Exploring Opera: Jewish Treasures

on Zoom

Join popular San Francisco Bay Area opera instructor (and JCC colleague) James Sokol for delightful musical journeys celebrating the careers & talents of Jewish artists whose work has graced many operatic stages; true operatic treasures! Audio & video clips bring the beauty and excitement of opera into the discussion. Whether Jewish or not, this is a wonderful series for the opera newcomer & the long-time fan!

Series Tickets: $37.50/Series of 3-classes (re: $12.50/class).

Give-us-a-Try Tickets: $15 for the first class only. Check us out by giving our first class a try. Single tickets are not available to subsequent classes; unfortunately, single tickets cannot be credited toward series purchase. (NB: Though an “Advance ticket” is listed, it is not available for sale. We apologize for the confusion.)

Tickets: All tickets are 1) are per device, not per person on Zoom, and 2) are non-refundable & non-exchangeable.

Get Tickets Here!

The Instructor:

James Sokol started in the opera world under the leadership of Beverly Sills at New York City Opera. After working on projects with the Opera Company of Philadelphia while in graduate school, Sokol moved west to work at San Francisco Opera. He is a former Executive Director of Pocket Opera and a Founding Member of the Singers Development Foundation. He has been teaching throughout the SF Bay Area for over 25-years. He is also the Director of the Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living at the Osher Marin JCC (San Rafael, CA).

Jewish Composers (Dec 3)

Catan, Gershwin, Halevy, Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer, Previn, Rubenstein, Schoenberg, Weill. Some names are quickly recognized; others totally unknown. Each is a gifted composer whose career & operatic repertoire merits discovery.

Jewish Singers – Part I (Dec 10)

Jump back to the early & mid-20th century, a period that many call “The Golden Age of Opera Singers.” (Re-)Discover some of the singers and voices that would define the era. Learn about life & career highlights and enjoy hearing their vocal artistry.

Jewish Singers – Part II (Dec 17)

Pick up where we left off (at the end of Part-I) in the mid-20th century and continue our operatic journey to celebrate those of the past as well as those still singing today.

Tickets & Notes:

Series Tickets: $37.50/Series of 3-classes (re: $12.50/class).

Give-us-a-Try Tickets: $15 for the first class only. Check us out by giving our first class a try. Single tickets are not available to subsequent classes; unfortunately, single tickets cannot be credited toward series purchase. (NB: Though an “Advance ticket” is listed, it is not available for sale. We apologize for the confusion.)

Tickets: All tickets are 1) are per device, not per person on Zoom, and 2) are non-refundable & non-exchangeable.

Get Tickets Here!

The Fine Print:

Fortunately, we’ve had very few issues, but just to be clear…

Getting Your Zoom “Event Link”: The Zoom event link will be sent to all registrants 24-hours prior to the event. Registrants are requested to make sure the email with the link has arrived and even test to make sure the link launches zoom. If the email does not arrive, please see “Troubleshooting” below. The link will be (re)sent to all registrants 2-hours prior to the event.

Troubleshooting: We will do our best to remedy any issues. Ticket buyers who have completed Zoom event registration, but NOT received the Zoom event link should contact James (see below) before 4:00pm (PST) on the day prior to the event to allow proper time to find a solution.

Late Troubleshooting: We will try our best to – but cannot guarantee – help with Zoom event registration/links to guests contacting James after 4:00pm (PST) on the day prior to the event.

Live Only: In agreement with our guides, artists, instructors, special guests, etc., events are not recorded. Make-up sessions are unavailable. Credit/refund is not given for missed events.

Liability: While we will do our best to remedy any issues, The Osher Marin JCC & its Program Partners cannot be held responsible for 1) issues related to Eventbrite or Zoom, 2) ticket buyers not following the instructions above, nor 3) packing, shipping, or deliver services of food/beverages not received in time for tasting events.

Don’t ya just hate “the fine print?!!”

Questions? Email James at jsokol@marinjcc.org.

Exploring Opera is created by the Osher Marin JCC (San Rafael, CA) and offered by the National JCC Adult & Senior Alliance. See below for a full list of Alliance Partners.

ALL ARE WELCOME to join in our activities! JCC members, non-members, those who live near or far, people of all backgrounds, faiths, ethnicities, hair styles, fashion choices, chocolate preferences, etc. “The more the merrier!”