The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Merola Opera Program
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* Notes * The Merola Opera Program presented a triple bill of Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona, Holst's Sāvitri, and Walton's The Bear at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music on July 20 and 22. It came off as a deadly boring tragedy sandwiched by cutesy frills, perhaps because of Peter Kazaras' staging. But as always,…
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June 11 2017: Merola Opera Program 60th Anniversary Gala & ConcertJuly 6-9 2017: Schwabacher Summer ConcertJuly 20-22 2017: La Serva Padrona/ Savitri/ The BearAugust 3-5 2017: La CenerentolaAugust 19 2017: Merola Grand Finale The Merola Opera Opera program announced its 60th anniversary season this afternoon at the John M. Bryan Education Studio in San Francisco.…
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* Notes * Conrad Susa's Transformations was performed by the Merola Opera Program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music last night. Neal Goren conducted the jazz and pop influenced score with aplomb, the music sounded idiomatic. The production from Roy Rallo was very consistent with his style. The piece is based on ten poems by…
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SopranosAdelaide Boedecker, Sarasota, Florida Sarah Cambidge, Vancouver, CanadaTeresa Castillo, Denver, ColoradoYelena Dyachek, Vinnytsya, UkraineMary Evelyn Hangley, Long Beach, New YorkShannon Jennings, Orlando, FloridaJana McIntyre, Santa Barbara, California Mezzo-SopranosTara Curtis, Kansas City, MissouriChelsey Geeting, Portland, MaineTaylor Raven, Fayetteville, North CarolinaAlexandra Schenck, Long Beach, California CountertenorAryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Brooklyn, New York TenorsIsaac Frishman, Omaha, NebraskaJosh Lovell, Victoria,…
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*Notes* As another The Merola Grand Finale (pictured left, photograph by Kristen Loken) marked the end of the San Francisco Opera Center's training program this year last night. This is a chance to hear everyone after weeks of work and to speculate on who might be chosen to come back to be part of San Francisco…
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* Notes * Don Pasquale was performed by the Merola Opera Program at Cowell Theater recently. Warren Jones conducted a swift and lively performance on Saturday afternoon. The production from Nic Muni was entertaining but not entirely coherent. Muni's direction involved the action taking place on a film set, complete with tempestuous starlet and mollifying director…
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* Notes * The Merola Opera Program recently returned to Cowell Theater with a double-bill of The Medium and Gianni Schicchi. Directed by Peter Kazaras and conducted by Mark Morash, the Saturday afternoon performance was engaging and energetic. The Medium is a stark, tense work, and Donald Eastman's simple scenery was enhanced by the Kazaras' straightforward…
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SopranosKathryn Bowden, Glastonbury, Connecticut Cree Carrico, Detroit, MichiganAmina Edris, Christchurch, New ZealandMadison Leonard, Coeur d’Alene, IdahoMeredith Mecum, Hershey, PennsylvaniaToni Marie Palmertree, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania Mezzo-SopranosRaehann Bryce-Davis, Keene, TexasTara Curtis, Kansas City, MissouriAshley Dixon, Peachtree City, GeorgiaNicole Woodward, Quincy, Florida TenorsChristopher Bozeka, Akron, OhioAlasdair Kent, Perth, AustraliaSoonchan Kwon, Daejeon, South KoreaMichael Papincak, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania BaritonesAlex DeSocio, Wichita,…
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Brian Asawa (pictured left) recently released a recording entitled “Spirits of the Air” with mezzo-soprano Diana Tash. The Merola Program is hosting a CD release celebration on November 7, 2014, honoring both singers, who are to attend and be interviewed. How did you get your start in opera and how did you discover that you…
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The incoming 2015 Adler Fellows are mezzo-soprano Nian Wang, tenor Chong Wang, baritone Edward Nelson, bass-baritone Matthew Stump, bass Anthony Reed, and coach and accompanist Ronny Michael Greenberg. They join current Adlers Julie Adams, Maria Valdes, Zanda Švēde, Efraín Solís, and Noah Lindquist. Soprano Julie Adams joined the 2014 class of Adler Fellows in Fall…
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