The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Adler Fellowship Program
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* Notes * Half a dozen Adler Fellows put on Hugo Weisgall's The Stronger and Mozart's The Impresario at Livermore Valley Opera last Sunday. Pianist Tamara Sanikidze played the astringent music with aplomb, and Leah Crocetto managed to command attention despite how unsympathetic the character of Estelle could be. Maya Lahyani acted the mute role of Lisa…
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* Notes * Pianist Allen Perriello gave his Schwabacher Debut Recital last Sunday evening. The rather daunting program consisted of all 44 songs from Hugo Wolf's Spanisches Liederbuch. The lieder were performed in five groups by soprano Susannah Biller and baritone Austin Kness, who, for the most part, switched off each song one after another. Perriello…
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* Notes * San Francisco Opera's Annual Meeting for 2010 was held yesterday afternoon, over in Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall A at the Symphony. Board of Directors President George H. Hume, General Director David Gockley, and CFO Michael Simpson gave reports as usual. Again, this year the outlook was on the gloomy side, though the endowment has…
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The winners this year are sopranos Leah Crocetto, Lori Guilbeau, and Rachel Willis-Sørensen; tenor Nathaniel Peake; and baritone Elliot Madore. Official Site | Press Release from SF Opera [PDF]
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The incoming 2010 Adler Fellows are Susannah Biller, Sara Gartland, Maya Lahyani, Ryan Belongie, Brian Jadge, and Tamara Sanikidze. They join current Adlers Leah Crocetto, David Lomelí, Austin Kness, and Allen Perriello. Outgoing 2009 Adler Fellows are sopranos Heidi Melton and Tamara Wapinsky; mezzo-sopranos Daveda Karanas, Daniela Mack, and Renée Tatum; tenors Andrew Bidlack and…
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The Adler Fellows for 2010 will be announced next week, but it is good fun trying to figure out which of the Merolini are coming back to San Francisco next season. It is quite likely that we won't see any of the Merola apprentice coaches as Adlers, given that both Dennis Doubin and Allen Perriello…
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Current first year Adler Fellow Leah Crocetto won the vocal portion of the José Iturbi International Music Competition this year. Third year Adler Heidi Melton placed second. AP Article | José Iturbi International Music Competition
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Adler Fellow Heidi Melton will sing in San Francisco Opera‘s performance of the Verdi Requiem tomorrow. She replaces an ailing Patricia Racette. San Francisco Opera’s Press Releases | Official Site
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* Notes * San Francisco Opera's Annual Meeting for 2009 was held yesterday afternoon, over in one of the rehearsal halls in Davies. Board of Directors President George H. Hume, General Director David Gockley, and CFO Michael Simpson all gave reports. The mood is considerably more gloomy than last year, the endowment is down by some…
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Merolina Amanda Majeski, current Adler Heidi Melton, and former Adler Sean Panikkar have each received the George London Award this year. Official Site | SF Opera Press Release [PDF]
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