The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: June 2015
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* Notes *Charles Dutoit (pictured left) conducted San Francisco Symphony in its first performance of Ravel's L'Heure espagnole last night. The orchestra sounded elegant and the cast had a wonderful sense of comic timing in this concert version of the piece. Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard (Concepcion) has a vivid, smoky voice. She was able to convey…
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Charles Dutoit is conducting San Francisco Symphony in a concert version of Ravel’s L’Heure espagnole from June 4 to 6, 2015. The cast includes mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard (pictured left, photograph by Becca Fay) as Concepción, tenor Jean-Paul Fouchécourt as Torquemada, tenor John Mark Ainsley as Gonzalve, baritone Jean-Luc Ballestra as Ramiro, and baritone David Wilson-Johnson…
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