The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: February 2011
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* Notes * Last week Andris Nelsons conducted the New York Philharmonic in a program of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5. Pianist Jonathan Biss sounded less mechanical than I remembered. He listened to the orchestra and kept with them. The Allegro con brio was agile and the Largo rather dreamy. The…
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* Notes * Ton Koopman is conducting San Francisco Symphony this week in a program of J.S. Bach, Haydn, C.P.E. Bach, and Schubert. Last night’s performance began with J.S. Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3. The playing was stately and vigorous. One of the trumpets might have had a single bad note, but otherwise the playing was…
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The Metropolitan's production of John Adams' Nixon in China opened February 2. Here is the Unbiased Opinionator's account. The Opera Tattler may write about the February 12 performance. * Notes * Once derided as a "CNN Opera," an opera taking its theme from contemporary news flashes, and thus lacking in substance, "Nixon in China" has achieved a…
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* Notes *Hawai'i Opera Theatre just finished a 3 performance run of Gounod's Faust on Tuesday. The set was typical of what is seen regional opera houses, simple and employing multiple platforms. The use of projection was restrained, mostly in the background or on the lowered scrim before each act. General and Artistic Director Henry…
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October 1-29 2011: Tales of Hoffmann October 10- November 5 2011: Lucia di Lammermoor November 7-29 2011: Boris Godunov November 19- December 11 2011: Ariadne auf Naxos December 6 2011-January 22 2012: Die Zauberflöte January 21- February 8 2012: Aida February 12- March 17 2012: Show Boat February 29- March 24 2012: Rinaldo Lyric Opera…
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September 10-24 2011: ToscaNovember 10-19 2011: Lucia di LammermoorFebruary 25 – March 15 2012 : Così fan TutteMarch 3 2012: Angela Gheorghiu ConcertMarch 17 2012: Deborah Voigt ConcertApril 28- May 21 2012: NabuccoMay 12-27 2012: Werther Today WNO announced the new season, which is still only 5 operas, but does include two "Celebrity Concerts." 2011-2012…
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San Francisco Opera's 87th season started on September 11, 2009 and finished on July 2, 2010. Nine operas were performed in 63 performances. The Company concluded Fiscal Year 2009-10 (FY 10) with a deficit of $1,553,608 on an annual operating budget of $65,251,246. Total operating revenue went from $34,043,999 in FY 09 to $27,113,297 in…
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