The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: July 2010
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San Francisco Opera and Classical 102.2 KDFC are having competition for who is to sing the "Star-Spangled Banner" at the simulcast of Aida this September. Video submissions can be uploaded to KDFC's Web site from July 6 to 25, and listener voting takes place from August 16 to 29. A panel of celebrity judges will…
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The casts for Merola's L'elisir d'amore have been announced today. Thursday, August 5 and Saturday, August 7Nemorino: Daniel Montenegro Adina: Nadine Sierra Belcore: Benjamin Covey Giannetta: Hye Jung Lee Dulcamara: Thomas Florio Friday, August 6 and Sunday, August 8Nemorino: Alexander Lewis Adina: Valentina Fleer Belcore: Ao Li Giannetta: Abigail Santos VillalobosDulcamara: Sidney Outlaw
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* Notes *Festival Opera‘s of latest production of Madama Butterfly opened last night in Walnut Creek. The orchestra sounded full and loud under Joseph Marcheso, although there were only thirty-six musicians. The brass was surprisingly clear and tuneful, but the strings fared less well. One of the celli was noticeably out of tune throughout the…
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* Program * “Sorge infausta una procella” from OrlandoSidney Outlaw, baritone and David Hanlon, piano “Ces lettres” from WertherRobin Flynn, mezzo-soprano and Natalia Katyukova, piano “Il lacerato spirito” from Simon BoccanegraKevin Thompson, bass and Michael Spassov, piano “In fernem Land” from LohengrinKevin Ray, tenor and David Hanlon, piano “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” from RusalkaJanai Brugger-Orman, soprano and Michael Spassov,…
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* Notes * This year's Day at Merola was Tuesday, beginning with a lunch in Lower Level Café of the War Memorial Opera House. A couple of members of the Opera Standees Association who are also sponsors of tenor Alexander Lewis kindly invited me to join their table. Mr. Lewis conversed with us about how he…
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William Mason, Lyric Opera of Chicago's general director, will retire at then end of the 2011-2012 season. Generalmusikdirektor Kent Nagano is leaving the Bayerische Staatsoper when his contract is up in 2013. William Mason Press Release | Welt Online
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Ensemble Parallèle will perform Orphée, Philip Glass' opera based on the Jean Cocteau film, on February 26-27, 2011, at San Francisco's Herbst Theatre. Read More
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