Partenope Opera Previews

June 11th - June 14th, 2024

Explore Partenope in a 90-minute presentation by Rebecca Plack.

Soprano and musicologist Rebecca Plack is Professor of Opera Studies and Music History at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music; she has also taught at the Vancouver International Song Institute. She has performed 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; she has also given talks and lecture recitals at Oxford University and at meetings of the American Musicological Society. 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 graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, received her MM from 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.

Opera Preview: Partenope

Peninsula Chapter

Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 at 1pm

Location: Embarcadero Room, Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Free admission and no tickets or reservations are necessary. Due to updated Covid-19 restrictions, masks are required.

For more information, contact Peninsula Chapter President Judy Kahn at judith.kahn@comcast.net.

Opera Preview: Partenope

San Jose Opera Guild

Monday, June 10th, 2024 at 10am

Location: Congregation Shir Hadash (Oneg Room), 20 Cherry Blossom Ln, Los Gatos, CA 95032. Free to San Jose Opera Guild 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.

Opera Preview: Partenope

East Bay Chapter

Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 at 7:30pm

Location: Creekside Commons/Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette. $15 per lecture. Admission payable at the door; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

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

Opera Preview: Partenope

Marin Chapter

Thursday, June 13th, 2024 at 12pm

Location: This event will take place via Zoom. For more information, contact Marin Chapter President Peggy Hill at peggyhill@yahoo.com.

Opera Preview: Partenope

Virtual Chapter

Friday, June 14th, 2024 at 6pm

This free virtual Opera Preview will be presented via Zoom webinar, which will be made available closer to the event date. The same registration link can be used to stream the virtual preview recording through June 28th, 2024 (the run of the production).