Manon Opera Previews

October 6-9, 2026

Explore Manon in a 90-minute in-person presentation by Rebecca Plack.

Soprano and musicologist Rebecca Plack is Professor of Opera Studies and Music History at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music; she has also taught at the Vancouver International Song Institute. She has performed solo recitals for the International Great Romantics Festival in Hamilton, Canada, at the ATERForum Festival in Ferrara, Italy, and at the Franz Liszt Museum in Budapest; she has also given talks and lecture recitals at Oxford University and at meetings of the American Musicological Society. Her opera credits include leading and featured roles with Ithaca Opera and Sacramento Opera, as well as with the Caramoor and Aspen music festivals. She graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, received her MM from the Manhattan School of Music, and earned her doctorate at Cornell University, where her dissertation explored connections between vocal technique and musical style in recordings of German Lieder. She lives in Davis, CA, where she maintains a private voice studio.

Where
Throughout the Bay Area.

Cost
Varies by location. Please see below.

Opera Preview: Manon

Peninsula Chapter

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 2pm

Location: Embarcadero Room, Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Free admission and no tickets or reservations are necessary.

For more information, contact Peninsula Chapter President Judy Kahn at judith.kahn@comcast.net.

Opera Preview: Manon

East Bay Chapter

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 7:30pm

Location: Arts & Sciences Room in the Lafayette Library, 3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, CA. $10 per lecture. Admission payable at the door; no tickets or reservations are necessary. Check-in and refreshments at 7pm.

For more information, contact Silvia Lin at (925) 838-9255 or slininalamo@gmail.com.

Opera Preview: Manon

Marin Chapter

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 12pm

Location: Guzman Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael.

For more information, contact Marin Chapter President Peggy Hill at peggyhill@yahoo.com.

Opera Preview: Manon

Sonoma Chapter

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 4pm

Location: Druid’s Hall, 1011 College Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.

For more information, contact Sonoma Chapter President Neva Turer at nejo@aol.com.

Opera Preview: Manon

San Jose Opera Guild

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 10am

Location: Addison-Penzak JCC Silicon Valley, 14855 Oka Road, Suite 201, Los Gatos. Free to San Jose Opera Guild and Addison-Penzak JCC members, $10 for general public. Admission payable only at the door; please email president@sjoperaguild.org for reservations.

For more information, contact San Jose Opera Guild President Steve Zilles at steve@zilles.org.

Opera Preview: Manon

Virtual Chapter

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 6pm PDT

This free virtual Opera Preview with Rebecca Plack will be presented via Zoom webinar, which can be accessed through Eventbrite. The same registration link can be used to stream the virtual preview recording from debut through November 1, 2026 (the run of the production). LINK TO EVENTBRITE WILL BE POSTED SOON!