The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Jonas Kaufmann
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* Notes * François Girard's production of Parsifal opened at the Metropolitan Opera on Friday. The contemporary set features stark imagery. The red lake that dominates the second act (pictured left, photograph by Ken Howard) is particularly striking. The angular choreography fits nicely with the staging and the clean costuming. The video is difficult to view…
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* Notes * A new production of Faust, directed by Des McAnuff, opened at the Metropolitan Opera last night. Robert Brill’s set is pleasingly spare, and the twin spiral staircases were put to cunning use. The transitions from scene to scene were clean and simple, aided by lighting designer Peter Mumford and video designer Sean Nieuwenhuis.…
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Whilst the Opera Tattler attended a performance of Séance on a Wet Afternoon at the David H. Koch Theater on April 28, 2011, Miss LCU was nearby at Lepage’s new production of Die Walküre (Act III pictured left, © Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera) with the Unbiased Opinionator. * Notes * Of late, James Levine gets credit for…
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On the evening of Sunday, March 13, LCU and UO attended the highly anticipated song recital of internationally acclaimed tenor, Jonas Kaufmann. Co-presented by Cal Performances and the San Francisco Opera, the performance took place at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley. What follows is a discussion of the performance between LCU and UO. LCU: Kaufmann is…
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September 24 2010: Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Company September 26 2010: Fall Free for All: Open House at Cal Performances September 30- October 3 2010: Mark Morris Dance GroupOctober 7-10 2010: Circus OzOctober 10 2010: David Finckel, cello & Wu Han, pianoOctober 14 2010: Alex RossOctober 15 2010: Jerusalem QuartetOctober 22 2010: Gamelan Çudamani October 24 2010:…
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