The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: San Francisco Opera
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Act III, Scene 2 of Falstaff occurs at Herne's Oak in Windsor Park on a moonlit midnight. Bryn Terfel sings in the title role. Details of Painting | Performance Review of Falstaff
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Mezzo-soprano Daveda Karanas, who was scheduled to appear at San Francisco Opera as Adalgisa in Norma this fall, has withdrawn from the production for personal reasons. She is to be replaced by Jamie Barton (pictured left) for five of the opera's seven performances. A casting update for the September 19 and 23 performances will be…
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Act I, Scene 8 of Dolores Claiborne takes place on July 4, 1963. The annual lawn party at Vera’s estate is being held. Details of Painting | Performance Review of Dolores Claiborne
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Soprano Krassimira Stoyanova, who was scheduled to appear at San Francisco Opera as Amelia in six performances of Un Ballo in Maschera this fall, has withdrawn from the production because of health reasons. She is to be replaced by Julianna Di Giacomo (pictured left), who was to sing Amelia on October 22. Production Web Site…
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music alumna Julie Adams (pictured left) was one of the winners of Met Council Auditions this year. She sang the role of Blanche DuBois in André Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire as a participant of the Merola Opera Program this summer. The program concludes this Saturday with the Grand Finale. What…
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In Act II, Scene 2 of Mefistofele, we observe that a witches' sabbath is about to take place. Details of Painting | Performance Review of Mefistofele
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* Notes * André Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire was performed Thursday night by the Merola Opera Program at Everett Middle School in San Francisco. The production (pictured left with Julie Adams as Blanche DuBois and Casey Candebat as Harold “Mitch” Mitchell, photograph by Kristen Loken) directed by Jose Maria Condemi, is attractive. The set has…
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Production Web Site | SF Opera's Blog Reviewers are not particularly impressed by the first cast of San Francisco Opera's La Traviata (Act II Scene 2 pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver), but find the second one better. First Cast: San Francisco Chronicle | San Francisco Classical Voice | San Jose Mercury News Second Cast:…
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* Notes * The second cast of La Traviata (Ailyn Pérez as Violetta and Stephen Costello as Alfredo in Act I pictured left, photograph by Kristen Loken) at San Francisco Opera this season performed last night. This performance was presented as a live simulcast. Production Director Greg Weber narrated the set changeover during the first intermission,…
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Production Web Site | SF Opera's Blog Reviewers acknowledge that Patricia Racette's voice has declined in San Francisco Opera's latest Madama Butterfly (Act II pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver), but find the singer's dramatic abilities intact. Performance Reviews: San Francisco Chronicle | San Francisco Classical Voice | San Jose Mercury News
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