The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Plácido Domingo
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General Director Plácido Domingo will not renew his contract with Washington National Opera, which expires on June 30, 2011. Press Release [PDF] | Official Site
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* Notes * A revival of Le Nozze di Figaro at LA Opera opened this afternoon. Plácido Domingo kept the orchestra at a good clip, though not exactly brisk, the tempi were comfortable. There were many synchronization problems with singers and the orchestra. The bridesmaid duet in Act III went especially awry, either the singers were…
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* Notes * The Los Angeles Opera 2010-2011 season opened with the world premiere of Daniel Catán's Il Postino. The music is lush and ornate, has soaring lyrical lines, and is pretty enough to not scare those wary of new music. Though the action takes place in Italy, and the title is Italian, the libretto…
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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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* Notes * Los Angeles Opera's Ring cycle continued with Die Walküre yesterday evening. The orchestra sounded fairly good under James Conlon, though at times they did play gingerly, carefully hitting each note. The cello solo in the beginning of Act I Scene 1 was lovely, but the brass did not sound clean for Hunding's Leitmotiv.…
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September 23- October 16 2010: Il PostinoSeptember 26- October 17 2010: Le Nozze di FigaroNovember 27- December 18 2010: LohengrinFebruary 19- March 13 2011: Il Turco in ItaliaMarch 12-27 2011: The Turn of the Screw LA Opera's new season opens with a world premiere, with Plácido Domingo singing the part of Pablo Neruda. Domingo conducts…
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September 10- December 5 2010: AidaSeptember 15- October 1 2010: WertherSeptember 21- October 22 2010: Le Nozze di FigaroOctober 12- November 27 2010: Madama ButterflyOctober 24- November 12 2010: Cyrano de BergeracNovember 10-28 2010: The Makropulos CaseJune 14-July 3 2011: Der Ring des Nibelungen Dolora Zajick shares the role of Amneris with Guang Yang. Plácido…
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September 11-25 2010: Un Ballo in MascheraOctober 7-23 2010: SalomeFebruary 26- March 19 2011: Madama ButterflyFebruary 27 2011: Juan Diego Flórez ConcertMarch 12 2011: Bryn Terfel ConcertMay 6-29 2011: Iphigénie en TaurideMay 13-27 2011: Don Pasquale Today WNO announced the new season, which is reduced to 5 operas, but does include two "Celebrity Concerts." Deborah…
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* Notes * Yesterday evening Tamerlano had the third of five performances this season at Los Angeles Opera. William Lacey had the orchestra sounding uncharacteristically crisp, serving the music well. Most of the singing was of a high standard, only Ryan McKinny (Leone) and Jennifer Holloway (Irene) did not stand out, both lacking heft and fullness.…
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August 29 2009- April 5 2010: Tristan und IsoldeSeptember 6- October 10 2009: La TraviataSeptember 5- November 14 2009: Il Barbiere di Siviglia September 7-22 2009: Die Entführung aus dem SerailSeptember 15-17 2009: Così fan Tutte September 23- October 25 2009 : Der RosenkavalierOctober 1- April 23 2010: SalomeOctober 24 2009- March 30 2010: Simon Boccanegra November 1-15 2009: LohengrinNovember…
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