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Through music and words, a varied and virtuosic lineup of singing actors explore who we are, where we came from, and where we are going with programs of history, songs of place, and messages of hope and humanity. SEE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION BELOW and Art Of Song.Html

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Nicholas Phan, tenor Myra Huang, piano Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 7:30pm Herbst Theatre LEARN MORE

Beginning with God Bless America, Irving Berlin’s musical prayer of thanksgiving to the nation that gave him refuge as a child fleeing pogroms in Russia, Fellow Citizens explores migration and immigration narratives in the United States through the art of song. Featuring works by a wide range of composers—from Franz Schubert to Ruth Crawford Seeger—Fellow Citizens reflects on two enduring narratives in American history: one that asserts America is for Americans, and another that celebrates the country as a “Nation of Immigrants.” Nicholas Phan is accompanied by Grammy^® Award-nominated pianist Myra Huang, who is acclaimed by the New York Times as “…a colouristic tour de force.”

Program: Fellow Citizens Songs by IRVING BERLIN, SCHUBERT, RUTH CRAWFORD SEEGER and others, including a new work by SHAWN OKPEBHOLO

Angel Blue, soprano Bryan Wagorn, piano Friday, December 11, 2026 | 7:30pm Herbst Theatre LEARN MORE

Two-time Grammy® winner Angel Blue makes her San Francisco Performances debut, bringing her celebrated personal warmth, honeyed voice, and formidable gifts as one of today’s beloved singing actresses. The Financial Times has praised her “full-throated passion” and enthused that “Blue’s luscious soprano is remarkable for its sheer beauty of tone, even from top to bottom.” She performs with Bryan Wagorn, a sought-after accompanist and Assistant Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera.

Program: Classical art songs, American Spirituals, and favorites from the Great American Songbook

Dashon Burton, bass-baritone Calder Quartet Saturday, April 3, 2027 | 7:30pm Herbst Theatre LEARN MORE

The San Francisco Chronicle praises Dashon Burton’s “wondrous musical gifts—his robust, sinewy vocal tone, probing interpretive mastery and charismatic communicative directness.” He returns to SF Performances with audience favorites the Calder Quartet, “one of America’s most satisfying—and most enterprising—quartets” (Los Angeles Times).

Program: CHRISTOPHER CERRONE: New Work (West Coast Premiere); Quintet ADÈS: Arcadiana BARBER: Dover Beach JOHN TAVENER: Prayer of the Heart JESSE MONTGOMERY: Loisaida, my love CAROLINE SHAW: By and By THOMAS OBOE LEE: Excerpts from Hancock Shaker Village