In Conversation With Pene Pati

"I was nervous in the beginning. I remember telling you. I remember saying, 'I don't know how people will perceive who I am doing opera. How will they feel if I tell them: You know what? I only knew opera ten years ago, whereas most people are brought up through opera.'" Following the premiere of the video portrait "In Song: Pene Pati," tenor Pene Pati sat down with director Elena Park to discuss what it was like welcoming a film crew into his family home and revealing the path he took to become an opera singer. Plus, a special guest joins the conversation: San Francisco Opera's general director Matthew Shilvock! Catch "In Song: Pene Pati," available to stream for free now: sfopera.com/insong