The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Opera San José
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* Notes *La Rondine, that funny little Puccini rarity, opened last weekend in a charming production (Act II pictured, photograph by Pat Kirk) at Opera San José. The youthful cast looked perfectly suited for the piece and the playing was a delight. The production has lovely traditional sets and costumes and I appreciated Candace Evans'…
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* Notes *The Pulitzer Prize winning Silent Night by Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell is a fine choice for Opera San José, which gave the West Coast premiere last night. It was a worthy challenge for the company, which has a many youthful repertory members, all of whom seemed to rise to the occasion. Campbell's…
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* Notes *My review of Opera San José's Lucia di Lammermoor is up on San Francisco Classical Voice. * Tattling * There were a ton of cellular phone rings and watch alarms at the Sunday matinée performance on September 18.
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* Notes *Opera San José's latest season started with a solid production of Lucia di Lammermoor last weekend. The cast, especially Lucia (Sylvia Lee as Lucia pictured left; photograph by Pat Kirk), was very strong and the orchestra sounded fine. Ms. Lee has just started in Opera San José's resident company, and based on her…
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* Notes *Opera San José's 2015-2016 season ends with a musically impressive but dramatically wanting A Streetcar Named Desire (pictured left with Matthew Hanscom, Ariana Strahl, and Stacey Tappan; photograph by Pat Kirk), which opened last weekend. The orchestra has never sounded better and there is much fine singing, but the minimalist production is not completely…
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September 10–25 2016: Lucia di LammermoorNovember 12–26 2016: Il barbiere di Siviglia February 8–24 2017: Kevin Puts' Silent NightApril 15–30 2017: La bohème There are four operas scheduled for next season at Opera San José, including the West Coast premiere of Kevin Put's Silent Night.
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* Notes *My review of Opera San José‘s Carmen is up on San Francisco Classical Voice. * Tattling * The audience was very happy for this performance, though it was odd to note someone behind me on the orchestra level that was surprised the opera is in French.
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* Notes *My review of Opera San José's Le nozze di Figaro is up on San Francisco Classical Voice. * Tattling * The audience seemed genuinely amused by all the antics on stage. This run should do well, even if I myself did not particularly enjoy the performance.
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* Tattling *My review of Opera San José's Tosca is up on San Francisco Classical Voice. * Tattling * Someone's cell phone on the orchestra level would not stop ringing at the start of the opera.
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* Notes * My review of Opera San José's The Magic Flute is on San Francisco Classical Voice. * Tattling * There was little talking or electronic noise. A woman on the left aisle in about the fourth of fifth row tapped her feet incessantly during Act II, especially during the Queen of the Night's…
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