The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: March 2018
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SopranosKendra Berentsen, Portland, Oregon Cheyanne Coss, Eaton Rapids, MichiganMarlen Nahhas, Houston, TexasBrittany Nickell, Coral Springs, FloridaPatricia Westley, Santa Barbara, CaliforniaMeigui Zhang, Chengdu, China Mezzo-SopranosMegan Grey, Cedar Falls, IowaAnne Maguire, Washougal, WashingtonSimone McIntosh, Vancouver, B.C., CanadaAlexandra Urquiola, Bergenfield, New Jersey TenorsZhengyi Bai, Linyi, Shandong, ChinaChristopher Colmenero, Burlington, VermontAddison Marlor, Salt Lake City, UtahBrian Michael Moore, Cincinnati,…
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* Notes * Choreographer John Neumeier's production of Orphée et Eurydice (final ovation pictured left) opened at Los Angeles Opera last week. Dance companies seem to love this opera by Gluck, and this co-production with Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Joffrey Ballet is no exception. The reworking of the libretto to be contemporary, with Orpheus…
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* Notes * A vibrant production of Daniel Catán's Florencia en el Amazonas opened at San Diego Opera last night. The sets and singing had much to recommend it, and it was easy to see why this piece has been revived multiple times in the almost 22 years since its premiere in Houston. The music…
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September 5 2018: Open Night Gala with MTT; Itzhak Perlman, violinSeptember 13-16 2018: MTT conducts Castiglioni, Ravel, Copland; Yuja Wang, piano September 21-23 2018: MTT conducts Stravinsky's Perséphone and The FirebirdSeptember 27-30 2018: MTT conducts Stravinsky's Petrushka, Violin Concerto, and The Rite of Spring; Leonidas Kavakos, violinOctober 11-13 2018: Manfred Honeck conducts Prokofiev and DvořákOctober…
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