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This event is in the past.It took place on August 27, 2026 at American Conservatory Theater Strand Theater.
OperaCivic Center, San Francisco
Opera Parallèle and the Transgender District present the 5th annual Expansive, a showcase of trans and nonbinary classical artists. This year’s theme honors the 60th anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots.
The artists
Sapphira Cristál
Transgender baritone opera singer and drag performer
Headliner
Baritone known from RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16, Sapphira Cristál is a classically trained opera singer, composer and drag queen who has performed with the San Francisco Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Katherine Goforth
Trans nonbinary tenor concert hall specialist
Tenor whose voice blends classical and avant‑garde repertoire, Goforth has premiered works at Festival d’Aix‑en‑Provence, Manchester International Festival and performed with the 45th Parallel Chamber Orchestra.
Nina Jones
San Francisco‑based nonbinary mezzo‑soprano
Mezzo‑soprano originally from Massachusetts, Jones has appeared in roles such as Alcina’s Oberto and Cherubino with Pocket Opera and San Francisco Opera.
OperaCivic Center, San Francisco
Opera Parallèle and the Transgender District present the 5th annual Expansive, a showcase of trans and nonbinary classical artists. This year’s theme honors the 60th anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots.
The artists
Sapphira Cristál
Transgender baritone opera singer and drag performer
Headliner
Baritone known from RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16, Sapphira Cristál is a classically trained opera singer, composer and drag queen who has performed with the San Francisco Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Katherine Goforth
Trans nonbinary tenor concert hall specialist
Tenor whose voice blends classical and avant‑garde repertoire, Goforth has premiered works at Festival d’Aix‑en‑Provence, Manchester International Festival and performed with the 45th Parallel Chamber Orchestra.
Nina Jones
San Francisco‑based nonbinary mezzo‑soprano
Mezzo‑soprano originally from Massachusetts, Jones has appeared in roles such as Alcina’s Oberto and Cherubino with Pocket Opera and San Francisco Opera.