The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: April 2011
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* Notes * The last performance of Il Trovatore at the Metropolitan Opera was Saturday's matinee. Since I have seen seemed David McVicar's production several times in San Francisco, it seemed best to simply listen at a score desk today. Conductor Marco Armiliato had the orchestra sounding spirited. The racing tempi were infused with energy. The…
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* Notes * The latest revival of the Metropolitan Opera's Orfeo ed Euridice (pictured left, © Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera) opened last night. The production, directed by Mark Morris, is busy. Done without an intermission, every second seemed full of movement. Allen Moyer's set opened, closed, shifted, and spun. Unfortunately it was rather loud, especially noticeable…
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* Notes * The East Coast premiere of Séance on a Wet Afternoon from Stephen Schwartz was given at New York City Opera earlier this month. The opera itself had some impressive intensity, particularly in the last two séances. The orchestration, however, was dense, and the male voices were particularly difficult to make out at times.…
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September 16-18 2011: Mark Morris Dance Group performs Dido and Aeneas September 21 2011: Herbie Hancock, piano September 25 2011: Fall Free for All: Open House at Cal PerformancesOctober 2 2011: Cambodia's Khmer Arts EnsembleOctober 9 2011: Kronos Quartet October 11 2011: Yefim Bronfman, pianoOctober 14-16 2011: Mariinsky OrchestraOctober 21 2011:The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of…
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* Notes * The opening performance of a Faust revival at San Diego Opera occurred last night. Seen last season in San Francisco, the sets and costumes were designed by Robert Perdziola, with lighting from Michael Whitfield. Apparently the production, owned by Lyric Opera of Chicago, was actually designed for Tancredi. In San Diego, it was…
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The Unbiased Opinionator’s account of the last performance of Wozzeck this season at the Metropolitan Opera. * Notes * The musical and emotional journey that is Wozzeck is not an easy one. The score bears much study before an uninitiated listener can appreciate the dramatic richness and supreme formal architecture of Berg’s creation. Nonetheless, James Levine’s…
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Houston Grand Opera's General Director Anthony Freud will be the next General Director of Lyric Opera Chicago effective October 1, 2011. Press Release | Lyric Opera's Official Site
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Jay Hunter Morris will sing the title role of Siegfried at San Francisco Opera this Summer. He replaces Ian Storey, who is still to sing the role of Siegfried in Götterdämmerung. Storey has been recovering from illness over recent months. Press Release | SF Opera’s Ring
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SopranosMarina Boudart Harris, Whittier, CaliforniaSuzanne Rigden, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaXi Wang, Zhengzhou, ChinaElizabeth Zharoff, Wenatchee, Washington Mezzo-sopranosLaura Krumm, Iowa City, IowaDeborah Nansteel, Havelock, North CarolinaRenée Rapier, Marion, Iowa TenorsDaniel Curran, Blackfoot, IdahoHeath Huberg, Milford, IowaCooper Nolan, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaScott Quinn, Marshall, Texas BaritonesMark Diamond, Augusta, GeorgiaJoo Won Kang, Seoul, South KoreaSuchan Kim, Busan, South KoreaJohn…
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Zhou Long was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music for the opera Madame White Snake. The piece premiered on February 26, 2010 at Opera Boston. The Pulitzer Prizes | Opera Boston
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