The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: San Francisco Opera
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San Francisco Opera is taking over the Rickshaw Stop for pop-up event entitled "Barely Opera" on March 2, 2015 at 8:00pm. The evening will feature famous arias, Broadway tunes, and more performed by the Adler Fellows. Tickets are 10 dollars, available at Event Brite or at the door. Official Site | Rickshaw Stop | Tickets
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Tenor Dimitri Pittas (pictured left) will replace Stephen Costello as Michele in La Ciociara at San Francisco Opera. Costello has withdrawn for personal reasons. Baritone Vitaliy Bilyy will make his San Francisco Opera debut in the role of Miller in Luisa Miller. Bilyy replaces Thomas Hampson, who has decided not to add this particular Verdi…
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September 11-27 2015: Luisa MillerSeptember 12-29 2015: Sweeney ToddOctober 8-28 2015: Lucia di LammermoorOctober 20- November 20 2015: The Magic FluteNovember 18- December 6 2015: Die Meistersinger von NürnbergNovember 25- December 9 2015: Il barbiere di SivigliaDecember 8-13 2015: Usher House and La Chute de la Maison UsherMay 27- July 3 2016: CarmenJune 12-29 2016:…
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Act II Scene 1 of La Traviata takes place at Violetta's country house outside Paris. Here Germont (Quinn Kelsey) attempts to comfort his son Alfredo (Stephen Costello), reminding him of his family in Provence. Details of Painting | Performance Review of La Traviata
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Act II of Madama Butterfly opens with Suzuki (Elizabeth DeShong) praying to her gods for aid, as Cio-Cio-San (Patricia Racette) stands by the doorway with her eyes fixed on the harbor. Details of Painting | Performance Review of Madama Butterfly
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* Notes * An adorable final performance of Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Act I, Scene 1 pictured left; photograph by Cory Weaver) this season at San Francisco Opera was held last night. The cast was brimming with youthful energy. The male chorus sounded solid and executed the choreography with endearing aplomb. Zanda Švēde (Tisbe) and Maria Valdes…
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Production Web Site | SF Opera's Blog Reviewers found both casts of San Francisco Opera's La Bohème (Act IV pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver) wonderful. Reviews: San Francisco Chronicle | San Francisco Classical Voice | San Jose Mercury News
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* Notes * A second cast appeared in San Francisco Opera's La Bohème (Ellie Dehn as Musetta, Brian Mulligan as Marcello, Giorgio Berrugi as Rodolfo, and Leah Crocetto as Mimì in Act III pictured left; photograph by Cory Weaver) on Saturday night. Again, Maestro Giuseppe Finzi conducted an orchestra that sounded grand and vivid, but…
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* Notes * A new production of La Bohème (Nadine Sierra as Musetta, Michael Fabiano as Rodolfo, Alexia Voulgaridou as Mimì, and Alexey Markov as Marcello in Act IV pictured left; photograph by Cory Weaver) opened at San Francisco Opera last night. David Farley’s production design consists of fairly flat scenery arranged such that a…
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Production Web Site | SF Opera's Blog Reviewers found San Francisco Opera's La Cenerentola (Act I Prince's Ball pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver) enjoyable. Reviews: San Francisco Chronicle | San Francisco Classical Voice | San Jose Mercury News
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