The Opera Tattler

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Month: October 2009

  • SF Opera’s Daughter of the Regiment Media Round-Up

    Production Web Site | Press Photographs Performance Reviews: The Opera Tattler | Not For Fun Only | SFist | SFCV | SF Examiner | Mercury News | San Francisco Chronicle | FT

  • La fille du régiment at SF Opera

    * Notes * San Francisco Opera's La fille du régiment opened last Tuesday. The production, directed by Laurent Pelly, is outrageously silly, involving laundry, potatoes, and very large maps. Karine Girard's slapstick choreography was cute and worked well on the all the singers. The acting overall was charming and everyone looked quite comfortable. It was surprising how…

  • 2010 Adler Fellows

    The incoming 2010 Adler Fellows are Susannah Biller, Sara Gartland, Maya Lahyani, Ryan Belongie, Brian Jadge, and Tamara Sanikidze. They join current Adlers Leah Crocetto, David Lomelí, Austin Kness, and Allen Perriello. Outgoing 2009 Adler Fellows are sopranos Heidi Melton and Tamara Wapinsky; mezzo-sopranos Daveda Karanas, Daniela Mack, and Renée Tatum; tenors Andrew Bidlack and…

  • Gheorghiu Divorce

    This is old news, but Angela Gheorghiu has announced she is to divorce Roberto Alagna. Official Site | News

  • Golden Gate Opera Postpones Season

    Golden Gate Opera postpones their 2009 season, which was to include Hansel and Gretel. Official Site | News

  • PBO’s The Concerto

    * Notes * Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra gave a performance entitled “The Concerto: An Adversarial Friendship” yesterday in Berkeley. The concert featured violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch as the main soloist and leader, and together they played Muffat, Telemann, Biber, Schmelzer, and Bach. In general, the musicians produced a crisp, jaunty sound, their dynamic constrasts were clear, and…

  • Thielemann to the Sächsische Staatskapelle

    Christian Thielemann will become the chief conductor of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden in 2012. He is leaving his position at the Münchner Philharmoniker, and is replacing Fabio Luisi. BR Online | Press Release

  • SF Lyric Opera Cancels Performances

    San Francisco Lyric Opera suspends its 2010 season. Official Site

  • La fille du régiment Preview

    The Opera Tattler sat in on a piano dress rehearsal of San Francisco Opera's La fille du régiment last night. Without going into any details, it was very instructive to watch how it all comes together, not to mention hilarious. Diana Damrau and Juan Diego Flórez are absurdly cute. Can't wait to hear Flórez hit…

  • Rome = Dorothy Chandler

    One could not help but notice that the Rome of the television series Mad Men took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the home of Los Angeles Opera. Culture Monster | Music Center | LA Opera