The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: January 2010
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* Notes *John Rea‘s reorchestration of Wozzeck had a West Coast premiere last night in San Francisco. Ensemble Parallèle was both robust and focused under conductor Nicole Paiement. The 28 musicians produced a much sound, despite their small numbers, even overwhelming the singing on occasion. Brian Staufenbiel‘s production made artful use of video that eschewed,…
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San Francisco Opera's Madama Butterfly, La Rondine, Don Giovanni, and Samson et Dalila will be showing the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas in San Francisco from February until April. Grand Opera Cinema Series
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September 23- October 16 2010: Il PostinoSeptember 26- October 17 2010: Le Nozze di FigaroNovember 27- December 18 2010: LohengrinFebruary 19- March 13 2011: Il Turco in ItaliaMarch 12-27 2011: The Turn of the Screw LA Opera's new season opens with a world premiere, with Plácido Domingo singing the part of Pablo Neruda. Domingo conducts…
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Here is another video from Ensemble Parallèle's Wozzeck, with Bojan Knežević in the title role. Official Site | YBCA
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October 1-30 2010: Macbeth October 13 2010- March 27 2011: Carmen November 5-23 2010: A Midsummer Night's Dream November 15- December 10 2010: Un Ballo en Maschera December 6 2010-January 21 2011: The Mikado January 22- February 21 2011: La Fanciulla del West February 11- March 8 2011: Lohengrin March 4-21 2011: Hercules Lyric Opera…
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Ensemble Parallèle’s Wozzeck production involves both pre-recorded videos and live projections. The video above features Bojan Knežević, J. Raymond Meyers, and AJ Glueckert. Official Site | YBCA
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October 2- November 5 2010: AidaSeptember 15- October 1 2010: Death in VeniceJanuary 29- February 25 2011: The Magic FluteFebruary 5-26 2011: Nixon in ChinaApril 23- May 25 2011: La CenerentolaApril 30- May 29 2011: Adriane auf NaxosMay 8-28 2011: Orfeo ed Euridice Today the new season of the Canadian Opera Company was unveiled by…
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Richard Lugnar has invited Lindsay Lohan to this year’s Vienna Opera Ball, which occurs February 11th. AFP Article | Wiener Opernball
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September 10- December 5 2010: AidaSeptember 15- October 1 2010: WertherSeptember 21- October 22 2010: Le Nozze di FigaroOctober 12- November 27 2010: Madama ButterflyOctober 24- November 12 2010: Cyrano de BergeracNovember 10-28 2010: The Makropulos CaseJune 14-July 3 2011: Der Ring des Nibelungen Dolora Zajick shares the role of Amneris with Guang Yang. Plácido…
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Whilst looking at tickets for Opéra national de Paris I learnt that they do have standing room, but only at Opéra Bastille. The official site of the opera says that the tickets go on sale when the doors open, approximately 90 minutes before curtain up. This seems rather vague, as it does not say where…
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