The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: October 2010
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Kirill Petrenko has been named Generalmusikdirektor of the Bavarian State Opera, starting on September 1, 2013. Press Release (In German) | Official Site
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LA Opera will present two free public outdoor screenings of Il Postino on October 9th at 7:30pm in Downtown Los Angeles and October 11th at 7pm in Costa Mesa. The October 9th matinée performance of Il Postino will be filmed for these broadcasts. Press Release [PDF] | Official Site
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The Opera Tattler: The Opera Tattler was founded as an online publication in July of 2001, to write performance reviews of classical music from youthful non-expert’s perspective. The OT, the person (Charlise Tiee), studied linguistics and dance at the University of California at Berkeley. As a child, she played viola in her school’s orchestra and…
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Philippe Auguin has been named Music Director of Washington National Opera. Press Release [PDF] | Official Site
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* Tattling * Yesterday's matinée performance Le Nozze di Figaro at San Francisco Opera started late and was rather chaotic. There was much traffic coming into the city, perhaps because of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the annual free music festival held in Golden Gate Park. Several latecomers were sent to the back of the balcony to…
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Soprano Nancy Gustafson has been appointed General Manager of the Castleton Festival. News | Profile
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* Notes * The fourth of nine performances in San Francisco Opera's Le Nozze di Figaro revival this season was last night. From the back of the balcony everyone sounded robust. Maestro Luisotti's conducting highlighted the subtitle of this opera, ossia la folle giornata, and his playing of the fortepiano was filled with vim. I…
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