Orpheus and Eurydice Opera Previews

November 7-10, 2022

Explore Orpheus and Eurydice in a 90-minute presentation by Rebecca Plack.

Soprano and musicologist Rebecca Plack has been Professor of Music History and Vocal Pedagogy at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music; she has also taught at UC Davis and CSU Sacramento, and at the Vancouver International Song Institute. She has given talks and lecture recitals at Oxford University and meetings of the American Musicological Society; she has also given solo recitals for the International Great Romantics Festival in Hamilton, Canada; at the ATERForum Festival in Ferrara, Italy; and at the Franz Liszt Museum in Budapest. Her opera credits include leading and featured roles with Ithaca Opera and Sacramento Opera, as well as with the Caramoor and Aspen music festivals. She holds degrees from Princeton University and the Manhattan School of Music, and earned her doctorate at Cornell University, where her dissertation explored connections between vocal technique and musical style in recordings of German Lieder. She lives in Davis, CA, where she maintains a private voice studio.

Where
Throughout the Bay Area.

Cost
Varies by location. Please see below.

Marin Chapter

Opera Preview: Orpheus and Eurydice

Monday, November 7, 2022 at 10:30am

Aldersly Retirement Community, 326 Mission Ave. (on the east side of 101), San Rafael

$10 donation accepted at the door. 

For more information, contact Francoise Stone at franstone@gmail.com.

San Jose Opera Guild

Opera Preview: Orpheus and Eurydice

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 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: Orpheus and Eurydice

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 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.

San Francisco Chapter

Opera Preview: Orpheus and Eurydice

Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 6pm

This Opera Preview will be presented virtually via Zoom webinar and the cost is $10 per attendee. The Eventbrite registration link will be posted soon.

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