The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: October 2024
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* Notes *San Francisco Opera presented a 2012 production of Tristan und Isolde (Act II pictured, photograph by Cory Weaver) from La Fenice for the second time last night. The orchestra sounded utterly clear and beautiful under Maestra Eun Sun Kim. Kim has the orchestra sounding transparent, every line is palpable. You can feel the…
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* Notes * Livermore Valley Opera‘s La fille du régiment (Act I pictured with Véronique Filloux and Eugene Brancoveanu) ends today. The opera is extremely cute and this production has some fine singing. Directed by Marc Jacobs, the staging is simple, with a video projected background and a few props. I enjoyed the rocks that…