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SF Guerrilla Opera

2011-2012

SF Guerrilla Opera was a roving sound poetry troupe that gave voice to street signs, leaked US embassy cables, and other texts at numerous locations around the Bay Area. While we staged our first and last operas at venues where we were invited to perform, the majority of our nine operas were interventions, open-air performances, or staged beside protests. Our operas appeared in San Francisco at Adobe Bookstore, Borders Bookstore, the Philip Burton Federal Building, Civic Center BART platform, the Bay to Breakers route and Union Square. One opera was staged on the Internet. Our last opera took place at the Berkeley Art Museum.

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Company homepage at sfguerrillaopera.wordpress.com

Bill The Musikill
A Night At The Opera With Hosni Mubarak Hosted By Dave Eggers
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A Night At The Opera With Hosni Mubarak Hosted By Dave Eggers

A video of the entire 40 minute performance of "A Night At The Opera With Hosni Mubarak Hosted By Dave Eggers"////The score: 40+ people read aloud for 40 minutes from books found in the bookstore.
Going Away Party
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Going Away Party

the 2nd guerrilla opera//the score: 40+ people read aloud for 40 minutes from books found in the bookstore//This video contains, in chronological order and unedited, every clip recorded by Ashley Brim during the opera
MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (Prozac for your AntiSec)
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MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (Prozac for your AntiSec)

the 3rd opera by SF Guerrilla Opera//conducted by Tom Comitta//performed by (in order of appearance) Samantha Boudrot, Tom Comitta, Steven Trull, Denise Newman, Eva Newman, Michael Swaine, and Max Cherney
Canyouhearmenow?
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Canyouhearmenow?

from the 4th opera staged by SF Guerrilla Opera////5-6pm, August 15, 2011 @ Civic Center BART////beside #OpBART////hearts provided by Writers Bloc (Lindsey Boldt and Jack Frost) and friends
G.O. No.5
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G.O. No.5

After much deliberation over what to say or do for the worldwide event 100 Thousand Poets for Change, SF Guerrilla Opera decided to let San Francisco speak for itself: Guerrilla Opera No.5 follows the Bay to Breakers marathon route across the city--from the Bay to the Ocean "Breakers"--using text found en route as a libretto. Starring Trevor Bernard, Ashley Brim, Samantha Boudrot, Tom Comitta, Ryan Funk, and Susan Swanson-Bernard. Staged and conducted by SF Guerrilla Opera during 100 Thousand Poets for Change on 9.24.11.
The Leant Walrus Jolter
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The Leant Walrus Jolter

from the sixth opera conducted by SF Guerrilla Opera: The Leant Walrus Jolter. The score: Sing The Wall Street Journal until you can't sing anymore. Starring Samantha Boudrot, Tom Comitta. Jesus Landin-Torres III, Cassie Thronton, Alex Wang, and The Anonymous. This opera took place at Union Square, SF, October 17, 2011.
RE@DS: Tom Comitta
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RE@DS: Tom Comitta

Tom Comitta is a writer, publisher, programmer, and co-conductor of the interventionist sound poetry troupe SF Guerrilla Opera.
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