The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: March 2024
-
* Notes *Tenor Mark Padmore sang Schubert's Winterreise at Cal Performances yesterday afternoon. Accompanied by the pianist Mitsuko Uchida ( pictured with Padmore, photograph by Justin Pumfrey) we were taken on an intense journey with these 24 songs. Padmore has a bright voice and clear German diction. He was able to convey the text not…
-
* Notes *The Joffrey Ballet's Anna Karenina was presented by Cal Performances last night at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley for the first of three performances. The 2019 ballet with music by Ilya Demutsky was played live by Berkeley Symphony and conducted by Scott Speck. The music is eerie and busy, there is a lot going…
-
September 5-8 2024: Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao MiyazakiSeptember 19-21 2024: Salonen conducts Verdi's RequiemSeptember 25 2024: Opening Gala with Salonen; Lang Lang, pianoSeptember 27-28 2024: Salonen conducts Nico MuhlyOctober 4-6 2024: Salonen conducts Brahms 4October 18-20 2024: Salonen conducts Beethoven's PastoralOctober 25-26 2024: Thomas Wilkens conducts Rhapsody…
-
September 14–29 2024: The Magic FluteNovember 16– December 1 2024: La bohèmeFebruary 15– March 2 2025: Bluebeard’s CastleApril 19– May 4 2025: Héctor Armienta’s Zorro Today new General Director Shawna Lucey (pictured, photograph by David Allen) announced Opera San José’s next season, which includes a regional premiere of Zorro by Héctor Armienta, which opened at…
-
* Notes * Livermore Valley Opera's The Magic Flute (Act I pictured with Liisa Davila, Megan Potter, Leandra Ramm, Victor Cardamone, and Alex DeSocio) opened last night with a delightful and well-characterized cast of singers. The English-language production, directed by Yefim Maizel, is straightforward and the set is simple, a platform with three stairs and…
The Opera Tattler 