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Category: Idomeneo

  • SF Opera’s Idomeneo

    * Notes * The new production of Idomeneo (Matthew Polenzani in the title role pictured, photograph by Cory Weaver) at San Francisco Opera is effective and engaging. The cast is very solid and the orchestra sounded utterly clear and beautiful under Music Director Eun Sun Kim. The 2023 production comes from Opera Australia and is…

  • Opera San José’s Idomeneo

    * Notes * Last weekend the 28th season of Opera San José opened with Idomeneo. The production (Act I pictured left, photo by P. Kirk) directed by Brad Dalton, is gorgeous. Steven C. Kemp's set looks meticulously researched, and Johann Stegmeir's costumes were quite pretty. The choreography, from Dennis Nahat, did not always go with…

  • Idomeneo at Opéra national de Paris

    * Notes *Wednesday's performance of Idomeneo at Palais Garnier had some beautiful singing. Tamar Iveri's Elettra could be strident and hysterical, without being ugly. Isabel Bayrakdarian (Ilia) does have quite a bit of vibrato at times, but her voice is pretty. Vesselina Kasarova certainly looked the role of Idamante, but her wobbly gasping was distracting.…

  • Pasticcino Idomeneo

      This is the finale of Act II from Idomeneo. In the background we have a looming, four-headed horse monster sent by Neptune. Details of Painting | Performance Review of Idomeneo

  • Idomeneo Log

    11. October 2008: Final Dress RehearsalReview from Dodaro 15. October 2008: Opening Opera Tattler Review 18. October 2008: From the Orchestra* An announcement was made that Alice Coote was ill, but was graciously singing despite this. She started off poorly, but did sound lovely for the most part, at least in Acts II and III.…

  • SF Opera’s Idomeneo Media Round-Up

    Production Web Site | Press Photographs Interviews: John Copley | Alice Coote | Genia Kühmeier 2008 Performance Reviews: The Opera Tattler | Not For Fun Only | SFist | San Francisco Classical Voice | Contra Costa Times | San Francisco Chronicle

  • Opening of Idomeneo at SF Opera

      * Notes * The opening performance of Idomeneo at San Francisco Opera started off a bit shaky, but did hit its stride by the second act. John Copley's 1999 production has a very similar look to his Ariodante seen at the War Memorial earlier this year. Certainly this is no surprise, as the productions…

  • Final Dress Rehearsal of Idomeneo

    The Opera Tattler was not able to attend the final dress for Idomeneo last Saturday, so sent one Dodaro in her stead. Below are Dodaro's comments.   * Notes * The final dress rehearsal of San Francisco Opera's Idomeneo was promising. The singing was generally strong. Neptune's wrath included an awful lot of strobe light flashes.…

  • John Copley Interview

    John Copley directed the revival of San Francisco Opera's Idomeneo, which opens this Wednesday, October 15 and runs until October 31. He has worked on 19 productions for San Francisco Opera since his 1982 debut in Giulio Cesare. The Opera Tattler spoke to Copley on Friday morning in San Francisco. It has been 60 years…