The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: May 2008
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* Notes * Michael Tilson Thomas and San Francisco Symphony end a 3-week long Brahms Festival tonight. The chorus was in fine form during Friday's performance, the singers were very much together, in tune, and their German diction was fairly clear. The first half of the performance included Geistliches Lied, Opus 30 and Gesänge für…
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* Notes * Krazzy 4 was a bit of a disappointment, it wasn't quite as fun as it could have been and then was also strangely moralizing (society is crazy, not crazy people). It was no fault of the actors: Arshad Warsi, Rajpal Yadav, Irfan Khan, Suresh Menon were all charming as the quartet of mental…
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October 7- November 28 2008: Il Matrimonio Segreto October 10-17 2008: The Two WidowsOctober 30- November 29 2008: La TraviataApril 29- June 27 2009: Così fan tutte May 20- June 24 2009: Manon Official Site
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* Notes * Les Waters moderated a discussion between Dominique Serrand, Bradley Greenwald, and David Gockley as part of Berkeley Repertory Theatre‘s Page to Stage program. Dominique Serrand is the artistic director of Jeune Lune, and also directs and stars in the production of Figaro currently at Berkeley Rep. Bradley Greenwald is Count Almaviva in Figaro, and adapted the…
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Am Dienstag den 20. Mai um 13:57 brach oberhalb des großen Saals der Berliner Philharmonie ein Feuer aus. Die Lösch- und Sicherungsarbeiten werden aller Voraussicht nach Mittwoch früh abgeschlossen sein. Das Ausmaß des Schadens ist zur Zeit nicht abschätzbar. Bis auf Weiteres bleibt die Philharmonie geschlossen. Der Betrieb im Kammermusiksaal ist nicht betroffen. Auswirkungen auf…
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Beth Sinclair has been appointed Director of Human Resources at San Francisco Opera. Press Release[PDF] | San Francisco Opera
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Last weekend was the first time in five weeks that I did not see at least one opera. Not bad, considering it is not opera season in San Francisco. However, there was scant rest, somehow I ended up stage managing performances of Shahrzad Dance Company, as I was only the last piece. I pretty much…
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August 16-17 2008: MedeaAugust 30- September 18 2008: FidelioSeptember 5-19 2008: The GamblerSeptember 7-21 2008: Tristan und IsoldeSeptember 16 2008- February 20 2009: Il barbiere di SivigliaSeptember 27- October 25 2008: Eugene OneginOctober 3 2008- January 25 2009: ToscaOctober 7- December 4 2008: La TraviataOctober 31- November 4 2008: Dido & AeneasNovember 7- December 11…
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Perhaps if one still has some good-will toward Seattle Opera because of their latest offering, and would like to purchase tickets to Aida and Elektra, their online pre-sale starts today at 9am. The title role of Aida is being shared by Lisa Daltirus and Ana Lucrecia García (instead of Andrea Gruber), though I imagine the…
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Peter Mussbach is leaving as Intendant of Berlin's Staatsoper Unter den Linden before his contract expires. AP Article | Staatsoper Unter den Linden
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