The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Merola Opera Program
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* Notes * One imagines the Adler Fellows for 2011 will not be announced until next month, but let us indulge in some rampant speculation about which of the Merolini are coming back to San Francisco next year. Since my opinion does not count for much, these guesses are not based on whom I personally enjoyed most,…
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* Notes * This year’s Merola Opera Program ended ten weeks of training with a Grand Finale last night at the War Memorial Opera House. Ted Huffman’s staging for the performance was not elaborate, using four cypress trees from Act IV of the Le Nozze di Figaro set, designed by Zach Brown. The costumes were…
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* Program * "Come dal ciel precipita" from MacbethKevin Thompson, bass and Michael Spassov, piano "Je suis encore toute étourdie" from ManonValentina Fleer, soprano and David Hanlon, piano "O du mein holder Abendstern" from TannhäuserAo Li, baritone and Jenna Douglas, piano "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amoreEleazar Rodríguez, tenor and Jenna Douglas, piano * Notes…
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Tenor Daniel Montenegro (pictured left working on his backbend) is just finishing up at the Merola Opera Program where he was Nemorino in L'elisir de amore. He will be performing excerpts from Roméo et Juliette this weekend for the Merola Grand Finale. Montenegro had his San Francisco Opera debut singing Roderigo in Otello last November. He…
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* Program * "Caro nome" from RigolettoHye Jung Lee, soprano and Jenna Douglas, piano "Куда, куда вы удалились, весны моей златые дни" from Eugene OneginAlexander Lewis, tenor and Natalia Katyukova, piano "Ach, ich fühl's" from Die ZauberflöteJanai Brugger-Orman, soprano and Michael Spassov, piano "Aprite un po' quegli occhi" from Le Nozze di FigaroThomas Florio, bass-baritone…
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The casting for the Merola Grand Finale was announced yesterday. The performance, staged by Ted Huffman, is to take place August 21, and will be conducted by Dean Williamson. The Rake’s ProgressAnne Trulove: Janai Brugger-Orman Tom Rakewell: Alexander Lewis Father Trulove: Kevin Thompson I Puritani Riccardo: Ao Li La Fille du RégimentMarie: Abigail Santos Villalobos…
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* Notes *The matinée performance of the Merola Opera Program's L'elisir d'Amore yesterday was completely sold out. We had yet again a slightly different cast than before, as Alexander Lewis (Nemorino) was well enough to sing, but Sidney Outlaw (Dulcamara) was not. Thomas Florio did an admirable job singing Dulcamara twice in less than 24 hours.…
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* Notes *The third performance of the Merola Opera Program's L'elisir d'Amore on Saturday went splendidly. Though there were brief moments in which one could pick out the individual voices, the chorus sounded more cohesive than before. The orchestra played at a fine clip, though there remained issues of synchronization. There were some intonation problems…
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* Notes *The second performance of the Merola Opera Program‘s L’elisir d’Amore was last night, with different leads. The orchestra still was not precisely together, but again the space in Cowell is challenging. The chorus looked like they were having fun. It certainly was fascinating to watch the same choreography on different bodies, the characterizations…
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