The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: News
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The board of New York City Opera met today. Between flagging ticket sales and a possible strike, it sounds like there was much to discuss. NPR | Bloomberg | NY Times | Chairman's Challenge
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San Francisco Opera's General Director David Gockley has renewed his contract for 5 more years, and will leave the position in 2016. Nicola Luisotti will remain as Music Director until at least that time as well. SF Chronicle | SF Opera's Official Site
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Houston Grand Opera's General Director Anthony Freud will be the next General Director of Lyric Opera Chicago effective October 1, 2011. Press Release | Lyric Opera's Official Site
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General Director Plácido Domingo renewed his contract with Los Angeles Opera through 2013. Press Release [PDF] | Official Site
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A couple of years ago Martin Bernheimer wrote a piece entitled "Critics in a hostile world" for the Financial Times, blaming the Interwebs for killing off newspapers. Up until that point, I had not thought much about bloggers taking the place of professional music critics. Of course, anyone can start a blog. There are loads of…
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Jennifer Lynch has been appointed Director of Development of San Francisco Opera, effective September 1. She succeeds Mary Powell, who is resigning from San Francisco Opera after seven years. Press Release | San Francisco Opera
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Matthew Shilvock has been appointed Associate General Director of San Francisco Opera. Press Release | San Francisco Opera
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Fabio Luisi has been appointed the next general music director of Opernhaus Zürich, and starts in 2012. Lyndon Terracini is the next artistic director of Opera Australia, starting October 2009. In sadder news, the choreographer Philippine "Pina" Bausch died this morning. Luisi Press Release | Terracini Press Release [PDF] | Tanztheater Wuppertal
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Los Angeles Opera laid off 17 people and also cut pay for all employees. LA Times Blog | Official Site
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Joana Carneiro will be the next music director of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, starting in October 2009. Press Release [PDF] | Official Site
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