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stage Roger & Hammerstein's
The King and I, The Full Monty,
and
Crazy for You.
San Mateo
Performing Ar ts C enter, 600 N. Dela ware A ve., San M ateo.
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650/579-5565.
w ww.broadway
bythebay.org. Tickets $20-$45.
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CONCERTS
Glide Memorial Church
Nationally recognized Reverend Cecil Williams leads Sun-
day services at this socially active church in the heart of the Tenderloin, featuring rousing
gospel choir music. Services start at 9am and 11am, but arriv e at least 30 minutes early
to get seats.
330 Ellis St. at Taylor St.
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415/674-6000.
www.glide.org.
Pocket Oper a
Impresario D onald P ippin has been bringing his o wn, tr ue-to-the-
intentions-of-the-composer versions of opera to appr eciative audiences for 29 y ears. The
majority is sung in E nglish by professional opera singers accompanied b y the Pocket Phil-
harmonic with minimal costumes and virtually no sets, but Pippin gets the point across and
makes opera alive and understandable to ev eryone. He's done more to nur ture new audi-
ences for opera than any one else around. Productions in San Francisco are held Fridays to
Sundays at the Florence Gould Theater, Palace of the Legion of Honor (p. 178).
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415/972-
8934
(box office). www.pocketopera.org. Tickets $32 adults, $18 children under 18.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
An often overlooked resource for classical
music and opera, the Conservatory has been preparing young musicians for professional
careers as teachers and performers since 1917. Recitals by students and faculty are given
regularly at the school, often with no admission charge. Tickets may be pur chased over
the phone.
50 Oak Street (at Franklin).
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415/503-6275.
www.sfcm.edu. Tickets $10-$15; some
performances are free.
San Francisco Opera
One of the world's finest opera companies, the San Francisco
Opera's repertoire is generally adult in nature. Outside of bringing schoolchildren around
for short programs, it doesn't target youth. Nevertheless, should you be bringing along a
young opera enthusiast or a kid who is curious about opera, y ou could hedge y our bets
by purchasing standing-room tickets, 200 of which ar e available for each per formance.
They are $10 and sold thr ough the bo x office fr om 10am on per formance days; 50 of
them aren't sold until 2 hours before the show starts. Student rush tickets, at $25 if avail-
able (phone to inquir e), are sold thr ough the bo x office fr om 11am until 30 minutes
before show time on per formance days. Rush tickets are also available for $30 apiece to
seniors 65 and up and militar y personnel with v alid ID. The season r uns S eptember
through July.
301 Van Ness Ave. (at Grove St.).
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415/864-3330.
www.sanfranciscoopera.com.
Tickets $35-$195.
San Francisco Performances
Along with an O ctober-to-April season of classical
music, dance, and ensemble gr oups like the S an F rancisco Klezmer E xperience, S an
Francisco Performances offers monthly 2pm matinees specifically for families. They're 1
hour in length, kids of all ages are encouraged to attend, and fidgeting is politely ignored.
Concerts ar e held in v arious v enues ar ound to wn, including the H erbst Theatre and
Yerba Buena Center for the Ar ts.
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415/392-2545.
www.performances.org. Regular tickets
$25-$55; family matinee tickets $10-$35.
San F rancisco S ymphony
Currently headed b y the distinguished conductor
Michael Tilson Thomas, the world-class San Francisco Symphony played its first concert
in D ecember 1911. Located in D avies S ymphony H all, the or chestra per forms fr om
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