On July 5, 2014 Vanessa Bousay made local history as the first drag performer to appear at San Francisco Opera’s annual “Opera Night At The Ballpark” , live from AT&T Park. Winner of KDFC’s Star-Spangled Sing-Off Competition , Vanessa sang the national anthem before 30,000 Bay Area opera fans, prior to a live simulcast of Verdi’s La Traviata from the War Memorial Opera House.
Vanessa appears on the second Sunday of many months at iconic Martuni’s Piano Lounge. With thematic shows, brimming with beautiful songs and beautiful singing, Vanessa is indeed “The Chanteuse Of The Barbary Coast.” Please join her next on Sunday May 14, 2023 for a Mother’s Day benefit cabaret for Tenderloin Tessie Holiday Dinners. Tom Shaw, piano & soprano Lila Khazoum. All proceeds benefit the charity.
First Unitarian Universalist Church 1187 Franklin Street San Francisco