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It outlines Friday evening opera and music talks led by Dr. Clifford (Kip) Cranna, highlighting works such as Verdi’s The Sicilian Vespers and Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana. Saturday features lectures spanning Greek colonization, Arabo-Norman heritage, Greek architecture and art, and “The Trial of Plato in Syracuse,” plus live Sicilian music and a panel discussion with Elisabeth Gleason. 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smat-tering of Greek to hand,lest youencounter Aphrodite,the goddessof love,emerging from the sea andeager to exchange a few words..”  \n—Gesualdo Bufalino,  \nLa luce e il lutto(The Light and the Struggle)  \n## OPERA,MUSIC AND DRAMAAT THE SICILY PROGRAM\n\nicily is a triangular island which was knownOas Triskeles(three legs)to the Greeks andTriquetra(three peaks)to the Romans.The sym-bol of the island is the Trinacria,a figure withthree legs running around a Medusa's head.Thisfigure is now the centerpiece of the Sicilian flagadopted in 2000.  \nFRIDAY EVENING:Dr.Clifford(Kip)Cranna is MusicalAdministrator for the SF Opera and a popular lecturerthroughout Northern California in the field of musicappreciation.He often serves as a speaker or moderatorfor programs presented by the San Francisco Operaand the Opera Center,and regularly hosts the OperaInsights presented by the Opera Guild.Video examplesof masterpieces such as Verdi's The Sicilian Vespers andMascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana(Rustic Chivalry)showhow the operatic stage has mirrored Sicily's colorful past.  \nThe Greeks established colonies here that werefurther developed by the Romans;the Arabs cre-ated magnificent buildings and gardens,subse-quently converted into splendid palaces by theNormans;and the French and Spanish introducedthe severe Gothic and exuberant Baroque stylesvisible on the facades of Palazzos across Sicily  \n## SATURDAY:THE TRIAL OF PLATO IN SYRACUSE\n\nGeorge Hammond is an attorney and a director of thePacific Stock Exchange.Those are his day jobs.But hisfirst love,and lasting love,is clarifying first principles.George has written six philosophical books on issuesin rational idealism,theoretical physics,Plato's theory,early Christianity,the Soviet Union,psychology andconstitutional law.He is also the author of four novelsand a collection of short stories.For Humanities West herelives the famous trial.  \nSicily has all this and more,beyond the blueskies,warm sea,southern Mediterranean veg-ctation and compelling architecture are a proudhospitable pcople and a rich vibrant culture.  \nLIVE SICILIAN MUSIC:Rene de Bono,premiere Italian  \naccordionist,entertains us Friday evening and Saturday.  \nFor full program schedule,turn to page 4.  \n《exploring hislory to celebrate the mind and the arts》  \nFRIDAY,FEBRUARY 24,2006  \n8:00 pm Lecture  \n8:00 pm Lecture  \nSATURDAY FEBRUARY 25,2006  \n10:00 am Lecture  \n12:00 noon-1:30pm BREAK FOR LUNCH  \n2:00 pm Lecture  \n3:00 pm Lecture  \n3:50 pm Panel Discussion with ELISABETH GLEASON,Moderator  \n## SICILY\n\nCROSSROADS OFMEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATION  \nHERBST THEATRE,SAN FRANCISCO  \nModerator:Elisabeth Gleason,Professor Emeritus,University of San Francisco and professor,The Fromm Institute  \nCROSSROADS OFCIVILIZATION In 850 BC the Carthaginians established tradingports in the west of Sicily at Palermo,Solunto and Mozia.Over the centuries most of the powersof the Mediterranean have laid some claim to parts or all of Sicily.ROY WILLIS(ProfessorEmeritus of History,UC Davis)follows the threads through this fascinating tapestry.  \n9:00 pm LectureSICILYAT'THE OPERA Sicily's unique culture and history have been vividly reflected inoperas written by,for or about Sicilians.San Francisco Opera's Musical Administrator  \nDR.CLIFFORD(KIP)CRANNA examines how the operatic stage has mirrored the island's colorfulpast.Video examples highlight such masterpieces as Verdi's The Sicilian Vespers,and Mascagni'sCavalleria Rusticana(Rustic Chivalry).  \nGREEKARCHITECTUREAND ART The Greeks colonized Sicily from 735 BC to 413  \nBC.Greek civil and religious buildings in Sicily are among the finest examples in Magna Graecia.MARGARET MILES(UC Irvine)rediscovers these treasures and presents examples of other artforms that flourished in Sicily.  \n11:00 am LectureTHENORMAN CONQUEST The Arabo-Norman style c","cbCaiejmIf1ZwEUW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiejmIf1ZwEUW","pdf",1446747,11,"English","# OPERA, MUSIC AND DRAMA 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