The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: August 2024
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* Notes * This year's Merola Grand Finale was held last night at San Francisco Opera. It is always interesting to hear singers on the main stage with the full orchestra, conducted here by Steven White. The set was from Tristan und Isolde, which opens next month. There were lighting effects and two stagehands would…
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* Notes * Patricia Racette's production of Don Giovanni (end of Act I pictured left, photograph by Kristen Loken) opened at Merola Opera Program last night in San Francisco. There was lots of very strong singing and the direction felt very human and sensible. Set in 1950s Rome, the stage featured lots of screens and…
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