Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2025 i LATINA Attitude Magazine

“Raquel Solves: Redefining Elegance Through Authenticity and Adventure” From Valencia to Mexico, Raquel Solves embodies the modern woman: elegant, fearless, and profoundly real. In an industry that thrives on glamour and precision, Raquel Solves shines for something far more magnetic, her authenticity. Born in Valencia, Spain, and now based in Mexico, this multifaceted talent has gracefully woven her passions for modeling, acting, and television into a life filled with beauty, purpose, and exploration. Her artistic roots trace back to New York’s Broadway Dance Center, where she trained as a dancer before refining her acting skills at Televisa’s Centro de Educación Artística. What began as a pursuit of performance evolved into a journey of identity, one that seamlessly merges sophistication with a deep sense of curiosity for the world. A “Maja”…

SAN FRANCISCO OPERA’S OPENING NIGHT OPERA BALL Friday, September 5, 2025, at 5 p.m. Co-presented with the San Francisco Opera Guild, this is one of the premier events on the Bay Area’s philanthropic and social calendars. The annual fundraiser begins with a cocktail reception and formal dinner at City Hall. Guests then proceed to the Opera House for the opening of the new season with Music Director Eun Sun Kim leading Verdi’s RIGOLETTO. Dancing and late-night bites await back at City Hall after the performance. Opera Ball is made possible, in part, by Opening Weekend Grand Sponsor Diane B. Wilsey and is co-chaired by Jennifer Bienaimé and Isabel Rhee. Proceeds benefit a wide range of artistic initiatives at San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Opera Guild’s education programs, which reach…

San Francisco Opera’s 2025–26 season culminates in summer 2026 with Gioachino Rossini’s THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA) with two brilliant casts, Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s monumental ELEKTRA, a PRIDE CONCERT celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community, and the continuation of the Company’s popular Encounter series with THE BARBER OF SEVILLE ENCOUNTER. May 28-June 27, 2026 Subscriptions are available at (415) 864-3330 and sfopera.com.…

Nestled in the heart of California’s picturesque wine country, Paso Robles Inn has long been a cherished destination for travelers seeking a unique blend of comfort and rustic charm. The inn, originally established in 1891, has weathered the changes of time and seasons while preserving its historic allure. However, the recent renovation has added a modern twist to its storied legacy through extensive renovations, revitalizing the space into a sought-after retreat that appeals to a new generation of visitors. A Brief History Before delving into the recent transformations, it’s essential to appreciate the inn’s rich history. Paso Robles, a town known for its vineyards and hot springs, became a popular resort destination in the late 19th century. The Paso Robles Inn was built during this period, quickly gaining a reputation…

September 5–27, 2025 RIGOLETTO is one of the most popular and powerful operas in the repertoire. Giuseppe Verdi’s 1851 tragic work follows the titular jester who mocks the Duke of Mantua’s courtiers while attempting to shelter his daughter from their depraved world. Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads this fast-paced classic, which includes some of the composer’s most heartfelt and buoyant music. The Story: A Father’s Folly. A Daughter’s Fate. Betrayal, Revenge, Love, and the Cruelty of Fate. RIGOLETTO is a tragic opera centered around Rigoletto, a hunchbacked court jester, who serves the womanizing Duke of Mantua. Though Rigoletto mocks others, he fiercely protects his secret daughter, Gilda, whom he keeps hidden from the corrupt world and the Duke! But, you guessed it, Gilda falls in love with the Duke,…

November 1, 2025 Following the sold-out performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in October 2024, Eun Sun Kim and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra return to the Opera House stage in a one-night-only concert featuring Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony along with Spanish composer Manuel de Falla’s Siete Canciones Populares Españolas with mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack as soloist and a suite of dances from Falla’s ballet El Sombrero de Tres Picos (The Three-Cornered Hat).…

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September 14–28, 2025 25th-anniversary Presentation Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally’s DEAD MAN WALKING, based on Sister Helen Prejean’s best-selling memoir, returns to the stage where it all began. Commissioned by San Francisco Opera, DEAD MAN WALKING was Bay Area composer Jake Heggie’s first work for the opera stage. Over the ensuing 25 years, Heggie has expanded the operatic repertoire with numerous works and has been acknowledged as one of the art form’s leading creators. The Story: Incredible Faith. Unthinkable Grace. Crime, Redemption, Justice, Forgiveness …and the Death Penalty. Sister Helen Prejean, a Louisiana nun, receives a letter from Joseph De Rocher, a death row inmate convicted of raping and murdering a teenage girl. She agrees to visit him and becomes his spiritual advisor. At the prison, Helen encounters hostility from…

November 14–30, 2025 WORLD PREMIERE Composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang’s new action-hero opera, THE MONKEY KING (猴王悟空), is one of the most highly anticipated world premieres of the opera season. Commissioned by San Francisco Opera in partnership with the Chinese Heritage Foundation of Minnesota, The Monkey King is based on the opening chapter of Journey to the West, a novel from the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) widely considered one of China’s greatest literary classics. The story has been a perennial favorite in Peking Opera for centuries and, more recently, in film, television, and animation, as well as the 2024 blockbuster video game Black Myth: Wukong, which sold 18 million copies in its first two months. The story is performed in English and Chinese, uniting the disciplines of opera,…