Un Ballo in Maschera Opera Previews

August 27th - August 29th, 2024

Explore Un Ballo in Maschera in a 90-minute in-person presentation by Simon Williams.

Professor 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 and 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.

Virtual Preview

Un Ballo in Maschera

Where
Throughout the Bay Area.

Cost
Varies by location. Please see below.

Opera Preview: Un Ballo in Maschera

Peninsula Chapter

Tuesday, August 27th, 2024 at 2pm

Location: Embarcadero Room, Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Free admission and no tickets or reservations are necessary.

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

Opera Preview: Un Ballo in Maschera

San Jose Opera Guild

Wednesday, August 28th, 2024 at 10am

Location: 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; please email president@sjoperaguild.org for reservations.

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

Opera Preview: Un Ballo in Maschera

East Bay Chapter

Wednesday, August 28th, 2024 at 7:30pm

Location: Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1035 Carol Ln, Lafayette, CA 94549. $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: Un Ballo in Maschera

Marin Chapter

Thursday, August 29th, 2024 at 12pm

Location: Guzman Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael.

For more information, contact Marin Chapter President Peggy Hill at peggyhill@yahoo.com.

Opera Preview: Un Ballo in Maschera

Virtual Chapter

Thursday, August 29th, 2024 at 6pm

This free virtual Opera Preview with Simon Williams will be presented via Zoom webinar, which can be accessed through Eventbrite. The same registration link can be used to stream the virtual preview recording through September 27th, 2024 (the run of the production).