The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
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* Notes * The last performance of Il Trovatore at the Metropolitan Opera was Saturday's matinee. Since I have seen seemed David McVicar's production several times in San Francisco, it seemed best to simply listen at a score desk today. Conductor Marco Armiliato had the orchestra sounding spirited. The racing tempi were infused with energy. The…
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* Notes * Malgorzata Walewska took the stage as Azucena in San Francisco Opera's Il Trovatore last night. Walewska certainly came across as crazy, more so than Stephanie Blythe, with whom she is sharing the role. Unfortunately Walewska's voice did not project well over the orchestra, and when she sang with Marco Berti this was especially…
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* Notes * The 2009-2010 season at San Francisco Opera opened with Il Trovatore last night. David McVicar's production is elegant, and Charles Edwards' rotating set made the scene changes straightforward. Maestro Luisotti's debut as music director was effervescent, and the orchestra sounded fine. The chorus was clear and together. Renée Tatum and Andrew Bidlack, the…
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky's ex-wife Svetlana is to receive £195,000 annually instead of £170,000. Guardian Article | Dmitri Hvorostovsky's Official Site
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Quinn Kelsey is replacing Dmitri Hvorostovsky in the last 2 performances (October 4 and 6) of Il Trovatore at San Francisco Opera this Fall.
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September 7-14 2009: Linda di Chamounix September 15- October 1 2009: Don Carlo September 19- October 18 2009: Tristan und Isolde October 3 2009- June 26 2010: Carmen October 17-28 2009: L'Heure Espagnole /Gianni SchicchiOctober 30- November 14 2009: Artaxerxes November 20- December 8 2009: The Tsarina's Slippers December 7-22 2009: Der Rosenkavalier December 19…
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September 11- October 6 2009: Il TrovatoreSeptember 15- October 3 2009: Il TritticoSeptember 23- October 23 2009: Die Entführung aus dem SerailOctober 13-31 2009: La Fille du RégimentOctober 18- November 1 2009: SalomeNovember 8- December 2 2009: OtelloJune 5- July 1 2010: FaustJune 9- July 2 2010: La Fanciulla del WestJune 10-30 2010: Die Walküre Sondra Radvanovsky, Stephanie Blythe, and Dmitri…
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* Notes * Though lovely, San Francisco Opera’s opening night performance of Simon Boccanegra did not quite catch on fire, despite the heat and an apparent earthquake. The production, directed by David Edwards, is pleasantly simple and Michael Yeargan’s serviceable set is both attractive and quiet. Peter J. Hall’s period costumes are gorgeous, but best of all is…
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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…
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I've noticed a fair amount of people coming to this blog in search of San Francisco Opera's next season, which will be announced this week. Certainly we have some insight into the programming, Stewart Wallace's The Bonesetter's Daughter will have its world premiere, Qian Yi will be in the lead role with her San Francisco…
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