The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: July 2008
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This week’s The Economist has an article on Peter Gelb‘s simulcasts. San Francisco Opera and the Royal Opera House are also mentioned. I especially like these two sentences from the article: Opera purists are not at all happy about Mr Gelb’s foray into cinemas. They argue that opera was made to be seen live in opera houses and they…
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Yesterday’s performance of Ariodante concluded the 2007-2008 season at San Francisco Opera. The Summer part of the season was mixed bag this year. Das Rheingold had some interesting ideas as far as production is concerned, but some of the execution was weak. Much of the cast was strong, but I found certain female principals disappointing. Ariodante had…
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13. June 2008: Final Dress RehearsalOpera Tattler Review 15. June 2008: Opening Opera Tattler Review 18. June 2008: From Box Q* People clapped for Ruth Ann Swenson when she entered, interrupting the music. * The floor is squeaky, especially when the dancers are doing pas jetés. * Susan Graham missed a line in the duet…
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The July 7, 9, and 11 performances of La Bohème at La Scala have been canceled. Official Site | New York Times Article | AP Article
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Soprano Joan Sutherland broke the femurs of both her legs three weeks ago because of a fall in her garden. Sky News | The Australian
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The world premiere of Howard Shore’s The Fly happened last night at the Théâtre du Châtelet. The opera opens in the United States on September 7th at Los Angeles Opera. Official Site | Production Site for Théâtre du Chatelet | Production Site for LA Opera Reviews: Bloomberg | The Guardian UK | The Telegraph | IHT
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January 17-25 2009: The Cunning Little VixenMarch 28- April 5 2009: MotezumaMay 9-17 2009: The Emperor of Atlantis / The Clever One Vivaldi’s Motezuma will have its U.S. premiere with these performances, 276 years after it was written. LA Times Article | Official Site
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* Notes * The Sunday matinée performance of Lucia di Lammermoor at San Francisco Opera was quite crowded, despite the Pride events happening nearby. Giuseppe Filianoti (Edgardo) sounded less raveled and also more in tune. Gabriele Viviani (Enrico) was also sounding better. Cybele-Teresa Gouverneur was still inaudible in the sextet as Alisa, though I was able to hear…
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The Bayreuther Festspiele is going to stream Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg on July 27th for a mere 49 Euro per online ticket. Bayreuth LIVE | AP Article
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