The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Johan Botha
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* Notes * The final performance of the year for San Francisco Opera was Verdi’s Otello last Wednesday. The orchestra continued to sound fine, especially the woodwinds. Luisotti’s interpretation of the music came through, his choices in tempi and dynamics were strong. The chorus also did wonderfully. Vocally, the performance was consistent with the opening, Renée Tatum…
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* Notes * San Francisco Opera's last production of the year, Otello, opened this afternoon. Maestro Luisotti had the orchestra sounding richly fluent. The English horn, bassoon, and bass were particularly lovely. The brass instruments also had some good moments, though when they all played together there sometimes was a buzzing quality to the sound. The…
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* Notes * A revival of Aida opened earlier this month at the Metropolitan Opera, and the Opera Tattler attended last Saturday's matinée at a score desk. The orchestra sounded tastefully restrained under Daniele Gatti, but not without emotion. The tempi and the dynamic nuances were unmistakable, and the playing was fairly clean and rarely overwhelmed…
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Dominique Meyer, Vienna State Opera's director designate, finds tenor Johan Botha "too fat." Read More from Mostly Opera… | OE24 Article (in German) Botha with Nina Stemme in Vienna State Opera's Die Walküre (2007):
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