The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: June 2008
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Music director Franz Welser-Möst's contract with the Cleveland Orchestra has been extended through the 2017-2018 season. Last year it was announced that Welser-Möst is to take up the position of General Music Director of the Vienna State Opera in 2010. AP Article | Press Release
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July 18- August 25 2009: La TraviataJuly 19- August 23 2009: La CenerentolaJuly 25- August 24 2009: The ConsulAugust 2-23 2009: Dido and Aeneas Press Release [PDF] | Official Site
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* Notes * Francesca Zambello's American-inspired Das Rheingold opened last night at San Francisco Opera. The video projections, the work of Jan Hartley, varied from completely campy to tastefully elegant. The first projections did have me in stitches though, and not in a good way. They looked like the opening credits to the Star Wars…
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Kip Cranna moderated a panel discussion on Das Rheingold yesterday evening at Herbst Theatre. The panelists included conductor Donald Runnicles, baritone Mark Delavan (Wotan), baritone Richard Paul Fink (Alberich), mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore (Fricka), and associate director Christian Räth. There was a fair amount of good natured teasing between the singers and conductor. Everyone was quite…
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Seiji Ozawa has canceled his June performances at the Vienna State Opera due to a back injury. Ozawa was to conduct The Queen of Spades, and will be replaced by Andris Nelsons. AP Article | Official Site
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Denyce Graves will replace Marina Domashenko in Don Quixote at San Diego Opera. Union-Tribune Article | San Diego Opera's 2009 Season
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October 4 2008: Looking Forward Concert in Staten IslandNovember 2 2008: Looking Forward Concert in BrooklynNovember 16 2008: Looking Forward Concert in the BronxJanuary 15-16 2009: Antony and Cleopatra (concert presentation)March 7 2009: Looking Forward Concert in QueensApril 11 2009: Looking Forward Concert in ManhattanMay 2009: VOX Showcase of American Composers Press Release | Official…
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