The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: News
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Peter Mussbach is leaving as Intendant of Berlin's Staatsoper Unter den Linden before his contract expires. AP Article | Staatsoper Unter den Linden
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Ruth Ann Swenson will be awarded the San Francisco Opera Medal after the final performance of Ariodante on July 6th. Press Release [PDF]| Date Lines | Ariodante | San Francisco Opera
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From Susan Elliott’s May 9, 2008 Article in MusicalAmerica.com: In addition to being virtually all-male, the Philharmonic is also all European. One player actually told me, without hesitation, that Asians are incapable of producing the "Vienna Philharmonic sound." I’ve been to Austria four times, and despite having a governor born in Thal bei Graz, I…
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Lisa Hirsch points out that Ewa Podleś has withdrawn from San Francisco Opera’s Ariodante. It was to be her San Francisco Opera debut. Podleś has been replaced by Sonia Prina. Press Release [PDF] | Ariodante
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Albena Danailova was appointed concertmaster of the Wiener Staatsoper. Ms. Danailova also plays first violin for the Bayerische Staatsoper. AFP Article | Wiener Staatsoper
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Gregory Henkel was recently appointed Director of Artistic Administration at San Francisco Opera. Mr. Henkel is leaving his position as artistic planning manager at Los Angeles Opera, and is replacing Shane Gasbarra, who left SF Opera in March. Press Release [PDF] | San Francisco Opera
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"On Saturday, after Act II of his production of La Bohème, the Met will celebrate Mr. Zeffirelli onstage, gathering singers associated with his productions and presenting him with a plaque. Plaques honoring him will also be permanently affixed on both sides of the proscenium, at eye level for anyone entering or leaving the stage." NY…
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The performance will be broadcast at 7pm EDT (5pm PDT) tonight. As you well know, the production has been fraught and included four Met debuts, but finally, Deborah Voigt and Ben Heppner are to sing together in Tristan und Isolde tonight. Press Release | Official Site
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Murat IV, the opera by Okan Demiriş, was revived for two performances at the Ankara State Opera this week. Production Information | Article
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"Indeed, Turandot was considered so suspect that when it was first performed in Beijing in 1995 the setting was changed to an unnamed location in Central Asia." A new production of Turandot was performed from March 21-26 at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing. Hao Weiya wrote a new ending to Puccini's…
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