The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: May 2015
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* Notes * My review of West Bay Opera's Faust is on San Francisco Classical Voice. * Tattling * There was light whispering during the first act. Watch alarms sounded at 9pm. Audience attrition was noticeable after each intermission.
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In Act III, Scene 3 of Un ballo en maschera, the Swedish king Gustavus III has resolved to renounce his love for Amelia, the wife of his chief minister Anckarström. Details of Painting | Performance Reviews of Un ballo in maschera
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* Notes * My review of Oakland East Bay Symphony's Candide is on San Francisco Classical Voice. * Tattling * There was a ton of talking but most of it was in response to the performance, so at least it was nice that the audience members were engaged. The woman in front of me in…
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July 1- August 27 2016: La Fanciulla del WestJuly 2- August 26 2016: Don GiovanniJuly 16- August 25 2016: Roméo et JulietteJuly 23- August 19 2016: CapriccioJuly 30- August 24 2016: Vanessa Santa Fe announced a 2016 season yesterday. Patricia Racette sings Minnie in La Fanciulla del West. Daniel Okulitch sings the title role of…
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Michaela Martens (pictured left) will sing Cassandra in the second and fourth performances of San Francisco Opera's Les Troyens, which runs from June 7 to July 1, 2015. She replaces Daveda Karanas, who has withdrawn from the role due to pregnancy. Anna Caterina Antonacci, who was previously announced to sing three performances of Cassandra, has…
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* Notes *Opera Parallèle is holding the first North American performances of Tarik O’Regan’s Heart of Darkness at Z Space in San Francisco this weekend. The challenge of taking a well-known text must be great. Tom Philips condensed Conrad’s novella into a spare libretto. The ninety minute work is relentless, there is no intermission, but…
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