Overture Society

An Exploration and Journey
For Grand Patrons of
Livermore Valley Opera

Overture members connect with friends and companions for enjoyment of opera, food and wine, the arts and each other.

Nick Liang of Uncle Yu’s at the Vineyard in Livermore delighting with a wine tasting at Overture event Photo by Lulu del Rosario

Overture Society events provide opportunities to learn more about opera and share enjoyment in this enduring art form.

Members also participate in special activities to enrich our schools and support opera in the community.

Opera comes to life with Overture; members enjoy “up close and personal” access and relationships with artists, designers, musicians and directors as part of the Overture experience. Overture members are also always first choice for the honor of hosting visiting artists.

The connection between savoring the arts and savoring life is undeniable. Add to that - savoring gourmet delights and wine. Overture members share in the enjoyment of wining and dining together, increasing a healthy appreciation of gustatorial as well as cultural arts.

Upcoming Activities

The Great Gatsby Opera (Harbison)

February 11 Saturday 8:00 pm   At Nouvelles Theater in the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco,
San Francisco Conservatory’s Ensemble Parallele with Gatsby played by Livermore Valley Opera’s friend Jason Detweiler and a cast full of Adler and Merola voice scholars. We will meet at Lulu (www.restaurantlulu.com) at 5:30 pm. Call me to join the group reservation. Opera tickets $35 to $85 at http://tickets.ybca.org/. We could travel by BART.

Tosca (Puccini) Set Design

February 19  Sunday 12:30 noon   Lunch at Uncle Yu’s followed by Master Builder Bill Rabe discussing and showing us the 3D design projections for the Tosca sets. After his talk we will visit the scenery construction site in Livermore to see the sets in progress.

Tosca Gala and Opera

March 10  Saturday 5:00 pm Opening Night Gala at Uncle Yu’s, always festive and delicious.

March 10 (8pm), 11 (2pm), 17 (8pm), 18 (2pm) Tosca (Marie Plette),Cavaradossi (David Gustafson), Scarpia (Philip Skinner). Some of Puccini’s best known lyrical arias in a tale of Italian political upheaval, love, and loss.

Monica Kulander, Bonnie Schmidt, Tom Concannon and LVO set designer, Jean-François Revon Photo by Lulu del Rosario

We welcome you to Overture and have wine glasses and LVO tote for you as a gesture of our gratitude. If you would like to join in any of the activities listed above, just drop a note to gilmartintj@comcast.net, and we will give you the details and make the arrangements.

Barbara and TJ Gilmartin off to a night at the opera Photo by Lulu del Rosario

Overture members are patrons of one of the finest opera companies in the Bay Area and are building an opera tradition in Livermore. And we hope that you are enjoying doing so.

Thank you,

T J Gilmartin
Overture Society
Livermore Valley Opera
gilmartintj@comcast.net