The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Eun Sun Kim
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* Notes * I attended San Francisco Opera's Die Zauberflöte with my family last Sunday, our first with all four of us. It was also my seven-year-old's (pictured left, photograph by author) first time to the War Memorial Opera House. Again, my favorite part was hearing Eun Sun Kim conduct the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. It…
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* Notes * Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade’s delightful and clever production of Die Zauberflöte (end of Act I Scene 3 pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver) opened at San Francisco Opera last night. Eun Sun Kim conducted a beautifully transparent performance with much lovely singing. This 2012 production originates from Komische Oper Berlin and stages…
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* Notes * David Alden's Lohengrin opened at San Francisco Opera on October 15, but I only managed to attend the fourth performance on Tuesday. The orchestra sounded perfectly transparent and there was much lovely singing including a powerful chorus. Music Director Eun Sun Kim gets a very clear sound out of the orchestra, I feel…
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* Notes * A brand-new production of Fidelio (Act II pictured, photograph by Cory Weaver) opened at San Francisco Opera last night, a year late and with a splendid cast. Maestra Eun Sun Kim kept the orchestra lively and balanced. Matthew Ozawa's contemporary production features a startlingly spare set that spins to reveal cages full of…