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Category: Opera in Visual Art

  • Il Pasticcino di Siviglia

    Bartolo accepts the marriage of the Count and Rosina at the end of The Barber of Seville. Details of Painting | Performance Review of Il barbiere di Siviglia

  • Der fliegende Kuchen

    Act II, Scene 1 of The Flying Dutchman occurs at Daland’s house where his daughter Senta daydreams and group of local girls spin. Lise Lindstrom sings Senta. Details of Painting | Performance Review of Der Fliegende Holländer

  • Cupcake Falstaff

    Act III, Scene 2 of Falstaff occurs at Herne's Oak in Windsor Park on a moonlit midnight. Bryn Terfel sings in the title role. Details of Painting | Performance Review of Falstaff

  • Dolores Cupcake

    Act I, Scene 8 of Dolores Claiborne takes place on July 4, 1963. The annual lawn party at Vera’s estate is being held. Details of Painting | Performance Review of Dolores Claiborne

  • Cupcake Mefistofele

    In Act II, Scene 2 of Mefistofele, we observe that a witches' sabbath is about to take place. Details of Painting | Performance Review of Mefistofele

  • Domenico Monteforte in SF

    The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco is showing some thirty paintings by Domenico Monteforte from June 10 to August 20. The landscapes featured are in oils, some even painted on musical scores of Puccini. Monteforte is friends with conductor Nicola Luisotti, this fact being the impetus for an exhibition in San Francisco.

  • 3 Cupcakes

    In Act I of Three Decembers, we become acquainted with renowned stage actress Madeline Mitchell, and her two rather unhappy children. Details of Painting | Performance Review of Three Decembers

  • Cupcake Bohème

      In his Latin Quarter garret, Rodolfo contrives to hold the hand of Mimì. This is from Act I of La Bohème, naturally. Details of Painting | Performance Reviews of Bohème

  • Il Pasticcino d’Amore

      This is the sixth scene of Act II from L’elisir d’amore. The village girls have taken an interest in Nemorino, piquing the jealousy of Adina. Details of Painting | Performance Review of L’elisir

  • Cupcake Godunov

    This is the fifth scene from Boris Godunov. Boris, portrayed by Samuel Ramey, has just thrown himself to the ground in an agressive manner. This painting is on display until March 11th at Squat and Gobble in Lower Haight (237 Fillmore), along with several other cupcake opera paintings. Details of Painting | Performance Review of Boris Godunov