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Month: January 2015

  • Paul Goodwin Conducts SFS

    * Notes * Conductor Paul Goodwin (pictured left, photograph by Manny Espinoza) is leading the San Francisco Symphony in a rather traditional program of Bach and Mozart this weekend. Goodwin, however, is anything but staid. He has a clear point of view and the orchestra sounds powerful under his direction. Last night's concert began with a…

  • Houston Grand Opera’s 2015-2016 Season

    October 23 – November 14 2015: Tosca October 30- November 13 2015: Eugene Onegin December 4-20 2015: The Little Prince January 23- February 8 2016: Le Nozze di FigaroJanuary 29- February 12 2016 : Rusalka March 5-13 2016: Prince of Players April 16- May 1 2016: Siegfried April 22- May 7 2016: Carousel Details on the Season | Official Site

  • PBO’s 2015-2016 Season

    October 4-10 2015: Scarlatti's La gloria di primaveraNovember 12-15 2015: Bach's Brandenburgs with Richard EgarrDecember 2-6 2015: Händel's Ode for St. Cecilia's Day and "Tra amplessi innocenti" and Purcell's Te Deum and Jubilate in D and Suite from Distressed Innocence December 19 2015: Händel's Messiah February 3-7 2016: Mozart's Concerto for Fortepiano No. 23 with…

  • LA Opera’s 2015-2016 Season

    September 12- October 3 2015: Gianni Schicchi and Pagliacci October 8-11 2015: Song From the UproarOctober 30-31 2015: DraculaOctober 31- November 28 2015: Moby-Dick November 21- December 13 2015: NormaFebruary 13- March 6 2016: Die ZauberflöteMarch 12- April 3 2016: Madama ButterflyMay 14- June 12 2016: La bohèmeJune 16-19 2016: Anatomy Theater Official Site

  • Lydia Teuscher’s Upcoming SFS Debut

    Soprano Lydia Teuscher (pictured left) is having her San Francisco Symphony debut this Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 2pm with performances on the following two days at 8pm. She will be singing "Al desio, di chi t'adora" from Le nozze di Figaro, "Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben" from Zaide, and Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten (Wedding…

  • ABS Performs Acis and Galatea

    * Notes * This weekend American Bach Soloists is performing Händel’s Acis and Galatea with Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4. During last night’s Berkeley concert Jeffrey Thomas conducted a crisp, vibrant Acis and Galatea. All of the soloists sang with a fine lucidity and the chorus sounded decisive. Nola Richardson (pictured left) had a lovely…

  • Cecilia Bartoli’s West Coast Tour 2015

    Tickets for Cecilia Bartoli's West Coast Sacrificium tour are currently available. She is performing with Sergio Ciomei in Santa Monica on March 21 and 26, in Costa Mesa on March 23, and in Berkeley on March 31 and April 2. The Broad Stage | Philharmonic Society of Orange County | Cal Performances | Cecilia Bartoli's…

  • MTT Conducts L’Histoire du soldat

    * Notes * This weekend Michael Tilson Thomas (pictured left, photograph by Kristen Loken) is conducting seven members of the San Francisco Symphony in performances of Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat. The vivid piece is narrated by Elvis Costello, who does a fine job declaiming his lines. Nick Gabriel (The Soldier) is earnest and Malcolm McDowell (The…

  • Canadian Opera Company’s 2015-2016 Season

    October 8- November 6 2015 : La TraviataOctober 20- November 7 2015: Pyramus and ThisbeJanuary 23- February 14 2016: SiegfriedFebruary 4-27 2016: Le Nozze di FigaroApril 12- May 15 2016: CarmenApril 29- May 14 2016: Maometto II The world premiere of Barbara Monk Feldman’s Pyramus and Thisbe will be performed with Monteverdi’s Il combattimento di…

  • Cecilia Bartoli in Berkeley

    Cecilia Bartoli is performing at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall on Tuesday, March 31 and Thursday, April 2 at 8:00pm. She will be accompanied by pianist Sergio Ciomei. Tickets go on sale to the public on Thursday, January 22, but are already available to subscribers. Cal Performances | Cecilia Bartoli’s Official Site