The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: News
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Ruth Nott was appointed Director of Education at San Francisco Opera. Ms. Nott is leaving her position as director of programs at the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Press Release [PDF] | San Francisco Opera
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August 2-23 2008: AidaAugust 16 2008: International Wagner CompetitionOctober 18- November 1 2008: ElektraJanuary 10-24 2009: Les Pêcheurs de PerlesFebruary 21- March 7 2009: Bluebeard's Castle and ErwartungMay 2-16 2009: Le Nozze di Figaro I may avoid Aida, as Andrea Gruber is in the title role, and her vibrato is overwhelming. I am not terribly…
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The Met’s first simulcast of the season, Roméo et Juliette, showed on 477 screens in the United States, and 100 screens abroad, selling around 97,000 tickets. The season is as follows: Roméo et JulietteDecember 15, 2007 (10:00 am – 1:30 pm PST) Hansel and GretelJanuary 1, 2008 (10:00 am – 12:35 pm PST) MacbethJanuary 12,…
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Following the Met‘s lead, San Francisco Opera and The Bigger Picture announced an agreement to bringing opera to movie theaters. Appomattox, Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, La Rondine, Madama Butterfly, and Samson et Dalila will be shown four times each, beginning in March 2008. All of these offerings have already been recorded in the last year,…
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Franco Zeffirelli, the opera and film director, offered to be an image consultant to Benedict XVI, in an interview with La Stampa. BBC Article
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San Francisco Opera's 84th season ran from September 8, 2006 to July 1, 2007. Ten operas were performed in 76 performances. The annual operating budget was $61,148,690, with a surplus of $40,437. Press Release [PDF] | Official Finances and Governance Site
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The seven new Adler Fellows for 2008 are Tamara Wapinsky, Daveda Karanas, Daniela Mack, Andrew Bidlack, Alek Shrader, Kenneth Kellogg, and Lara Bolton. They join current fellows Heidi Melton, Ji Young Yang, Katharine Tier, and Matthew Piatt. Daniela Mack will be singing at a Schwabacher Debut Recital on Sunday, April 6, 2008, as will Heidi…
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Jessica Koplos was appointed Director of Electronic Media at San Francisco Opera. Press Release [PDF] | San Francisco Opera | Biography | Filmography
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Tenor James Valenti will replace Alfredo Portilla as Pinkerton in two performances of Madama Butterfly, on December 6 and 8 (evening). Valenti will share the role with Brandon Jovanovich. Portilla is currently singing Macduff in the current production of Macbeth. Press Release [PDF] | Production Web Site
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Donald Runnicles, the current music director at San Francisco Opera, will become the next general music director at Deutsche Oper Berlin, starting August 1, 2009. Press Release (In German) | Biography | Official Site
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