Die Frau ohne Schatten Opera Previews

May 23-31, 2023

Explore Die Frau ohne Schatten in a 90-minute presentation by Simon Williams.

Dr. Simon Williams, emeritus professor in the Department of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an active director of both opera and spoken drama, is internationally recognized as an authority on the history of acting and Shakespearean performance, on opera as drama, and on the history of operatic staging. He has lectured worldwide on Wagner, served for several years as lecturer for English-speaking audiences at the Bayreuth Festival, and has spoken on a wide range of operas at both opera houses and opera guilds worldwide. He is principal speaker at the annual exciting Opera at Oakhurst weekend in the California Sierras has authored four books on German theater (two of them on Wagner) as well as serving as co-editor of the first English-language History of German Theatre, and chief editor of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Stage Actors and Acting.

Where
Throughout the Bay Area.

Cost
Varies by location. Please see below.

San Francisco Chapter

Opera Preview: Die Frau ohne Schatten

May 23, 2023 at 5pm

This Opera Preview will be presented virtually via Zoom webinar. The registration link will be posted here soon.

For more information, contact John C. Morris, Education Program Manager, jmorris@sfopera.com.

Peninsula Chapter

Opera Preview: Die Frau ohne Schatten

May 30, 2023 at 7:30pm

First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, Chapel, 1140 Cowper Street, Palo Alto

Admission ($10) payable only at the door; no tickets or reservations are necessary. Due to updated Covid-19 restrictions, audience members must show proof of vaccination to attend this event.

For more information, contact Karen Burtness Prak at (650) 329-1374 or operanutsfog13@gmail.com.

San Jose Opera Guild

Opera Preview: Die Frau ohne Schatten

May 31, 2023 at 10am

Addison-Penzak JCC Silicon Valley, 14855 Oka Road, Suite 201, Los Gatos

Free to San Jose Opera Guild and Addison-Penzak JCC members, $10 for general public. Admission payable only at the door; due to Covid-19 restrictions, attendance is limited to 30 people who are fully vaccinated and email president@sjoperaguild.org for reservations.

For more information, contact Steve Zilles at steve@zilles.org.

East Bay Chapter

Opera Preview: Die Frau ohne Schatten

May 31, 2023 at 7:30pm

Lafayette Library and Learning Center, 3491 Mount Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette

$10 per lecture. Admission payable only at the door; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Green Sah at (510) 338-0181 or egreensah2001@yahoo.com.