The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Merola Opera Program
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The 29 incoming Merolini (pictured left, photograph by Kristen Loken) were interviewed by San Francisco Opera Center Director Sheri Greenawald, Merola Opera Board of Directors Chairman Jayne Davis, and President Donna L. Blacker yesterday evening, in the Green Room of the War Memorial Veterans Building. This year four of the participants are Canadian, two are…
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SopranosElizabeth Baldwin, Sylvania, OhioJennifer Cherest, La Plata, MarylandAviva Fortunata, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaJacqueline Piccolino, Palatine, IllinoisSuzanne Rigden, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaRose Sawvel, Denver, ColoradoMelinda Wittington, Wilson, North Carolina Mezzo-sopranosErin Johnson, Washington, New JerseySarah Mesko, Hot Springs, ArkansasCarolyn Sproule, Montreal, Quebec, Canada TenorsJoshua Baum, Kansas City, MissouriCasey Candebat, New Orleans, LouisianaAJ Glueckert, Portland, OregonTheo Lebow, Sierra Madre,…
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* Program * Rachmaninoff’s Prelude Op. 23 No. 5Robert Mollicone, piano Richard Rodgers’ “My Funny Valentine”David Hanlon, piano The end of Act I Scene 2 from Dead Man WalkingLaura Krumm, mezzo-soprano and David Hanlon, piano “Il core vi dono” from Così fan tutteLaura Krumm, mezzo-soprano, Ao Li, baritone, and Robert Mollicone, piano “Avant de quitter…
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The incoming 2012 Adler Fellows are Marina Boudart Harris, Laura Krumm, Renée Rapier, Joo Won Kang, and Robert Mollicone. They join current Adlers (pictured left, photograph by Scott Wall) Nadine Sierra, Brian Jadge, Ao Li, Ryan Kuster, and David Hanlon. Outgoing 2011 Adler Fellows are sopranos Leah Crocetto, Susannah Biller, Sara Gartland; mezzo-soprano Maya Lahyani;…
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On Thursday evening the Merola Opera Program held a reception honored Executive Director Jean Kellogg, outgoing President Patrick Wilken, and incoming President Donna Blacker. Wilken was given a proclamation from San Francisco's City Hall. Kellogg and Blacker took office at the beginning of the month. Press Release | Official Site
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* Notes * The Adler Fellows for 2012 are likely to be announced next month, so it is time to speculate on which Merolini (pictured left in the 2011 Grand Finale, photograph by Stefan Cohen) will return to San Francisco. Tamara Sanikidze will have completed her two years as an Adler this Fall, so we…
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* Notes * Another Summer of the Merola Opera Program ended with this year's Grand Finale last night at the War Memorial Opera House. Ragnar Conde's staging for the performance was ornate, and the set used was one from Turandot, designed by David Hockney. The costumes were the usual tuxedos and evening gowns, the latter…
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Peter Kazaras (pictured left) directed the Merola Opera Program's Schwabacher Summer Concert this year. Kazaras is currently the Director of Opera at UCLA and Artistic Director of the Seattle Opera Young Artists Program. He was kind enough to speak with The Opera Tattler on July 14, 2011. In addition to being an opera director, you…
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