Innehållsförteckning för October 2024 från TuneUp Magazine

Matthew Shilvock: San Francisco Opera continues its second century with a season that demonstrates the potential of opera to connect to the most fundamental aspects of our humanity, whether through works of searing contemporary resonance like The Handmaid’s Tale or profound archetypes like Tristan and Idomeneo. We launch the 102nd season at a time of tremendous creativity in which new audiences are connecting with opera as never before, but also at a challenging time in which the fundamental fiscal model of the arts is being stretched to its limits. We must harness the incredible energy of this moment and keep this amazing opera company moving forward, but at the same time, we must scale ourselves appropriately to our revenues. San Francisco Opera is a place where the leading artists of…

CREDITS Vicel Victoria Pimentel Peralta (“Lysee”) is a Latina singer, songwriter, model, and actress. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on November 30, in 2016 she stood out as a Professional Model and Actress, for large Hollywood movie chains, brands, video clip producers for celebrities, books, soap operas, television programs, etc. Some of his most notable appearances were: Ballers season II with the actors Dwayne Johnson aka “The Rock”, Andy Garcia, Omar Benson miller, John David Washington for HBO. Baywatch with actors Zachary David Alexander Efron, among others, also for Netflix. Betty (la fea) in New York for Telemundo, participated as a model in the video clips of: Pitbull feat Lounchmoney, Flo Rida song “Greenlight”, Alex Sansation feat Yandel, Shaggy, among others, she was also part of the book Sheet…

Alexander Scriabin’s symphonic poem Prometheus, The Poem of Fire, celebrates synesthesia and cosmic unity. Scriabin envisioned a total, mystical, and consuming work of art that transported his audiences to another plane of consciousness. Devised by San Francisco Symphony Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Cartier in-house perfumer Mathilde Laurent, the San Francisco Symphony and Cartier presented a multisensory production of Prometheus. This collaborative world premiere combined dynamic musical and light performance with olfactory curation, subsuming audiences in Scriabin’s creative vision more than a century after the piece of total art was composed. According to the myth, Prometheus, one of the Titans, was the god of fire. Prometheus angered the gods by stealing fire (which the gods planned on keeping only for themselves) from them and giving it to…

CREDITS: A fervent dream yoked with a sensational talent coupled with a strong yearning to succeed developed a solid foundation for Zeyoncé Brown, now known as ZEY who anchored her will, faith, and drive to make things happen—from vision to reality. Twenty two-year-old R&B artist and fashion model, ZEY’s childhood dream was to either be a veterinarian since she loved dogs and horses or a model. The stars were aligned and demonstrated to be auspicious since a bright future awaited her—stardom. ZEY currently resides in Milpitas, California, is the youngest of four siblings, and is bi-racial—African American and Filipino. She loves celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year. “We always go to church and don’t sleep during Christmas Eve, because we cannot wait to open our gifts.” She smiles. She embraces…