Every month, Cinballera hosts its own opera night, Cinballera Salon: Opera at the Villa!

We host these monthly opera nights at the historic Villa Montezuma Museum at 1925 K Street in San Diego’s Sherman Heights Historic District. We are honored to partner with fellow non-profit organization Friends of the Villa Montezuma to bring you these performances month after month.

We call this series Cinballera Salon because it is a loving tribute to the musical salons of years past, when friends would gather in lovely parlor to enjoy sharing music for an evening.

The Villa Montezuma is the perfect place to present a Salon because it was built to be a Palace of Art, Music & Literature by Victorian musician and spiritualist Jesse Shepard, who designed the gorgeous music room as a place to perform his own compositions for choice guests in otherworldly soirees.

Today, we are inspired by his creativity and talent to find creative ways to bring vocal music to life at the Villa. Each evening has a different theme. Music on the programs include opera arias, art songs, and other classical vocal music, performed by talented operatic singers from throughout the region. There is a special emphasis on duets, trios, and other ensembles, to recreate opera scenes in an intimate setting.

We usually host these events on the third Monday of the month at 7 PM.