The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: March 2008
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The English National Opera presented Lucia di Lammermoor for the first time this season, and the last performance was yesterday. The adorable Anna Christy made her British debut in the title role, despite recently suffering bronchitis. She has a sweet, warbling sort of voice, and from the reviews, it sounds like she was adequate, not…
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June 4- July 5 2008: L'incoronazione di DarioJune 7- July 4 2008: Così fan TutteJune 19- July 6 2008: The Rake's Progress Garsington Opera presents the British premiere of Vivaldi's L'incoronazione di Dario this summer, along with the works of Mozart and Stravinsky. 2008 Season | Official Site
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September 6- October 8 2008: Der RosenkavalierSeptember 20- November 2 2008: Don CarloOctober 3 2008- January 15 2009: La TraviataOctober 4-27 2008: PartenopeOctober 6-23 2008: Opera – ind til benetOctober 18-19 2009: Die ZauberflöteNovember 13-15 2009: PhaedraDecember 7 2008- January 21 2009: WozzeckJanuary 10- February 14 2009: Brødrene LøvehjerteFebruary 11- May 14 2009: Die lustige…
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La Scala's productions of La Traviata, Maria Stuarda, La Forza del Destino, Il Trittico, La Rondine will be broadcast in the coming months. West Coast Locations (North to South): The Jarvis Conservatory1711 Main StreetNapa, CA 94559 Fremont 4 Theatre1025 Monterey StreetSan Luis Obispo, CA 93401 UltraStar Apple Valley22311 Bear Valley RoadApple Valley, CA 92308 Mann…
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Actor Juan Pablo Di Pace did not like the Royal Opera House's poster for Rigoletto from 2001, as it did not flatter his penis. ROH is not using Mr. Di Pace's image in the promotional materials when the production is revived in 2009. BBC News Article | thisislondon.co.uk
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September 22 2008: Gala September 23- October 16 2008: SalomeSeptember 24- October 9 2008: La GiocondaSeptember 27-December 19 2008: Don GiovanniOctober 3-25 2008: Lucia di LammermoorOctober 13- November 13 2008: Doctor AtomicOctober 20- November 20 2008: La TraviataOctober 24- November 22 2008: Madama Butterfly November 7- December 4 2008: La Damnation de FaustNovember 21- December…
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* Notes * Some students and alumni of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music presented Mark Adamo's Little Women last weekend. The plot is presented as a flash back, condensing the novel into a mere 2 hours. The opera is a bit like a cerebral musical, the libretto is charming, and the music switches back…
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September 3 2008: Gala (Chabrier, Bernstein, Rachmaninoff)September 4-7 2008: Ligeti, Poulenc, Prokofiev's 5thSeptember 10-12 2008: Knussen's 3rd, Beethoven's 9thSeptember 15 2008: Pension Fund Concert (Beethoven's 9th)September 17-19 2008: BernsteinOctober 8-11 2008: Mozart, Szymanowski, R. Strauss, TchaikovskyOctober 12 2008: Beethoven Piano SonatasOctober 16-18 2008: Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann's 2ndOctober 19 2008: Beethoven Piano SonatasOctober 23-25 2008: R.…
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* Notes * Seven of the 2008 Adler Fellows gave a recital last night at Lincoln Theater in Yountville. The evening started off with the overture to Nicolai's Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, played by the Napa Valley Symphony. The winds and brass tended to be a bit rough and occasionally out of tune. Both…
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The world premiere of Jake Heggie's Last Acts (Three Decembers) occurred on Leap Day at Houston Grand Opera, the first of eight performances. The reviews do not look favorable so far, laughter was mentioned, as was Broadway. The same cast is set to sing when the production comes to Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley at the…
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