The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: April 2009
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In Act I of Three Decembers, we become acquainted with renowned stage actress Madeline Mitchell, and her two rather unhappy children. Details of Painting | Performance Review of Three Decembers
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* Notes * Cantori Domino gave a performance of the Passion According to St. Matthew last Sunday in Santa Monica. Though the musicians and singers were not entirely together under the direction of Maurita Phillips-Thornburgh, the overall effect was good, as the music is so incredible. Indeed, many of the soloists, whether they were violinists…
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Jonathan Pell has been named Artistic Director of Dallas Opera. Official Site | Press Release [PDF]
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* Notes * Long Beach Opera just gave the American premiere of Vivaldi's Motezuma at the end of March. I attended yesterday's second and final performance of this run, over at Santa Monica High School. From the very beginning things went awry, the overture was not played well under the direction of conductor Andreas Mitisek.…
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* Notes * SFCM Opera Theatre presented Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld this weekend. Bruno Ferrandis conducted with lightness and cheer, but there were several moments that were not synchronous. This seems to be a common problem at Cowell Theater, perhaps owing to some awkwardness of the pit, which is very narrow. The singing likewise…
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Jake Heggie's Moby Dick is now a co-commission of Dallas Opera, San Francisco Opera, San Diego Opera, Calgary Opera, and the State Opera of South Australia. Official Site | Press Release [PDF]
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* Notes * James Gaffigan is conducting San Francisco Symphony in a program of Haydn, Thomas Adès, and Mozart this week. Gaffigan is a tiny sprite of a person, brimming with energy from the beginning in the Allegro assai con brio of Haydn's Symphony No. 52 in C minor. The woodwinds sounded slightly squeaky in their entrance for…
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November 7 2009: Esther November 8 2009: Don Giovanni March 18 2010: L'Étoile March 19 2010: Madama Butterfly April 3 2010: Partenope New York City Opera announced their 2009-2010 Season yesterday. Official Site | Press Release
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In his Latin Quarter garret, Rodolfo contrives to hold the hand of Mimì. This is from Act I of La Bohème, naturally. Details of Painting | Performance Reviews of Bohème
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