A & E digest A & E digest (September 02, 2005)

YOUNG OPERA LOVERS. . .

The south Peninsula chapter of the San Francisco Opera Guild, which holds preview lectures before each opera, starts its 2005-06 season with a Sept. 6 talk by Stanford University associate professor Heather Hadlock on Rossini's "L'Italiana in Algeri."

The chapter has also announced a new young-adult membership category: those up to the age of 22 can attend the lectures for free and go to a free dress rehearsal at the opera. Youth memberships cost $10.

Preview lectures are at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings at Little House, 800 Middle Ave. in Menlo Park. They cost $8 for guild members and $10 for non-members. Future lectures will include a Sept. 13 talk on "Rodelinda" by Bruce Lamott, a Sept. 27 talk on "Doctor Atomic" by Sarah Cahill, and an Oct. 18 talk on "Norma" by Alexandra Amati-Camperi.

For more information, go to sfopera.com and click on "Opera Guild" under "Our Affiliates."

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