San Francisco Opera’s Opera Aficionado virtual conversations in July will focus on Opera in Latin America in a series of live, 75-minute Zoom discussions.
- Sunday, July 11, 1 pm: The Zarzuela
Speaker: Stage Director Emilio Sagi
Originating at a palatial, 17th-century hunting lodge near Madrid, the Zarzuela is a dramatic form of musical storytelling that once dominated the stages of Spanish-speaking counties in worlds both old and new. Opera stage director Emilio Sagi will lead us on a historical survey of an art form rarely appreciated—or even known—in modern-day America
- Sunday, July 18, 1 pm: Baroque Opera in the New World
Speaker: Laura Prichard
The arrival of Spanish colonists in what they thought was a “new world” forever changed human civilization and its course in history. Laura Prichard will travel with us back in time to the Baroque Era in Latin America, where unique forms of classical music and opera flourished. From boy choirs singing a cappella to the lost operatic works of Mexican composers like Manuel de Zumaya, this lecture will have you yelling Bravo! for all things Mexican Baroque.
- Sunday, July 25, 1 pm: Contemporary Latin Stage Works
Speaker: Albert Montañez
In today’s operatic landscape, the old classics still reign, and the roster of new works premiered by major companies is dominated by composers of European and American birth. Meanwhile, composers throughout Latin America continue to tell their own stories and heritage through our beloved art form of opera. Multidisciplinary artist Albert Montañez returns to Opera Aficionado to shine a spotlight on new stage works from the contemporary Latinx world.
TICKETS: $5–$40
Students, educators and individuals in need: $5/session.
General admission: $20/session, discount available for multiple-sessions order.
Enable another person to attend*: $40.
*This is not a tax-deductible contribution.
Tickets are available until noon on the day of each event at sfopera.com/aficionado.
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