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A tribute to another great GentleMan of Style and Substance, Marcel Proust, who claims that his most marked characteristic is “A craving to be loved, or to be more precise, to be caressed and spoiled rather than to be admired.” Graydon Carter (thank you, sir) adopted the “Proust Questionnaire” for Vanity Fair in 1993, where it titillated readers for decades. Did you know the Proust Questionnaire was actually a parlor game in Paris in the 19th century? People would be invited to tea (sure, tea) and asked questions to answer longhand, of course, in a little red book. Proust was a guest on occasion and filled out the form; he published his answers in 1892 as “Salon Confidences written by Marcel.” His name became synonymous with the questionnaire. And the…
Programmed by Artistic Director Tamara Rojo in her inaugural season with the company, Dos Mujeres includes the world premiere of Arielle Smith’s Carmen, a commission from the Olivier Award-winning choreographer in her North American debut, set in modern-day Cuba with a jazz-influenced score by Grammy winner Arturo O’Farrill and costumes by luxury designer Gabriela Hearst, and the North American premiere of BROKEN WINGS, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s vibrant and colorful exploration of Frida Kahlo’s life. CARMEN Arielle Smith’s Carmen is a visually stunning and emotionally captivating interpretation of the iconic story. Through her choreography and artistic vision, Smith offers a fresh perspective on Carmen’s character and the themes of love, passion, and freedom. It is a unique and contemporary interpretation of the classic opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. Carmen, a passionate,…
War Memorial Opera House, May 30–June 2024 INNOCENCE U.S. PREMIERE BY KAIJA SAARIAHO’S June 1–21, 2024 “[Saariaho’s] masterpiece… Porous and agile; simmering beneath and around the voice; and only occasionally, briefly exploding, this is music as a vehicle for exploring and intensifying drama” (New York Times). “Powerful, shocking, devastating. All these words certainly apply to Innocence… but none do it justice… the impact of this work is made in music and in what goes unsaid” (Opera). The American premiere of composer Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, Innocence, will be presented at the War Memorial Opera House from June 1–21. Innocence, a gripping opera about the aftermath of a school shooting, is making its U.S. premiere at the San Francisco Opera in June 2024. Innocence is a 105-minute opera in five acts…
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…
HB: As one of the most stylish gentlemen in San Francisco, did your family influence your style? RB: My parents were always very well dressed, so it was ingrained in me to dress for the occasion. My father was usually in his “Commander” uniform and my mother in an elegant dress, of course, never without a hat and gloves. HB: How did you choose your career as a real estate agent? RB: I was always intrigued by the buying and selling of homes. So, forty years ago, I decided to make it official; I went into the Real Estate business. Every transaction and every escrow is a different challenge, and that is fascinating. HB: Tell us about some high points of your life. RB: My late partner, Bruce Mininberg, was…
Heide Betz: Tell us about yourself; your upbringing. Antonio Contreras: I grew up in cosmopolitan Mexico City and went to art school La Esmeralda, where Frida Kahlo used to teach arts in the 1940s. I was surrounded by art and interesting people, and I watched lots of movies from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. I think this helped me develop an incredible love for larger-than-life Maria Felix, who served as a muse to many, such as Diego Rivera, Leonor Finni, Salvador Dalí, and Jean-Paul Sartre, before the words representation and inclusivity were part of the conversation in the film industry. Felix had declined offers for roles in Hollywood to play stereotypical indigenous women. Imagine that in the 1940s! Maria was exuberant; she had Cartier design the famous diamond snake…
