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Los Tigres del Norte

Appearing alongside Joan Sebastian on the well-known horseback singer’s farewell tour, Los Tigres del Norte are known are the flag-bearers for norteño music. Formed more than 40 years ago, Los Tigres have won five Grammy awards and have performed for massive audiences around the world. Details and ticket information here.

An Italian Girl in AlgiersThe Italian Girl in Algiers

Directed by Michael Shell, with Lisa Chavez as the title character, Isabella, Opera San Jose’s production The Italian Girl in Algiers offers Rossini’s version of broad political satire. While it’s one of many 19th-Century operas that poked fun at Europeans abroad, this show, and this production in particular, serves as a side-splitting example of the form. Through November 30th. Details and ticket information here.

Sky FerrieraSky Ferreira

The Los Angeles-based singer draws liberally from an ’80s musical aesthetic on her 2013 debut LP Night Time, My Time, which landed on many critics’ year-end lists, and where sandwiched between songs about boys and young love (“24 Hours,” “Boys”) come forceful ruminations of self-doubt (“I Blame Myself,” “Nobody Asked Me If I Was Okay”). Once a shaky live performer, Ferriera has since gotten tough opening for Miley Cyrus on her Bangerz tour, and now commands the stage with a magnetic presence. Details and ticket information here.

More Than One WayMore Than One Way

Southern Exposure, one of the Bay Area’s premiere non-profit galleries, celebrates their 40th anniversary with their yearly juried showcase of local artists. More Than One Way runs through December 13, and it features 46 artists handpicked from a group of more than 450. Details here.

Alonzo King LINES BalletAlonzo King Lines Ballet

Over his 22 years of making otherworldly ballets in San Francisco, Lines artistic director Alonzo King has collaborated with everyone from jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders to Japanese koto master Miya Masaoka. But his most joyous and transporting collaboration is his 2007 work Rasa, with live music by Indian tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain. Details and ticket information here.


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