The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Month: September 2026
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* Notes * Thea Musgrave’s Mary, Queen of Scots opened at San Francisco Opera yesterday evening. The music and production both had a starkness and intensity that made for good theater. Conductor Clelia Cafiero did a fine job with the orchestra, her intentions were clear. The music has a certain stridency, with a lot of…
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* Notes * The 2026-2027 season of San Francisco Opera opened last night with what should have been the fourth performance of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra Maestra Eun Sun Kim and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra sounded absolutely gorgeous, proving the point of the latter’s recent strike. There is no opera without music, no matter how…
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San Francisco Opera and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra (represented by the American Federation of Musicians Local 6), jointly announced that they reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract. It is still subject to ratification, but the season is to open next Tuesday, September 22. Press Release } SF Opera Orchestra
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Performances of Simon Boccanegra on September 16 and 19, and the premiere of Mary, Queen of Scots on September 20 are cancelled as the orchestra of San Francisco Opera continues to strike. Press Release } San Francisco Opera Orchestra
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A new season of San Francisco Opera did not open with the scheduled Simon Boccanegra last night, as the orchestra went on strike. Today’s Free Opera In The Park is also cancelled. The musicians of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra let their intentions to strike on opening night known on August 27 and the opera…
