The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: September 2019
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Soprano Nicole Heaston (pictured) makes her San Francisco Opera debut as Countess Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro on October 11. She replaces Jennifer Davis, who has withdrawn due to illness. Le Nozze di Figaro | San Francisco Opera Press Release
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* Notes * A new to San Francisco Opera production of Billy Budd opened last night. The performance was dramatically satisfying and had absolutely solid cast. The Michael Grandage's production comes to us from Glyndebourne and is directed here by Ian Rutherford. The set (pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver), from Christopher Oram, is tiered…
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* Notes * The curtain came up on the latest season of San Francisco Opera with Gounod's Roméo et Juliette (pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver) yesterday evening. The youthful cast sounded great, but the production was simply clunky. From the very first moment there were familiar faces on stage, there are a lot of…
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With Michael Tilson Thomas' last season at San Francisco Symphony opening on Wednesday and a full schedule at the San Francisco Opera including Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Britten's Billy Budd, and Opera in the Park, the galas are upon us. For those looking for something more intimate (and with a better-behaved audience), pianist and composer…
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Tenor Pene Pati (pictured), originally scheduled to sing Roméo in the October 1 Roméo et Juliette at San Francisco Opera, will now sing all the performances starting with opening night this Friday. He replaces Bryan Hymel, who has withdrawn for personal reasons. Roméo et Juliette |San Francisco Opera Press Release
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