The San Francisco Opera presents Omar, the true story of a 19th century Islamic scholar from West Africa, enslaved in South Carolina, but finding identity and faith through the written word. Composed by Rhiannon Giddens '00 and Michael Abels, conducted by John Kennedy '82, and performed by cast members including Daniel Okulitch '99, Omar has been acclaimed by The New York Times as a “sweeping achievement.”
Join William Quillen, Dean of Oberlin Conservatory, for an alumni reception prior to the performance.
6:30-7:30 PM | Pre-Performance Alumni Reception | The Loggia on the Grand Tier level
7:30 PM | Performance of Omar
All registrants must purchase tickets to Omar for entrance into the opera house and pre-performance reception.
Oberlin alumni discount: Use code OBIEOPERA30 to save 30% on tickets to the November 7 performance. Click here to purchase tickets online or contact the ticket office at 415-864-3330.
The reception will be held in the Loggia on the Grand Tier level of the San Francisco Opera. This covered space is partially outdoors and is ADA accessible. Please dress for the weather if you plan to take advantage of the covered outdoor portion of the reception area.
*Registration for this event is now closed.*
See Who's Attending This Event
Attendees
- Jamie Greenblatt (1977)
- Kim Allen (1999)
- Karen Andrews
- Karen Baumer (1990)
- Barbara Berk
- Rosie Black (2014)
- William Blake
- Adrienne Bloch (1989)
- Rebekah Bloyd (1983)
- erica breneman (1987)
- Thomas Breunig (1979)
- Harriet Buckwalter (1991)
- Rebecca Burrington (1995)
- Andy Cameron (1987)
- Danielle Cheiken (2014)
- Neil Cole-Filipiak (2010)
- Claire Coleman (2017)
- Nancy Cooper Frank
- Leslie Crary (1982)
- Kate Donaldson-fletcher (2000)
- Kymry Esainko (1996)
- Marianne Franck (1978)
- Dee Gibson (1972)
- Tom Gold (1970)
- Judy Finn Harris (1984)
- Lucy Harris
- Michael Hartglass
- Sarah Hartglass (2009)
- Rose Hartley (2013)
- Betty Henderson
- Naomi Ishii (1986)
- Glenn Kaplan (1999)
- Julie Koo
- Leslie Lebowitz (1979)
- Jiyun Lee
- Jane Lenoir (1970)
- Anthony Levintow (1984)
- Beth Levy (1994)
- Marina Lewis (1970)
- Eve Lindi (1985)
- Cathy Loudon
- Joan Mansour (1952)
- Sandy Miller (1963)
- Ed Milner (1979)
- Katy Nash
- diane Olmstead
- Richard Paton (1985)
- Adam Pressman (1986)
- Brian Rice (1989)
- Alice Rogot Pressman (1986)
- Charles Ryan (2019)
- Leslie Sanders (1991)
- Nicholas Seow (2015)
- George Shambaugh (1954)
- Roberta Shambaugh (1960)
- Pat Shanks (1963)
- Matthew Slepin (1978)
- Paul Smith (1987)
- Andrew Stoloff (1982)
- Matthew Stoloff (2020)
- Janet Tarlov (1988)
- Richard Tarlov
- Eush Tayco (2009)
- Marta Tobey (1970)
- Louise Toby (1965)
- Mila Visser 't Hooft
- Sylvia Woodmansee (2015)
- Driek Zirinsky (1965)
- Michael Zirinsky (1965)
- Richard Zitrin (1968)
- Victoria Zitrin
