The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: June 2016
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* Notes *My review of San Francisco Opera's Jenůfa up on KQED Arts. * Tattling * A very enthusiastic couple were in Row L Seats 13 and 15 of the orchestra level. At least one of them was crying during the performance and they were among the first to stand during the ovation. They screamed…
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THE DO LIST By Charlise Tiee Jun 16, 2016 | Updated Jan 11, 2024 Malin Byström in the title role of Jenůfa at San Francisco Opera. (Photo: Cory Weaver) In the wake of a fascinatingly gritty Carmen hampered by lackluster singing and a Don Carlo that counterbalances a great cast against boring staging, San Francisco Opera saves the best for last with a brilliant production of…
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Girls of the Golden West, a new opera set during the 1850s California Gold Rush by composer John Adams and librettist Peter Sellars (pictured left, photograph by Terrence McCarthy), will have a world premiere at San Francisco Opera in November of 2017. More details will be released next January as part of the Company's 2017–18…
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* Notes * The latest Don Carlo (Valentina Simi as Countess of Aremberg, Ana María Martínez as Elisabetta, Nadia Krasteva as Princess Eboli, René Pape as King Philip II, and Mariusz Kwiecień as Rodrigo in Act II Scene 2; photograph by Cory Weaver) that opened at San Francisco Opera this afternoon is impeccably cast from…
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The Metropolitan Opera announced today that Yannick Nézet-Séguin (pictured left) is the new Music Director starting with the 2020-21 season. He will become the Met's Music Director Designate during the 2017-18 season. Press Release | Official Site
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