Event name
Preview Lecture - If I Were You
When
Sat 07 / 20 / 2019
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Where
Lafayette Library and Learning Center at Community Hall
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd
Lafayette CA 94549
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd
Lafayette CA 94549
Who can attend
External website conditions
Price
FREE
When: Saturday, July 20, 2019 2:00 PM
Ends on: Saturday, July 20, 2019 3:30 PM
Where: Lafayette Library and Learning Center at Community Hall
Ends on: Saturday, July 20, 2019 3:30 PM
Where: Lafayette Library and Learning Center at Community Hall
In 2019, San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program will present its first commissioned work in the program’s 62-year history, the world premiere of the new full-length opera, If I Were You, by distinguished American composer Jake Heggie and noted librettist Gene Scheer. This ground-breaking work will be presented August 1 – 6, 2019, at San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre.
Join us Saturday, July 20 at 2:00 pm for a 90-minute exploration of the music and development of If I Were You, led by lively opera experts Dr. Clifford Cranna (dramaturg) and Gene Scheer (librettist).
This is a free event, sponsored by the Friends of the Lafayette Library and Learning Center.
About If I Were You
Fabian Hart, an aspiring writer who yearns for a way out of his stifling existence, would sell his very soul to be somebody else. Brittomara, the devil, offers him a supernatural power. By singing a secret phrase, Fabian will be able to transfer his soul into another person’s body and live their life. Thus begins the perilous journey of If I Were You as Fabian moves his lost soul from person to person in search of a more fulfilling identity.