The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: January 2012
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* Notes * Yesterday evening’s opening performance of the 2012 season at San Diego Opera was Salome. Seán Curran’s production (pictured left with Irina Mishura as Herodias and Lise Lindstrom as Salome, photograph by Ken Howard) was seen in San Francisco two years ago, with the same sets and costumes designed by Bruno Schwengl, and elegant…
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Anthony Roth Costanzo (pictured left, photograph by Ken Howard), who has been singing Ferdinand in the Metropolitan Opera's The Enchanted Island this season, will replace David Daniels as Prospero in tomorrow's performance of that opera. Jeffrey Mandelbaum will in turn replace Costanzo as Ferdinand. Daniels, who is ill, was also replaced for part of the…
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October 19 – November 10 2012: La bohème October 26- November 11 2012: L’italiana in Algeri January 18- February 10 2013: Show BoatJanuary 25- February 10 2013 : Don Giovanni April 18- May 5 2013: Tristan und Isolde April 26- May 11 2013: Il Trovatore Details on the Season | Official Site
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September 29- October 31 2012: Il TrovatoreOctober 4- November 3 2012: Die FledermausJanuary 29- February 23 2013: Tristan und IsoldeFebruary 3-22 2013: Clemenza di TitoApril 17- May 24 2013: Lucia di LammermoorApril 21- May 22 2013: SalomeMay 8-25 2013: Dialogues des Carmélites Details on the Season | Official Site
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* Notes * A sneak preview of Ensemble Parallèle's next production, The Great Gatsby, was held at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music last week. Conductor Nicole Paiement took us through several musical examples with pianist Keisuke Nakogoshi and six of the cast members. Susannah Biller (pictured above as Daisy Buchanan, photograph by Rapt), Jason…
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The new logo of Los Angeles Opera is based on the design elements of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. LA Opera did a great deal of marketing research recently and more news will be announced soon. About the New Logo | Official Site
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* Notes * The Metropolatian Opera’s new Baroque pastiche, The Enchanted Island, was shown as a simulcast yesterday. The English libretto, created by Jeremy Sams, uses characters from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream and The Tempest. “Arise, ye subterranean winds” from The Tempest, or, The Enchanted Island, which has been attributed to Purcell, was the…
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October 26- November 11 2012: Aïda April 5-21 2013: Turandot April 12-28 2013: The Aspern Papers Only 3 operas next season, down from 6 in 2011-2012. Latonia Moore sings the title role of Aïda, Lise Lindstrom the title role of Turandot, and Susan Graham has her Dallas Opera debut opposite Carol Vaness in Dominick Argento's…
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October 6-30 2012: Elektra October 15 – November 9 2012: Simon Boccanegra November 11-26 2012: Werther November 25- December 15 2012: Don Pasquale December 7 2012-January 19 2013: Hansel and Gretel January 21- March 28 2013: La bohème February 8- March 3 2013: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg February 25- March 30 2013: RigolettoMarch 26- April…
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