‘The Shining’: Opera Parallele presents the regional premiere of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell’s take on Stephen King’s beloved novel.
Baritone Robert Wesley Mason stars as Jack Torrance in Opera Parallele’s regional premiere of “The Shining,” adapted from the Stephen King novel.May 31, 2023 at 8:46 a.m.
Now “The Shining” is making its West Coast premiere, in a new Opera Parallèle production directed by Brian Staufenbiel, conducted by Nicole Paiement and starring baritone Robert Wesley Mason in the leading role of Jack Torrance. Performances are June 2-4 at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
“It’s a matter of tone,” he added. “King’s book is really a very warm and loving one — in a way, it’s a love story. Jack is a decent guy trying to do the right thing. He’s caught in an impossible dilemma. He’s also going mad — and that’s operatic.”
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