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Opera Parallele is thrilled to offer 2 tickets to Opera in the Planetarium on Wednesday, November 9th, the 6:30 pm or 8:30 pm show.

Everest, the internationally renowned opera composed by Joby Talbot with a libretto by Gene Scheer, will be presented in a bold new iteration, Everest: Opera in the Planetarium. Based on the true story of a 1996 ill-fated expedition to summit Mount Everest, this evocative production scales a breathtaking experience using intricate graphic novel imagery and a soaring sound world. Audiences will climb to new heights in the immersive environment of the California Academy of Sciences Morrison Planetarium, one of the largest and most advanced all-digital domes in the world. Based on the true story of a 1996 ill-fated expedition to the world’s highest mountain, this evocative production scales a breathtaking experience of a final climb to the top of Mount Everest. With a soaring and impassioned score, Everest: Opera in the Planetarium is presented in the groundbreaking medium of a powerful opera transformed into a riveting graphic novel film projected across the arched dome of the planetarium. With a rich recording of a renowned opera cast and orchestra led by Maestro Nicole Paiement, the animations come to life through facial tracking technology which transform the impassioned singer’s facial movements (during the time of recording) to animated graphics which follow the singer’s voices. The result is an immersive operatic experience which is further enriched by the state of the art surround sound of the planetarium and comfortably reclined seats for a truly unique experience.

*Everest: Opera in the Planetarium is an immersive film experience; cast and conductor are not appearing live.