The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: San Francisco Opera
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* Notes * The Adler Fellows for 2014 will not be announced for a few months, but Merola just ended, so one may as well speculate on which artists (pictured left in the 2013 Grand Finale, photograph by Kristen Loken) will return to San Francisco. Robert Mollicone will have completed two years as an Adler,…
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* Notes *The Auditions for the General Director of San Francisco Opera occurred last night after the matinée performance of Les Contes d'Hoffmann. The twenty-three singers in the Merola Opera Program performed, each accompanied by one of five apprentice coaches. There were some interesting tenors and mezzo-sopranos. The baritones, though all very loud and competent,…
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Production Web Site | SF Opera's Blog The reviews of San Francisco Opera's The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (Act II pictured left with William Burden as Peter and Sasha Cooke as Mary Magdalene, photograph by Cory Weaver) are varied, but mostly fair to middling. Performance Reviews: Civic Center | Los Angeles Times | New York…
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* Notes * The world premiere performance of Mark Adamo's The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (Nathan Gunn as Yeshua and Sasha Cooke as Mary Magdalene in Act I pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver) was held yesterday at San Francisco Opera. The overture had a interesting convoluted quality to it, and in general the orchestra, conducted…
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Production Web Site | SF Opera's Blog So far, the reviews of San Francisco Opera's Così fan tutte (Act I pictured left with Philippe Sly as Guglielmo, Christel Lötzsch as Dorabella, Ellie Dehn as Fiordiligi, and Francesco Demuro as Ferrando, photograph by Cory Weaver) are mixed. Performance Reviews: San Francisco Chronicle | San Francisco Classical…
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* Notes * A revival of Così fan tutte (Act II Scene 2 pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver) opened yesterday at San Francisco Opera. The orchestra sounded fairly loud and fast under the baton of Nicola Luisotti, and often ran ahead of the singers. There were times when the musical lines became muddled, as the…
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Production Web Site | SF Opera's Blog The reviewers of San Francisco Opera's The Tales of Hoffmann (Act V pictured left with Matthew Polenzani as Hoffmann and Jacqueline Piccolino as Stella, photograph by Cory Weaver) agree that this is a production worth hearing and seeing. Performance Reviews: Not for Fun Only | San Francisco Chronicle…
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* Notes * A new production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Hye Jung Lee as Olympia and Thomas Glenn as Spalanzani with the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Act II pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver) opened at San Francisco Opera last night. Maestro Patrick Fournillier lead a lively orchestra. The brass sounded particularly good in the…
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SopranosLinda Barnett, Greeneville, TennesseeAviva Fortunata, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaAlisa Jordheim, Appleton, WisconsinJacqueline Piccolino, Palatine, IllinoisMaria Valdes, Atlanta, Georgia Mezzo-SopranosKate Allen, Dublin, IrelandRihab Chaieb, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDaryl Freedman, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaKatie Hannigan, Newburgh, New YorkZanda Švēde, Valmiera, Latvia TenorsCasey Finnigan, Austin, TexasMatthew Newlin, Georgetown, IllinoisPene Pati, Mangere, Auckland, New ZealandIssachah Savage, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaRobert Watson, Kansas City, Missouri Baritones…
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San Francisco Opera's 89th season started on September 9, 2011 and finished on July 8, 2012. Nine operas were held at the War Memorial Opera House in 72 performances. The Company concluded Fiscal Year 2011-12 (FY 12) with a a deficit of $1,561,074 on an operating budget of $70,027,011. Total operating revenue for FY12 fell…
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