The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: July 2026
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* Notes * Last Thursday the Merola Opera Program presented an absolutely charming rendition of Ariadne auf Naxos (soprano Abigail Raiford as Echo, soprano Jennifer Robinson as Nyade, soprano Adia Evans as Prima Donna/Ariadne, and mezzo-soprano Katherine Dobbs as Dryade pictured, photograph by Kristen Loken) at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The playing, acting,…
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* Notes * Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra gave semi-staged performances of Tolomeo (Dashon Burton, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Lauren Snouffer, Kangmin Justin Kim, and Nicole Heaston pictured, photograph by Kristen Loken) starting last Thursday at Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. Music Director Peter Whelan chose to have the orchestra behind the singers, which led to some synchronization…
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* Notes * Merola Opera Program continued the summer season with La Tragédie de Carmen (soprano Anna Thompson as Micaëla and mezzo-soprano Ariana Maubach as Carmen pictured, photograph by Kristen Loken) on Thursday at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. This reimagining of Bizet’s Carmen by Peter Bronk is concise and provocative. The singing was…
