Joe Wong, the first Asian comedian to perform at the White House in the U.S., is partnering with Chizi, a millennial with a temper, to tour North America in 2023.
They are storming through Vancouver, Los Angeles, San Jose, New York and Toronto to show off their Chinese humor and comedy.
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Women take charge in Verdi’s hilarious and beloved comedic masterpiece, Falstaff.
Adapted from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV (Parts 1 and 2), this rollicking production offers a joyful look at one of the Bard’s most popular characters — the boisterous knight Sir John Falstaff and his misadventures at the hands of four witty women.
Performances:
- Sat., February 11, 2023 @ 7:30pm
- Sun., February 12, 2023 @ 2pm
- Thurs., February 16, 2023 @ 7:30pm
- Sun., February 19, 2023 @ 2pm
- Fri., February 24, 2023 @ 7:30pm
- Sun., February 26, 2023 @ 2pm
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Chris Distefano is one of today’s biggest and most beloved names in comedy. Chris quickly rose to success after being named the funniest person on MTV for his show-stopping performances on the Guy Code/Girl Code series. From there, he went on to star in IFC’s Benders, co-host the Netflix gameshow Ultimate Beastmaster, and even had his own CBS sitcom.
Outside of television, Chris has also become one of the most respected and flat-out funniest comedians in the stand-up world. Fresh off his appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Seth Meyers, Chris released his Comedy Central special 38 Waist, which perfectly encompassed both his Brooklyn-born edge and nice-guy charm.
When Chris isn’t on stage delivering his gut-busting jokes, you can catch him in his element in the comfort of his own couch where he records his wildly successful podcasts Chrissy Chaos and Hey Babe, alongside Impractical Jokers‘ Sal Vulcano. Both podcasts are among the most popular on all streaming platforms and have massive followings on Patreon.
A big sports fan, Chris has been fortunate to host episodes of shows including MLB’s Off The Bat and MSG’s The Brackets, and was invited by the New York Mets to throw the first game pitch in 2021. Chris has a fearless yet endearing stage presence, and his natural ability to connect with audiences around the world has made him a household name in not just comedy, but all of entertainment. Since selling out the world-famous Beacon Theater in New York City, Chris continues to travel the country on a sold-out comedy tour, entertaining thousands by poking fun at the world — and himself — with his uniquely warm energy. Chris’ second full-length special Speshy Weshy premiered on Netflix this past May.
Tickets are on sale as of January 20.
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San Jose’s own Cliburn gold medal winner Jon Nakamatsu joins this season of stars to reprise the first work he ever played with Symphony San Jose: Grieg’s Piano Concerto. (A critic once noted that the work “brought smile after smile to Nakamatsu’s face.”)
The program ends with Florence Price’s pioneering Symphony No. 1, skillfully incorporating spirituals, folk songs and syncopated African American dance rhythms into a classical structure.
Program:
- David Amram: Jhaptal
- Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto
- Florence Price: Symphony No. 1
Performances:
- Sat., March 18, 2023 @ 8pm
- Sun., March 19, 2023 @ 2:30pm
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Sonja is coming to your town for an unfiltered conversation that will have you seeing double and feeling single!
Sit Down with Sonja In Your City for a show unlike any other, where you are the star! Well, Sonja is the star, but she wants to meet you too. Come ready to ask all your burning questions and you know Sonja will answer in her unabashedly-unlike-anyone fashion — bawdy and real.
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The season concludes with a vivid production of Puccini’s thriller Tosca.
With breathtaking music and some of opera’s most celebrated arias, follow the tragic story of a tempestuous opera singer and her artist lover, whose passionate involvement with a political prisoner has made them targets of the chief of the secret police.
Music Director Joseph Marcheso leads this production alongside Tara Branham, Opera San José’s first Resident Director, who makes her exciting California Theatre debut.
Performances:
- Sat., April 15, 2023 @ 7:30pm
- Sun., April 16, 2023 @ 2pm
- Thurs., April 20, 2023 @ 7:30pm
- Sun., April 23, 2023 @ 2pm
- Fri., April 28, 2023 @ 7:30pm
- Sun., April 30, 2023 @ 2pm
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Violin virtuoso Anne Akiko Meyers returns with a new commission from preeminent Mexican composer Arturo Marquez. Her request for a concerto based on Mariachi traditions reflected his father’s heritage, and so was born the fiery, soulful Fandango. Last summer’s premiere electrified the audience; Meyers calls it simply “a blockbuster.”
This work is bracketed with Finzi’s lyrical Prelude and Brahms’ Symphony No. 4.
Program:
- Gerald Finzi: Prelude for String Orchestra in F minor
- Arturo Marquez: Fandango
- Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Performances:
- Sat., May 6, 2023 @ 8pm
- Sun., May 7, 2023 @ 2:30pm
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Lyric soprano Maria Valdes, “a star in the making,” opens this program as soloist in Samuel Barber’s haunting masterpiece, Knoxville Summer of 1915.
Added soloists, three choirs and the full orchestra then join her in Carl Orff’s exuberant cantata Carmina Burana, based on medieval poems and songs celebrating the sensual life and deploring fate… bringing the Symphony’s season to a rousing close.
Program:
- Samuel Barber: Knoxville Summer of 1915
- Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
Performances:
- Sat., June 3, 2023 @ 8pm
- Sun., June 4, 2023 @ 2:30pm
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