Exploring Opera: Verdi's "Nabucco"

TheOsher Marin JCChas created theNational JCC Adult & Senior Allianceto offer an array of interesting, engaging, educational, sometimes delicious, and often, just plain fun programs for continued growth and learning; educational and entertaining classes, workshops, activities, and cultural arts trips to enrich life. Guests may explore a new topic, connect with others, even discover a new passion. JCC members, non-members, those who live close or far, people of all background, faiths, ethnicities, hair colors, fashion choices, chocolate preferences, etc. -All are welcome to join in our activities!The following organizations are partners in the National Alliance:USA:  AZ - the East Valley JCC (Chandler);  AZ - JFCS of Arizona (Phoenix/Scottsdale);  AZ - the Martin Pear JCC (Scottsdale);  CA - the JCC of the East Bay (Berkeley);  CA - the Peninsula JCC (Foster City);  CA - the Valley JCC (Granada Hills);  CA - the Merage JCC of Orange County (Irvine);  CA - the Addison-Penzak JCC of Silicon Valley (Los Gatos);  CA - the Oshman Family JCC (Palo Alto);  CA - the Lawrence Family JCC (San Diego);  CA - the Fromm Institute at USF (San Francisco);  CO - the Boulder JCC;  CT - the Mandell JCC (Hartford);  CT - the Stamford JCC;  DE - the Siegel JCC (Wilmington);  FL - Shalom Orlando;  FL - the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee;  FL - the Tampa JCCs & Federation;  GA - the Marcus JCC of Atlanta;  GA - Jewish Educational Alliance (Savannah);  LA - the New Orleans JCC;  MA - the JCC Greater Boston;  MA - the JCC of the North Shore (Marblehead);  MA - the Springfield JCC;  MA - the Worcester JCC;  MD - the JCC of Greater Baltimore;  ME - the JCA of Southern Maine (Portland);  MN - the Minnesota JCC (Minneapolis/St. Paul); NC - the JCC Asheville;  NC - the Levine JCC (Charlotte);  NC - the Levin JCC (Durham-Chapel Hill);  NC - the Raleigh-Cary JCC;  NJ - the Katz JCC (Cherry Hill);  NJ - the Katz JCC (Margate);  NJ - the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades (Tenafly);  NY - the Sidney Albert Albany JCC;  NY - the Gural JCC (Cedarhurst);  NY - the Friedberg JCC of Oceanside;  NY - the JCC of Mid-Westchester (Scarsdale);  NY - the Schenectady JCC;  NY - the Bernikow JCC of Staten Island;  NY - the JCC Rockland (West Nyack);  OH - the Mayerson JCC of Cincinnati;  OH - the JCC of Greater Columbus;  OH - the JCC of Greater Dayton; OH - Jewish Living Center of Greater Toledo;  OR - the Mittleman JCC (Portland);  PA - the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg;  PA - the Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA (Kingston);  PA - the Kaiserman JCC (Wynnewood);  PA - the York JCC;  SC - the Kahn JCC of Columbia;  TN - the Gordon JCC of Nashville;  TX - Shalom Austin;  TX - the Aaron Family JCC (Dallas);  TX - the Rubenstein JCC of Houston; VA - the Pozez JCC of Northern Virginia (Fairfax); and IMLI.CANADA:  the Calgary JCC.NB: Though the organizations above choose different events on which to partner, members of all centers (partners or not) and all non-members are welcome to join in any and all programs of interest.

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Whether or not you plan to attend a broadcast into a cinema, join James Sokol for a dive into an opera of the Met's HD broadcast season

<h1>Exploring Opera: Verdi's "Nabucco"</h1><h3>Thursday, January 4</h3>1-2:15pm (PT), 2-3:15pm (MT), 3-4:15pm (CT), 4-5:15pm (ET)on Zoom"In Verdi's retelling of the Old Testament stories of King Nebuchadnezzar II's religious conversion, King Nabucco's hubris and ambition almost result in him losing his beloved daughter as well as his kingdom."Whether or not you plan to attend The Met's broadcast of Nabucco into a cinema, join instructor James Sokol for a dive into this glorious masterpiece; Verdi's first big "hit!"Listen to the gorgeous and lilting "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" by clicking the video below.Come for the songs; stay for the fun!Save! Purchase "Early Bird" ticket before January 2.

<h3>A﻿bout James Sokol</h3>James Sokol worked in the opera world for over two decades after having begun his career under Beverly Sills at New York City Opera. While in New York, he was a Founding Member of The Singers Development Foundation, an organization which offers study grants to promising young opera singers. He worked on projects with Cincinnati Opera and the Opera Company of Philadelphia. In the Bay Area, James has been on the staff of San Francisco Opera and is a former Executive Director of Pocket Opera. He continues to teach opera appreciation classes throughout the Bay Area and online.Currently, James is the Director of Adult &amp; Senior Programs at the Osher Marin JCC. In addition to offering a variety of classes, lectures, excursions, and other interesting activities, James creates and leads Cultural Arts Trips. He takes small groups of travelers on exciting journeys to destinations such as Broadway, Chicago, Santa Fe, Paris, Amsterdam, Cuba, Spain, India, Morocco and more.

<h3>Ticket &amp; Notes:</h3>"Early Bird" Ticket ($12.50): Available until 48-hours prior to the class."Regular" Ticket ($15): Available until the start of the class.Tickets: All tickets for this Exploring Opera lecture only and are 1) are per device, not per person, on Zoom, and 2) are non-refundable &amp; non-exchangeable. This purchase does not include a ticket to The Metropolitan Opera nor to any of its broadcasts into cinemas.For information on The Met’s broadcast series and to find a cinema hosting the series near you, <a href="https://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAx_GqBhBQEiwAlDNAZv3j5QHtwrTV7Vl1-kpDo4iHfYW2SG9E3LKUmkmM7oldXWDfaBrDzRoCz-wQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds" title="https://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAx_GqBhBQEiwAlDNAZv3j5QHtwrTV7Vl1-kpDo4iHfYW2SG9E3LKUmkmM7oldXWDfaBrDzRoCz-wQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">click here</a>.

<h3>The Fine Print:</h3>Fortunately, we've had very few issues, but just to be clear...Your Zoom “Event Link”: The Zoom event link will be emailed to all registrants 2-days prior and again 1-2 hours prior to the class. To help it land in your "inbox," before registering, please add the following emails to your contacts:<ul><li>J CC Zoom - Zoom3@marinjcc.org</li><li>JCC Alliance -- alliance@marinjcc.org</li><li>James Sokol -- jsokol@marinjcc.org</li></ul>Registrants are requested to make sure the email w/link has arrived by the evening of January 2nd. If the email does not arrive, please see "Troubleshooting" below.Have a Comcast email? Please refer to this guide: <a href="https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/spam-filters-and-email-blocking-new-experience" title="https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/spam-filters-and-email-blocking-new-experience" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/spam-filters-and-email-blocking-new-experience</a>.Troubleshooting: We will do our best to remedy any issues. Registrants who have NOT received the email w/link are asked to check their email "junk" and "spam" folders. If found, please move the email to your inbox. If the email/link is still not there, please contact James (see below) immediately.Late Troubleshooting: We will try our best - but cannot guarantee - help with Zoom links to guests contacting James less than 15-minutes 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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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!"

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