The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: February 2015
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San Francisco Opera is taking over the Rickshaw Stop for pop-up event entitled "Barely Opera" on March 2, 2015 at 8:00pm. The evening will feature famous arias, Broadway tunes, and more performed by the Adler Fellows. Tickets are 10 dollars, available at Event Brite or at the door. Official Site | Rickshaw Stop | Tickets
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Tenor Dimitri Pittas (pictured left) will replace Stephen Costello as Michele in La Ciociara at San Francisco Opera. Costello has withdrawn for personal reasons. Baritone Vitaliy Bilyy will make his San Francisco Opera debut in the role of Miller in Luisa Miller. Bilyy replaces Thomas Hampson, who has decided not to add this particular Verdi…
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* Notes *Opera Parallèle opened the 2015 season with a chamber version of Dead Man Walking at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco last night. Opera Parallèle again makes a compelling case for contemporary works, and the appeal of Jake Heggie’s first opera is obvious. Artistic Director Nicole Paiement conducted a lush…
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September 21 2015- May 6 2016: OtelloSeptember 23 2015- January 30 2016: TurandotSeptember 25 2015- February 13 2016: Il TrovatoreSeptember 26 2015- January 9 2016: Anna BolenaOctober 8-31 2015: Tannhäuser October 16- December 1 2015: ToscaOctober 20- December 17 2015: RigolettoNovember 5- December 3 2015: Lulu November 23 2015- May 5 2016: La Boheme December…
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* Notes *Der fliegende Holländer opened at Hawai’i Opera Theatre last night. Francesca Zambello’s production, directed here by Sara Widzer, involves a lot of ropes. The set is simple and remains essentially the same the entire time, despite the intermission placed in the middle of Act II. Scenes are changed using light and a few…
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SopranosKathryn Bowden, Glastonbury, Connecticut Cree Carrico, Detroit, MichiganAmina Edris, Christchurch, New ZealandMadison Leonard, Coeur d’Alene, IdahoMeredith Mecum, Hershey, PennsylvaniaToni Marie Palmertree, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania Mezzo-SopranosRaehann Bryce-Davis, Keene, TexasTara Curtis, Kansas City, MissouriAshley Dixon, Peachtree City, GeorgiaNicole Woodward, Quincy, Florida TenorsChristopher Bozeka, Akron, OhioAlasdair Kent, Perth, AustraliaSoonchan Kwon, Daejeon, South KoreaMichael Papincak, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania BaritonesAlex DeSocio, Wichita,…
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