The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Maya Lahyani
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* Notes *Alonzo King Lines Ballet opened a new season at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts last night. Though I enjoy contemporary dance and have walked past the Lines Ballet space countless times on 7th Street, I had not seen this company until now. It took an opera singer, of course, to get me…
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* Notes * A sixth Metropolitan Opera performance of John Adams' The Death of Klinghoffer (Act II, Scene 2 pictured left, photograph by Ken Howard) was held last Saturday. There were a handful of protesters with signs reading "Shame on Peter Gelb Met Opera" and so forth. The opera itself is not particularly contentious, if anything,…
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* Program * "Je suis encore toute étourdie" from ManonSara Gartland, soprano and David Hanlon, piano "Quando me'n vo" from La bohèmeSara Gartland, soprano and David Hanlon, piano "Aprite un po' quegli occhi" from Le Nozze di FigaroAo Li, baritone and David Hanlon, piano "O du mein holder Abendstern" from TannhäuserAo Li, baritone and David…
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* Notes * The Merola Opera Program's production of L'Amico Fritz opened at the Cowell Theater last night. The offstage chorus sounded angelic and the supporting cast was strong. Even the tiny part of Caterina was sung and acted well by Susannah Biller. Eleazar Rodríguez and Yohan Yi were amusing as the rakish Federico and Hanezò.…
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