The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: June 2008
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This event occurred in the Opera Cafe after the performance on Sunday. The cheese disappeared quite rapidly and they ran out of plates, but otherwise there was plenty of fruit to be had. Donald Runnicles asked questions to the cast as they all stood around outside of the women's restroom. The best part was when…
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* Notes * The Inside Music talk for San Francisco Symphony's recent West Coast premiere of Lindberg's Seht die Sonne was a lecture by musicologist Ilkka Oramo, followed by a short interview of the composer. It was mentioned that Lindberg works like a scientist and his work is approaching tonal objects. The influences of Seht…
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San Francisco Opera is presenting a free simulcast of Lucia di Lammermoor at AT&T Park tonight, as one may know because of the billboard in Emeryville or the various banners in San Francisco. Kip Cranna will be receiving his San Francisco Opera Medal before the performance, which features Natalie Dessay in the title role. One may register in advance…
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Production Web Site | Press Release with Photographs | Interview with Dessay Singers: Natalie Dessay | Giuseppe Filianoti | Gabriele Viviani | Oren Gradus | Cybele-Teresa Gouverneur | Matthew O’Neill | Andrew Bidlack Reviews of San Francisco Opera’s 2008 Performances: The Opera Tattler | The World of William | Intermezzo | SFist | Joshua Kosman’s San Francisco Chronicle Review | John Carroll in the San Francisco Chronicle | San Francisco Examiner | San Jose Mercury News | Not…
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* Notes *Natalie Dessay had her long awaited debut at San Francisco Opera last night in the opening of Lucia di Lammermoor. Her voice has a marvelous incandescent quality, but also has a hard edge that borders on vulgar. Her movements are light and her acting is strong. She was completely convincing in her mad…
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The Wagner Society of Northern California held a Das Rheingold symposium on June 14, 2008, which was declared Wagner Society of Northern California Day at San Francisco Opera. The first talk, entitled "From Iceland to Valhalla: What do the medieval Icelandic sources of Das Rheingold really say?," was from Dr. John Lindow of UC Berkeley. His…
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The Wiener Staatsoper canceled a ballet performance on June 29, the day of the Euro 2008 Final. Apparently the opera house has been uncharacteristically empty. IHT Article| Wiener Staatsoper
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Production Web Site | Press Release with Photographs | World of Opera Singers: Susan Graham | Ruth Ann Swenson | Sonia Prina | Verónica Cangemi | Richard Croft | Eric Owens | Andrew Bidlack Previews: San Francisco Examiner | Panel Discussion | Dress Rehearsal Reviews of Previous Performances of this Production: Santa Fe Opera (1987) | City Opera (1999) | San…
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Voigt returns to Covent Garden tonight in the title role of Ariadne auf Naxos. AP Article | Deborah Voigt Official Site | Production Site | YouTube
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* Notes * Today's matinée performance of Ariodante was the San Francisco Opera premiere of Händel's 33rd opera, which was first performed at Covent Garden in 1735. John Copley's production is slightly busy, there is a lot of movement to offset the supposed statis of the libretto. For the most part this was not distracting,…
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