The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: San Diego Opera
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San Diego Opera reportedly laid off 8 employees. The Daily Transcript (Subscription Only) | Official Site
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January 30- February 7 2010: La Bohème February 20-28 2010: Nabucco March 13-21 2010: Roméo et Juliette April 17-25 2010: La Traviata San Diego Opera is only having four operas next year instead of the usual five, but the casting remains strong. Piotr Beczala sings Rodolfo in Bohème, as he did in San Francisco last…
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* Notes * A revival of Madama Butterfly closes San Diego Opera's 2009 season. Musically, the opening last night was very strong. Edoardo Müller roused a vigorous performance from the orchestra, the tempi were never sluggish, but never overly taxing either. The chorus was together and created a straightforwardly lucid sound. The principals were also quite…
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* Notes * A revival of Peter Grimes opened at San Diego Opera yesterday evening. The production was originally built for San Francisco Opera and the Lyric in 1973, and the set has a certain grey brutality. Gary Marder's lighting was appropriately stark and moody. The costumes, from the Met's old production, are also perfectly…
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* Notes * Massenet's Don Quichotte opened at San Diego Opera on Valentine's Day, after a nearly 40-year absence from that opera's stage. Ralph Funicello's scenic design for this production is much in keeping with a very traditional aesthetic and Missy West's costumes invoked the ineluctable Gustav Doré illustrations of Don Quixote, though the influence of Velasquez and Murillo was also…
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* Notes * Last Saturday San Diego Opera opened with a revival of Tosca. The production is distinctly Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's, and he originally designed it for San Francisco Opera in 1972. Everything looked utterly traditional and as one would expect, as Suzanne Mess' costumes were in keeping with the sets. The singing was strong. Sylvie Valayre was…
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Patrons of the defunct Opera Pacific are being offered special discounts at San Diego Opera. Letters detailing how this all works are being sent out. Read More | SD Opera Blog
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Denyce Graves will replace Marina Domashenko in Don Quixote at San Diego Opera. Union-Tribune Article | San Diego Opera's 2009 Season
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January 24- February 4 2009: ToscaFebruary 14-22 2009: Don QuixoteMarch 28- April 8 2009: RigolettoApril 18-26 2009: Peter GrimesMay 9-20 2009: Madama Butterfly Perhaps I should take my mother to the Madama Butterfly in San Diego next year, instead of the Los Angeles production this Fall, as the stage direction will undoubtedly be more conservative.…
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November 8-16 2008: Madama ButterflyFebruary 14-20 2008: Les Pêcheurs de PerlesApril 25- May 3 2009: Così fan Tutte Opera Colorado opens next season with San Francisco Opera's production of Madama Butterfly. Former Adler and Sri Lankan American Sean Panikkar sings Nadir in Les Pêcheurs de Perles. This production is the San Diego one that has…
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