The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: January 2018
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* Notes *Island City Opera just finished a run of the obscure operas by Rimsky-Korsakov at the Elks Lodge in Alameda yesterday. The performance was one of the best I've heard from them, not in small part because of the conductor, Lidiya Yankovskaya and the fine cast. Music Director of the Chicago Opera Theater, Maestra…
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* Notes * San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas celebrate the birth centennial of Leonard Bernstein with a delightful rendering of his Candide that opened last night. The concert version was animated and very funny with fine playing and singing all around. Though done as a concert, this version of the operetta was made…
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September 22- October 14 2018: Don CarloOctober 20–November 11 2018: SatyagrahaOctober 27–31, 2018: Joby Talbot’s VampyrNovember 17–December 15 2018: Hansel and GretelNovember 29–December 2 2018: Ellen Reid and Roxie Perkin’s Prism February 22-23 2019: David Lang’s the loserMarch 2–24 2019: La Clemenza di Tito April 27–May 19 2019: Manuel Penella’s El Gato MontésJune 1–22 2019:…
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September 7–30 2018: Cavalleria Rusticana and PagliacciSeptember 8–27 2018: Roberto DevereuxOctober 3–30 2018: ToscaOctober 16–November 3 2018: Arabella November 17–December 9 2018: It's a Wonderful Life June 5-29 2019: CarmenJune 9-27 2019: OrlandoJune 16-28 2019: Rusalka General Director Matthew Shilvock announced the 2018-2019 season for San Francisco Opera today. Highlights include Roberto Devereux with Sondra…
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August 11-25 2018: Porgy and BessOctober 13-27 2018: The Turn of the ScrewJanuary 12-26 2019: Il trovatoreFebruary 23- March 9 2019: The (R)evolution of Steve JobsMay 4-18 2019: Carmen Seattle Opera announced the 2018-2019 season today. Bay Area conductor Nicole Paiement conducts Mason Bates' Steve Jobs opera. Official Site