beth Wiemann and Cecelia Raker; and Desert Bloom by Gillian Rae Perry and Mo Holmes. After workshops, they will have sessions with leaders in opera to receive feedback.
Public performances will be held in Berkeley and San Francisco in February. Tickets go on sale December 1. — Ciara
On the Stage
John Proctor is the Villain
Theatre | American Conservatory Theater
Now – December 13 | Tickets
Centering young voices, this Broadway sensation and new cult classic ignites the kind of conversation that lingers long after the final bell.
More Events
- William Kentridge’s The Head & the Load | Cal Performances | Now – November 15 | View print program
- The Marriage of Figaro | San Francisco Opera | Now – November 29 | View print program
- Covenant | Berkeley Repertory Theatre | Now – December 13 | View program
- Alonzo King LINES Ballet & Appalachian Spring | San Francisco Symphony | November 19–21 | View program
Next Line
- Oakland Theater Project and Brooklyn Sound Lab are partnering in music programming at a new performance space in uptown Oakland.
- What are people loving about Covenant at Berkeley Rep? Hear it straight from the mouths of audience members.
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