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Category: Pagliacci

  • Opera San José’s La voix humaine & Pagliacci

    * Notes * Last night a double bill of La voix humaine (pictured left, photograph by P. Kirk) and Pagliacci opened at Opera San José. It is something of an odd juxtaposition, one imagines it is based on the duration of these two operas and the fact that it would be difficult to present the…

  • Cav/Pag at Opernhaus Zürich

    * Notes * Opernhaus Zürich held a performance of Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci Wednesday night. Grischa Asagaroff’s production was straightforward, the set simple, the costumes very cute. The orchestra sounded lovely under Stefano Ranzani, fluid and clear. Cavalleria rusticana featured Beatrice Uria-Monzon (Santuzza) and José Cura (Turiddu). Uria-Monzon embodied her role, the anguish in her voice…

  • ENO’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 20- October 28 2008: Cavalleria Rusticana / PagliacciSeptember 22- October 10 2008: The Barber of SevilleOctober 10- November 12 2008: PartenopeOctober 22- November 22 2008: AidaNovember 10- December 1 2008: Boris GodunovNovember 27-30 2008: Riders to the SeaJune 12- July 10 2009: Madam Butterfly Rosemary Joshua sings the title role of Partenope at English…

  • The Met’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 22 2008: Gala September 23- October 16 2008: SalomeSeptember 24- October 9 2008: La GiocondaSeptember 27-December 19 2008: Don GiovanniOctober 3-25 2008: Lucia di LammermoorOctober 13- November 13 2008: Doctor AtomicOctober 20- November 20 2008: La TraviataOctober 24- November 22 2008: Madama Butterfly November 7- December 4 2008: La Damnation de FaustNovember 21- December…

  • $5M for Santa Barbara Opera

    AP reports that Santa Barbara Opera just received an anonymous donation of 5 million dollars. Founded in 1994, the company continues the 2007-2008 season with Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci beginning tomorrow night. In March they will present L'Elisir d'Amore. AP Article | Official Site

  • Houston Grand Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    October 17- November 1 2008: Cavalleria Rusticana/PagliacciOctober 30- November 14 2008: Beatrice and BenedictJanuary 23- February 6 2009: A Midsummer Night's DreamJanuary 30- February 6 2009: Chorus!April 17- May 2 2009: RigolettoMay 1-9 2009: Brief Encounter Next season, Elizabeth Futral and Nathan Gunn sing in the world premiere of André Previn's Brief Encounter. Dolora Zajick…

  • Lyric Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 27- October 31 2008: ManonOctober 6- November 4 2008: Les Pêcheurs de PerlesNovember 7-30 2008: LuluNovember 18- December 19 2008: Porgy and BessDecember 13 2008- January 29 2009: Madama Butterfly January 19- February 28 2009: Tristan und IsoldeFebruary 14- March 27 2009: Cavalleria Rusticana/PagliacciMarch 2-28 2009: Die Entführung aus dem Serail Lyric Opera of…

  • San Diego Opera’s 2008 Season

    January 26- February 3 2008: TannhäuserFebruary 16-24 2008: Maria StuardaMarch 22- April 2 2008: Cavalleria Rusticana/PagliacciApril 12-23 2008: AidaMay 3-11 2008: Les Pêcheurs de Perles Press Release

  • Ferragosto

    The current Los Angeles Opera production of Pagliacci is surprisingly good, especially when one considers the opera company is a mere 20 years old. Franco Zeffirelli brought the staging into the 20th century, the set was urban, the costumes were fit for a disco, but there was also a roller blader, so a bit of…