The company, founded in 1978, offers performances of both famous and lesser-known selections of operatic literature, accompanied by its chamber orchestra the Pocket Philharmonic.
Pocket Opera’s season typically runs from March through July and includes four to five productions.
Performance scores of Pippin’s translations are archived at Stanford University, and are available for rent through Pocket Opera.
Pocket Opera’s San Francisco venue is the historic Gunn Theater at the Legion of Honor museum.
The company also regularly performs at the Hillside Club in Berkeley, California, and at various venues on the Peninsula and the North Bay.