The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Mariusz Kwiecien
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* Notes * The latest Don Carlo (Valentina Simi as Countess of Aremberg, Ana María Martínez as Elisabetta, Nadia Krasteva as Princess Eboli, René Pape as King Philip II, and Mariusz Kwiecień as Rodrigo in Act II Scene 2; photograph by Cory Weaver) that opened at San Francisco Opera this afternoon is impeccably cast from…
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* Notes *Szymanowski’s Król Roger (Act I pictured left, photograph by Ken Howard) opened last weekend at Santa Fe Opera. The second performance on Wednesday sounded strong, the orchestra held together under Maestro Evan Rogister. At times the volume obscured the singer’s voices, but not often. The production, directed by Stephen Wadsworth and with sets…
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Shawn Mathey will replace Topi Lehtipuu as Don Ottavio in San Francisco Opera's new production of Don Giovanni, opening this Saturday. Lehtipuu has withdrawn due to illness. Shawn Mathey makes his San Francisco Opera debut with these performances. In other Don Giovanni news, Peter Mattei replaces Mariusz Kwiecien in the first three performances of Met's…
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* Notes * Don Pasquale had its 133rd performance at the Metropolitan Opera on Friday night. From what I could see at Score Desk 2, the sets and costumes, designed by Rolf Langenfass, were entirely traditional. One can only imagine Otto Schenk's 2006 production was likewise. The orchestra sounded lucid under James Levine. The trumpet solo…
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Our correspondent in Germany, Opernphrenologe, was recently in Munich. What follows is a lightly edited review of the new Don Giovanni production that recently opened at Bayerische Staatsoper. * Notes * The premiere of Don Giovanni, directed by Stephan Kimmig, in München started out badly enough. The curtain opened to reveal a naked old…
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September 7-14 2009: Linda di Chamounix September 15- October 1 2009: Don Carlo September 19- October 18 2009: Tristan und Isolde October 3 2009- June 26 2010: Carmen October 17-28 2009: L'Heure Espagnole /Gianni SchicchiOctober 30- November 14 2009: Artaxerxes November 20- December 8 2009: The Tsarina's Slippers December 7-22 2009: Der Rosenkavalier December 19…
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September 26 2009- January 29 2010: ToscaOctober 5- November 7 2009: FaustOctober 27- November 23 2009: ErnaniNovember 22- Deceumber 12 2009: Katya KabanovaDecember 5 2009- January 16 2010: The Merry WidowJanuary 23- February 22 2010: L'Elisir d'AmoreFebruary 20- March 17 2010: La Damnation de FaustFebruary 28- March 27 2010: Le Nozze di Figaro René Pape and Kyle Ketelsen share the…
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* Notes * Bellini’s last opera, I Puritani, had its Seattle Opera premiere at the beginning of the month, and Linda Brovsky’s production is magnificent. The sets, the work of Robert A. Dahlstrom, look inspired by the Getty Center, as there are many steel staircases and landings. This kept the action in the vertical…
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September 13 2008- July 2 2009: TurandotSeptember 14 2008- March 22 2009: Der fliegende HolländerSeptember 15-27 2008: RigolettoSeptember 20 2008: L'Amico FritzSeptember 21 2008- May 2 2009: Die ZauberflöteSeptember 30- October 8 2008: Pique DameOctober 1-5 2008: The NoseOctober 2-7 2008: ChowanschtschinaOctober 3 2008 – February 15 2009: Der RosenkavalierOctober 22-31 2008: Manon LescautOctober 30-…
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September 8- October 4 2008: Don GiovanniSeptember 16-29 2008: La fanciulla del WestSeptember 23- October 10 2008: La CalistoOctober 11-18 2008: La BohèmeOctober 23- November 11 2008: Matilde di ShabranNovember 9-24 2008: ElektraNovember 25- December 13 2008: Les Contes d'HoffmannDecember 9 2008- January 1 2009: Hänsel und GretelDecember 22- January 23 2008: TurandotJanuary 20-31 2009:…
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