Ensemble Parallèle has formally changed its name to Opera Parallèle. The opera company presents the Bay Area premiere of Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar on February 15, 16 and 17, 2013 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Marnie Breckenridge will sing Margarita Xirgu and Lisa Chavez stars as Federico García Lorca (both pictured left, photograph by Steve DiBartolomeo). On April 26, 27 and 28, Opera Parallèle presents a re-orchestration of Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti in a double bill with Samuel Barber's A Hand of Bridge at ZSpace. The season closes on June 7, 2013 at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, when the company presents a public workshop reading of the newly commissioned Dante De Silva's Gesualdo, Prince of Madness.
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Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
7 responses to “Opera Parallèle’s 2012-2013 Season”
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Interesting! What happened to Adamo’s Lysistrata that had been announced on the back of the Great Gatsby program?
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What a great season. Thanks for always being in the know OT!
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Apparently the Trouble In Tahiti will feature an all-female andrews Sisters-style jazz trio rather than the usual STB trio.
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Totally unrelated:
Are you coming to Lyric Opera of Chicago this season, O.T.? I’d like to read your thoughts on Elektra and Boccanegra and Werther and Streetcar.LikeLike
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This is the best thing we’ve done since Wozzeck. By far. The music is incredible, the cast is tighter than any other Ensemble/Opera Parallele group to date, and the production team has really outdone themselves this time. I’ll put the modesty aside for a moment to say that the orchestra is SLAMMIN’. Charlise, are you coming tomorrow night? Come visit me in the pit after the show! I’ve got a few tasty bass clarinet moments, and the score shines for every single player down in the cave.
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I love hearing Opera Parallèle’s orchestra, and I am so sad to be missing these performances.
Have a wonderful time! I am sure you guys will be great!LikeLike
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I was not tempted by any of Lyric’s offerings this season, but I will try to make it to Chicago for Rusalka and Clemeza di Tito next year.
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