San Francisco Opera Center Presents Opera & Jewish Soul March 14, 2013

Enjoy a show like no other with the future faces of classical opera. The Oshman Family JCC (OFJCC) will host a gala recital performance featuring the San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows. The first half of the show includes songs by Israeli and Jewish composers and other pieces of Jewish orientation. The second half features a selection of arias from famous operas.

Under the guidance of San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley and Opera Center Director Sheri Greenawald, the Adler Fellowship Program offers intensive individual training and roles of increasing importance in San Francisco Opera's main-stage season. Each year, a select group of exceptionally gifted singers from the Merola Opera Program is invited to continue their education as Adler Fellows. These young artists represent the future of the classical music world.

The former Adler Fellows that will be performing in the recital include sopranos Nicolle Foland, Nancy Gustafson, Mary Mills, Patricia Racette, Ruth Ann Swenson and Deborah Voigt; mezzo-sopranos Zheng Cao and Dolora Zajick; countertenor Brian Asawa; baritone David Okerlund; and bass-baritones Monte Pederson and John Relyea.

Official Website: http://www.paloaltojcc.org/opera