MAX Goes to the Opera (Simulcast)

Join MAX to watch a simulcast broadcast of the opera "Lucia di Lammermoor," at the Century 9 Theater in the Westfield San Francisco Centre (on Market Street, off Powell Street We will meet in the theater lobby at 9:30 am for the 9:50 am show. The opera is being broadcast live from the New York Metropolitan Opera. Buy your individual tickets on your own on-line at Fathom Events, https://www.fathomevents.com/categories/performing-arts. Tickets are $27 for adults and $25 for seniors. Event champions are sitting in H9 and H10. This opera is popular and limited tickets remain. So purchase your tickets soon if interested.

Optional Lunch - After the opera, we will walk over to Neiman Marcus for an optional lunch. The cost of the lunch is extra, and will depend on your individual order.

If you wish to attend the lunch, you MUST register at https://maxsf.org/event-4790120  and pay a $20 deposit for the lunch by midnight of May 18. There is no limit on the Opera, but space is limited to only 10 people for the lunch. A wait list is available for possible additional spaces. Your deposit of $20 will be returned to you on the event day at the restaurant. We need the deposit to guarantee attendance because Neiman Marcus requires us to make a reservation. There will be no refund of this deposit for cancelations or for no-shows.

Opera Cliff Notes: The opera originally was set among warring clans in Scotland, but has been reset for this performance in the American Rust Belt, in order to modernize the context for the performance. The opera is most famous for the quality and vocal range of the singing. In the 19^th century, there was an explosion of singers with large vocal ranges and the dexterity to perform very difficult notes, a style that became known as "Bel Canto." Many operas, including this one, were composed so these singers could show off their extraordinary vocal skills. But the majority of these operas are not performed today because few singers today are capable of singing Bel Canto, or do not want to risk harming their voices by singing these extraordinarily difficult notes and ranges. This performance of "Lucia di Lammermoor" is a very rare opportunity to hear Bel Canto. The opera is especially famous for a difficult soprano scene, in which a flute joins in a duet, and in which the soprano singer can choose either to sing the aria as it is written, or to improvise, which results in a operatic "jazz improvisation." Join MAX for this thrilling and unique opera experience!