The Opera Tattler

Reviews of Performances and their Audiences

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Month: February 2020

  • Opera San José’s Il trovatore

    * Notes *Opera San José is in the midst of an appealing run of Il trovatore. The traditional production cleanly moves through the scenes and has a hint of humor plus lots of robust singing and playing. Though the synchrony of the brass-heavy orchestra and the singers was not always focused, the performance yesterday had…

  • Canadian Opera Company’s 2020-2021

    September 25- October 18 2020: ParsifalOctober 20- November 7 2020: The Marriage of FigaroJanuary 23- February 21 2021: CarmenFebruary 6-20 2021: Katya KabanovaApril 17- May 16 2021: La TraviataMay 1-15 2021: Orfeo ed Euridice Canadian Opera Company announced the next season yesterday. Official Site | Press Release [PDF]

  • Washington National Opera’s 2020-2021 Season

    October 24– November 9 2020: FidelioOctober 31– November 14 2020: Nixon in ChinaFebruary 20­– March 17 2021: Boris GodunovFebruary 21– March 20 2021: RigolettoFebruary 27– March 19 2021: Così fan tutteMay 15–29 2021: La bohème The 2020-2021 season at WNO was announced today. Elkhanah Pulitzer makes her WNO directorial debut with Nixon in China, and…

  • PBO’s Aci, Galatea e Polifemo (Again)

    * Notes * The production of Aci, Galatea e Polifemo that has a final performance tonight at ODC Theater in San Francisco is well worth a second viewing. National Sawdust and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra have successfully pulled off a disquieting and dark vision of Händel’s serenata. This time around I was in the eighth row rather…