The Opera Tattler

Reviews of Performances and their Audiences

Recent posts

Category: 2008-2009 Season Previews

  • Opera Company of Philadelphia’s 2008-2009 Season

    October 10-24 2008: FidelioNovember 14-23 2008: L'Italiana in AlgeriFebruary 20- March 6 2009: TurandotApril 24- May 3 2009: L'enfant et les sortilèges/Gianni SchicchiJune 5-14 2009: The Rape of Lucretia Nathan Gunn and William Burden will be singing in The Rape of Lucretia. Press Release | Official Site

  • Long Beach Opera’s 2008 Season

    February 17-19 2008: Orpheus & Euridice March 14-16 2008: Enoch Arden and Frankenstein!!May 9 2008: Frederica von Stade RecitalJune 4-8 2008: The Diary of Anne Frank Long Beach Opera opens its 2008 season next weekend with Ricky Ian Gordon's Orpheus & Euridice with Todd Palmer and Elizabeth Futral in the title roles.

  • The Atlanta Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    October 7-12 2008: Madama ButterflyNovember 15-23 2008: La CenerentolaJanuary 23-25 2009: AkhnatenFebruary 28- March 8 2009: Il TrovatoreApril 25- May 3 2008: Die fliegende Holländer Ewa Podleś is singing Azucena in Il Trovatore. Official Site

  • Opera Pacific’s 2008-2009 Season

    October 22- November 1 2008: Il Barbiere di SivigliaJanuary 21-31 2009: The Grapes of WrathMarch 21-29 2009: Salomé Opera Pacific's next season features a West Coast premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's The Grapes of Wrath, which had its first performances last year at the Minnesota Opera. Deborah Voigt will sing Salomé, for me, this might…

  • The Minnesota Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 20 2008: Il TrovatoreNovember 1 2008: Die Entführung aus dem SerailJanuary 24 2009: FaustFebruary 28 2009: The Adventures of PinocchioApril 11 2009: Il Barbiere di Siviglia The Minnesota Opera's next season includes a U.S. premiere of Jonathan Dove's The Adventures of Pinocchio, some Mariinsky stars, and Paul Groves as Faust. Star Tribune Article |…

  • Lyric Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 27- October 31 2008: ManonOctober 6- November 4 2008: Les Pêcheurs de PerlesNovember 7-30 2008: LuluNovember 18- December 19 2008: Porgy and BessDecember 13 2008- January 29 2009: Madama Butterfly January 19- February 28 2009: Tristan und IsoldeFebruary 14- March 27 2009: Cavalleria Rusticana/PagliacciMarch 2-28 2009: Die Entführung aus dem Serail Lyric Opera of…

  • Portland Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 26- October 4 2008: La TraviataNovember 7-15 2008: FidelioFebruary 6-14 2009: The Turn of the ScrewMarch 13-21 2009: La CalistoMay 8-16 2009: Rigoletto Francesco Cavalli's La Calisto looks like one of the only Baroque options for opera on the West Coast next season. 2008-2009 Portland Opera Site

  • Northern California Premiere of Nixon in China

    Trinity Lyric Opera announced a staged version of John Adams' Nixon in China, performed on July 18-27 2008 at the Castro Valley Center for the Arts.

  • SF Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 5-27 2008: Simon BoccanegraSeptember 6 2008: Angela Gheorghiu in ConcertSeptember 13- October 3 2008: The Bonesetter's DaughterSeptember 23- October 12 2008: Die Tote StadtOctober 15-31 2008: IdomeneoOctober 15-November 15 2008: Boris GodunovOctober 29- November 26 2008: L'Elisir d'AmoreNovember 16- December 7 2008: La BohèmeDecember 11-14 2008: Three DecembersJanuary 10, 2009: Salvatore Licitra in ConcertMay…

  • Opera Colorado’s 2008-2009 Season

    November 8-16 2008: Madama ButterflyFebruary 14-20 2008: Les Pêcheurs de PerlesApril 25- May 3 2009: Così fan Tutte Opera Colorado opens next season with San Francisco Opera's production of Madama Butterfly. Former Adler and Sri Lankan American Sean Panikkar sings Nadir in Les Pêcheurs de Perles. This production is the San Diego one that has…