Lecture Schedule
Kip Cranna
Dramaturg Emeritus
San Francisco Opera
kcranna@gmail.com
(415) 816 3285
Revised: August 1, 2019
August 1, 2020: 10:30am: Kip talks about “Opera for Laughs: Great Comic Moments in the World of Opera” at Dominican University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).
Guzman Lecture Hall, Dominican Campus, 50 Acacia Avenue, San Raphael, CA
http://www.dominican.edu/academics/osher/summer-2019
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August 25, 2020, 2:00pm. Kip previews the San Francisco Opera 2019-20 Season for the Sonoma Opera Guild
Scottish Rite Center
600 Acacia Lane, Santa Rosa, CA
$10 for Guild Members - $15.00 for guests
Appetizers/desserts, wine, coffee and tea will be served
R.S.V.P. to Sally Heath, Treasurer
707-542-4459 or email @sccsfog@sonic.net
https://sfopera.com/discover-opera/education/community-programs/opera-previews/sfopera20192020preview/
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Sep. 12-Oct. 31, 2019 eight Thursdays mornings at 10:00 am. Kip teaches “Vive la France: Savoring French Opera,” at the Fromm Institute for Lifelong learning at the University of San Francisco, Parker at McAllister.
https://fromminstitute.org/product/34
Sep.24, 2:00pm: Kip asks “Who’s Afraid of Opera” at the Palms Springs OperaGuild
Rancho Mirage Library
71100 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage
https://palmspringsoperaguild.org/event-calendar-2/#!event/2019/9/24/who-apos-s-afraid-of-opera-lecture-series
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Oct. 11, 1:00pm: Kip talks about “Shakespeare at the Opera” at the San Francisco Jewish Community Center (FREE)
The works of William Shakespeare have inspired generations of composers whose operas have brought his dramas to musical life in fascinating ways and in a wide variety of styles. We will explore this world using video examples that will take us on a whirlwind tour of Shakespearean operas, including Romeo and Juliet, Falstaff, Otello, Macbeth, and some lesser known works as well.
3200 California Street (at Presidio)
San Francisco, Ca
https://www.jccsf.org/events/daytime-programs/music-dance-theater-lectures/
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October 11 -- November 1, 2019 (various dates): Kip gives the 30-minute pre-performance talks for San Francisco Opera's performances of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Free for ticket-holders to the performance.6:30 pm. 1:00 pm. for matinees), i.e., one hour before the performance begins.For more information:
https://sfopera.com/discover-opera/education/community-programs/pre-opera-talks/
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Nov. 20, 1:00pm, Kip talks about “Faust at the Opera” at the Jewish Community Center (FREE)
3200 California Street (at Presidio)
San Francisco, Ca
A deal with the devil! Countless works of theater, opera and cinema are steeped in the myth of Faust. He sold his soul for youth, wealth, power, glory, or knowledge, depending on who tells the story, which also determines whether Faust goes to Heaven or Hell at the end. Numerous video examples will help us explore the rich and potent world of Faustian dramas. (Sometimes the devil is a woman!)
https://www.jccsf.org/events/daytime-programs/music-dance-theater-lectures
Kip Cranna
Dramaturg Emeritus
San Francisco Opera
kcranna@gmail.com
(415) 816 3285
August 1, 2020: 10:30am: Kip talks about “Opera for Laughs: Great Comic Moments in the World of Opera” at Dominican University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).
Guzman Lecture Hall, Dominican Campus, 50 Acacia Avenue, San Raphael, CA
http://www.dominican.edu/academics/osher/summer-2019
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August 25, 2020, 2:00pm. Kip previews the San Francisco Opera 2019-20 Season for the Sonoma Opera Guild
Scottish Rite Center
600 Acacia Lane, Santa Rosa, CA
$10 for Guild Members - $15.00 for guests
Appetizers/desserts, wine, coffee and tea will be served
R.S.V.P. to Sally Heath, Treasurer
707-542-4459 or email @sccsfog@sonic.net
https://sfopera.com/discover-opera/education/community-programs/opera-previews/sfopera20192020preview/
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Sep. 12-Oct. 31, 2019 eight Thursdays mornings at 10:00 am. Kip teaches “Vive la France: Savoring French Opera,” at the Fromm Institute for Lifelong learning at the University of San Francisco, Parker at McAllister.
https://fromminstitute.org/product/34
Sep.24, 2:00pm: Kip asks “Who’s Afraid of Opera” at the Palms Springs OperaGuild
Rancho Mirage Library
71100 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage
https://palmspringsoperaguild.org/event-calendar-2/#!event/2019/9/24/who-apos-s-afraid-of-opera-lecture-series
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Oct. 11, 1:00pm: Kip talks about “Shakespeare at the Opera” at the San Francisco Jewish Community Center (FREE)
The works of William Shakespeare have inspired generations of composers whose operas have brought his dramas to musical life in fascinating ways and in a wide variety of styles. We will explore this world using video examples that will take us on a whirlwind tour of Shakespearean operas, including Romeo and Juliet, Falstaff, Otello, Macbeth, and some lesser known works as well.
3200 California Street (at Presidio)
San Francisco, Ca
https://www.jccsf.org/events/daytime-programs/music-dance-theater-lectures/
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October 11 -- November 1, 2019 (various dates): Kip gives the 30-minute pre-performance talks for San Francisco Opera's performances of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Free for ticket-holders to the performance.6:30 pm. 1:00 pm. for matinees), i.e., one hour before the performance begins.For more information:
https://sfopera.com/discover-opera/education/community-programs/pre-opera-talks/
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Nov. 20, 1:00pm, Kip talks about “Faust at the Opera” at the Jewish Community Center (FREE)
3200 California Street (at Presidio)
San Francisco, Ca
A deal with the devil! Countless works of theater, opera and cinema are steeped in the myth of Faust. He sold his soul for youth, wealth, power, glory, or knowledge, depending on who tells the story, which also determines whether Faust goes to Heaven or Hell at the end. Numerous video examples will help us explore the rich and potent world of Faustian dramas. (Sometimes the devil is a woman!)
https://www.jccsf.org/events/daytime-programs/music-dance-theater-lectures
Kip Cranna
Dramaturg Emeritus
San Francisco Opera
kcranna@gmail.com
(415) 816 3285