The Opera Tattler

Reviews of Performances and their Audiences

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Month: April 2022

  • PBO’s Radamisto

    * Notes * Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and new Music Director Richard Egarr (pictured) ended the 2021-2022 season with Händel’s Radamisto last weekend at the Bing Concert Hall on the Stanford campus. The intimate venue proved unflattering, though there certainly was some lovely singing and playing. I attended the last performance of the run yesterday afternoon, and…

  • Opera San José’s West Side Story

    * Notes * West Side Story (Act I pictured, photograph by David Allen) opened at Opera San José last night in a sleek and effective production from director Crystal Manich. It was wonderful to hear Leonard Bernstein's music live with a fresh, youthful cast. Conductor Christopher James Ray kept the orchestra and singers together, though…