The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: September 2021
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* Notes * The 99th season of San Francisco Opera opened with a spirited concert last night featuring conductor Eun Sun Kim and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra with soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen (pictured, photograph by Cory Weaver) and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton. The evening started with the very jaunty overture from Leichte Kavallerie by Franz von Suppé.…
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* Notes * Last month the Merola Opera Program filmed a series of pieces featuring the 2021 participants in the Herbst Theatre under the title Back Home: Through the Stage Door. Directed by David Paul, the 17 vignettes established a lovely warmth and intimacy. The banter between bass-baritone Andrew Dwan (Presto) and tenor Gabriel Hernandez…
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