The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: March 2012
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* Notes * The American Mavericks Festival at San Francisco Symphony had one last performance yesterday before heading on tour. The chamber music program included pieces by Steve Reich, Meredith Monk (pictured left), Lukas Foss, and David Del Tredici. The afternoon began with Reich's Music for Pieces of Wood (1973), which was played by Jack Van…
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The 2012 winners (pictured left, photograph by Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera) of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions are soprano Janai Brugger; mezzo-soprano Margaret Mezzacappa; countertenor Andrey Nemzer; tenor Matthew Grill; and baritone Anthony Clark Evans. Brugger is currently a young artist in the Domingo-Thorton program at Los Angeles Opera. Official Site
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* Notes * San Francisco Opera's Annual Meeting for 2012 was held Thursday afternoon at the Intercontinental Hotel in San Francisco. Board of Directors President George H. Hume, CFO Michael Simpson, and General Director David Gockley all spoke. The outlook this year is better, though the company did run a deficit again, donations are up…
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September 7- October 3 2012: Les Contes d’Hoffmann September 8-27 2012: Capriccio September 15- October 25 2012: Le Nozze di Figaro October 10-30 2012: The Rake’s Progress October 15- November 11 2012: La Fille du régiment October 23- November 20 2012: Tosca November 22 2012- March 25 2013: La Cenerentola December 4-29 2012: CarmenJanuary 22-…
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SopranosElizabeth Baldwin, Sylvania, OhioJennifer Cherest, La Plata, MarylandAviva Fortunata, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaJacqueline Piccolino, Palatine, IllinoisSuzanne Rigden, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaRose Sawvel, Denver, ColoradoMelinda Wittington, Wilson, North Carolina Mezzo-sopranosErin Johnson, Washington, New JerseySarah Mesko, Hot Springs, ArkansasCarolyn Sproule, Montreal, Quebec, Canada TenorsJoshua Baum, Kansas City, MissouriCasey Candebat, New Orleans, LouisianaAJ Glueckert, Portland, OregonTheo Lebow, Sierra Madre,…
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* Notes * The fourth performance of Los Angeles Opera’s Albert Herring (Act II Scene 1 pictured left, photograph by Robert Millard) on Sunday boasted a balanced ensemble cast and fine musicianship all around. Conducted by Maestro James Conlon, the playing in the pit sounded taut and clear. The horn only made one slight error,…
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* Notes * At first glance, the revival of Don Pasquale (Act II, Scene 2 pictured left, photograph by Ken Howard) at San Diego Opera simply looks like someone took a set and costumes for Fanciulla del West and used it for Donizetti's work. Thankfully, there is much more to director David Gately's elaborate production, which…
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September 29 2012: Lang Lang, pianoSeptember 30 2012: Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry DouglasOctober 13 2012: Karina Gauvin, soprano with Michael McMahon, pianoOctober 27 2012: "An All American Celebration" with John Adams & the International Contemporary Ensemble featuring Jeffrey Kahane, piano October 28 2012: Modigliani Quartet with Joyce Yang, piano November 10 2012:…
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* Notes * Tonight Quatuor Ebène (pictured left, photograph by Julien Mignot) had a San Francisco debut at Herbst Theatre. The evening started with Mozart's String Quartet in D minor, K. 421, which was played with much personality, and what seemed to be an entirely historically uninformed manner. Somehow the confidence and rapport of the…
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