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Category: Gianni Schicchi

  • Merola’s The Medium and Gianni Schicchi

    * Notes * The Merola Opera Program recently returned to Cowell Theater with a double-bill of The Medium and Gianni Schicchi. Directed by Peter Kazaras and conducted by Mark Morash, the Saturday afternoon performance was engaging and energetic. The Medium is a stark, tense work, and Donald Eastman's simple scenery was enhanced by the Kazaras' straightforward…

  • Il Trittico at LA Opera

    * Notes * There has been much ado about Woody Allen directing his first opera, one third of Puccini's Il Trittico, with William Friedkin, famed director of The Exorcist, directing the other two thirds. One cannot help feeling a bit skeptical of Los Angeles Opera hiring three film directors for the opening performances of the…

  • 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

  • LA Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 6-26 2008: Il TritticoSeptember 7-26 2008: The FlyOctober 2-18 2008: Madama ButterflyNovember 15- December 14 2008: CarmenJanuary 10-25 2009: Die ZauberflöteFebruary 21- March 15 2009: Das RheingoldApril 4-25 2009: Die WalküreApril 11-26 2009: Die VögelMay 21- June 21 2009: La Traviata Two U.S. premieres and the company's first Der Ring des Nibelungen. Quite a…