Pioneering disco diva and queer icon Sylvester once said, “I suppose everyone’s dream fantasy for living your life the way you want it is to go to the opera.” And it was a lifetime dream come true when the doors opened at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House in 1979, as thousands of people lined up outside to catch one of the year’s hottest sold-out shows.
Still revered, Sylvester was named among 200 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone. You can experience the legendary concert for the very first time in its entirety as Live at the Opera House is released on September 6. But you can listen to the house roar and live the excitement that is “Body Strong” now.