Live at the Opera House is a live album released by the American vocal group The Pointer Sisters, released on the Blue Thumb label in 1974.The album became a monumental milestone for the group when they became the first contemporary pop group to perform at San Francisco's Opera House.This offering presents the multi-faceted talents of the Pointer Sisters ? Anita, Bonnie, June and Ruth ? in a live setting with a full orchestra under the direction of the ladies concertmaster and keyboardist Tom Salisbury. They were the very first pop act given permission to do their proverbial thang at the San Francisco Opera House, which they did on April 21, 1974. While the entire program provides an ample spotlight for the siblings' remarkable vocal prowess, the show commences with a lengthy (seven-plus-minute) instrumental Overture: Prelude to Islandia. Once they hit the stage the real action begins, led off by a suitably hypersonic reading of Dizzy Gillespie's Salt Peanuts. The extended ensemble adds a further dynami