The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: February 2018
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* Notes * American Bach Soloists finished a run of St. John Passion (1725 version) concerts last weekend, ending with a matinée performance in San Francisco on Sunday. The singing was excellent. Tenor Aaron Sheehan has a bright sound as the Evangelist. Though much of his part is obviously on the declamatory side, he has…
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October 20-28 2018: The Marriage of FigaroDecember 1-9 2018: Hansel and GretelFebruary 2-10 2019: RigolettoMarch 8-10 2019: Three DecembersMarch 30- April 7 2019: Carmen The 2018-2019 season at San Diego Opera was announced today. 2018-2019 Season | Official Site
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* Notes *Opera Parallèle is performing a very charming production of Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti again, this time presented with Jake Heggie's At the Statue of Venus as a single narrative. As an added bonus, we heard some Bernstein songs from West Side Story as people milled around the museum setting for the Heggie…
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September 24 2018- March 28 2018: Samson et DalilaSeptember 25- November 13 2018: La BohèmeSeptember 26 2018- March 7 2019: AidaOctober 4-27 2018: La Fanciulla del WestOctober 25 2018- April 6 2019: ToscaOctober 19- November 10 2018: MarnieOctober 30 2018- February 8 2019: CarmenNovember 8- December 1 2018: Mefistofele November 44- December 8 2018: Les…
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* Notes *Opera San José kicked off a new year last weekend with an ambitious production (Act II pictured, photograph by Pat Kirk) of Der fliegende Holländer. The very loud performance on Saturday night was enjoyably and unapologetically grand. Steven C. Kemp’s set features wood planked walls that took on projections by Ian Wallace. Most…
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* Notes * Following a decades long tradition, Cal Performances presented yet another fascinating hybrid work, this time a combination of contemporary circus arts and Baroque opera last weekend from the Australian troupe Circa. Those expecting to hear Monteverdi's Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in patria might have been taken aback to hear Quincy Grant's 75 minute arrangement, which…
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