A very special thank you to Erna and Andrew Viterbi for their extraordinary generosity in underwriting San Diego Opera’s inaugural lecture series, this year titled Community Conversations on Faith and Freedom. This series of thought-provoking lectures held in churches, synagogues and community centers around the county discussed Verdi’s Nabucco as it relates to community, art, faith and freedom. With over 30 presentations hosted, these special events touched more than 2,500 people and inspired enlightened conversation and a deeper understanding of the opera, history and ourselves. We hope, through this lecture series, you enjoy this amazing performance in a new light.
San Diego Natural History Museum
Nabucco, Israel and Babylon
The Impact of Exile on the Birth of Judaism and Christianity
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 7:00pm
Speakers
Dr. Nicolas Reveles, Geisel Director of Education and Outreach, San Diego Opera
Dr. Risa Levitt-Kohn, Director of the Judaic Studies Program at San Diego State University
Location
San Diego Natural History Museum, Charmaine & Maurice Kaplan Theater
Balboa Park - 1788 El Prado, San Diego CA 92101
Congregation Beth Israel
Lessons from Exile: Babylon Revisited
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 7:00pm
Speakers
Dr. Nicolas Reveles, Geisel Director of Education and Outreach, San Diego Opera
Rabbi Michael Berk, Rabbi Congregation Beth Israel
Location
Congregation Beth Israel
9001 Towne Centre Dr, San Diego, CA 92122
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center
Astor Judaica Library Lecture Series
The Young Verdi and Early 19th
Century Italian Opera
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 7:30pm
Speaker
Dr. Nicolas Reveles, Geisel Director of Education and Outreach, San Diego Opera
Location
Samuel & Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, Jacobs Family Campus
4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037
Verdi’s Nabucco: A Composer’s First Success
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 7:30pm
Speaker
Dr. Nicolas Reveles, Geisel Director of Education and Outreach, San Diego Opera
Location
Samuel & Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, Jacobs Family Campus
4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037
By the Rivers of Babylon: Judaism, Empire and Exile
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 7:30pm
Speakers
Dr. Nicolas Reveles, Geisel Director of Education and Outreach, San Diego Opera
Dr. William Propp, Director of the Judaic Studies Program, University of California
San Diego
Location
Garfield Theatre, Jacobs Family Campus
4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037
San Diego Museum of Art
Nabucco: The Jewish Story in Art and Opera
Wednesday, February 10 - 7:00pm
Speakers
Dr. Nicolas Reveles, Geisel Director of Education and Outreach, San Diego Opera
Dr. John Marciari, Curator of European Art and Head of Provenance Research at the San Diego Museum of Art
Location
San Diego Museum of Art , European Gallery 16
Balboa Park -1450 El Prado, San Diego 92101