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Category: Salvatore Licitra

  • Salvatore Licitra Dies

    Tenor Salvatore Licitra died on September 5, 2011 from head and chest injuries sustained in a scooter accident. He was 43. Official Site

  • La Fanciulla at SF Opera

    * Notes * San Francisco Opera‘s latest production of La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West) opened last night. The production, directed by Lorenzo Mariani and with sets from Maurizio Balò, is cute without being busy or cluttered. The male chorus sounded fine and the ensemble cast did well. The waltz in Act I…

  • Salvatore Licitra Cancels

    Salvatore Licitra has canceled his January 10th concert in Berkeley. The performance was to be a joint presentation between Cal Performances and San Francisco Opera. Apparently, Licitra has been having back trouble. Press Release [PDF] | Official Site

  • Il Trittico at LA Opera

    * Notes * There has been much ado about Woody Allen directing his first opera, one third of Puccini's Il Trittico, with William Friedkin, famed director of The Exorcist, directing the other two thirds. One cannot help feeling a bit skeptical of Los Angeles Opera hiring three film directors for the opening performances of the…