The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: San Francisco Opera
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Production Web Site | SF Opera's Blog Reviews of San Francisco Opera's Carmen (Act II pictured left with Kendall Gladen as Carmen and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus, and supernumeraries; photograph by Cory Weaver) are trickling in. Performance Reviews: San Francisco Chronicle (Kendall Gladen) | San Francisco Chronicle (Anita Rachvelishvili) | San Francisco…
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15. October 2011: Opening Opera Tattler Review 18. October 2011: From the Orchestra* Had a brief discussion about the cuts to the opera with Maestro Luisotti before the performance. When asked why the epilogue was cut, he simply answered that it was thus in the Vienna version. He also explained how the continuo was divided…
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Kate Aldrich has withdrawn from San Francisco Opera's Carmen. Kendall Gladen (pictured left in Act IV of Carmen, photograph by Cory Weaver), who already sang the prima yesterday, and will sing the second performance on Wednesday, will also take over from November 26 through December 4. Press Release | SF Opera's Official Site
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* Notes * Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s beloved production of Carmen (Thiago Arancam as Don José and Kendall Gladen as Carmen in Act I pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver) was revived at San Francisco Opera yesterday afternoon. Nicola Luisotti used his lush, hazy style to good effect on the orchestra. The volume was occasionally overwhelming, mostly…
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* Notes *Händel's Serse (Act III pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver) had an impressive second performance last night at San Francisco Opera. The English National Opera production at hand premiered in 1985, yet is still as fresh and comedic as ever. This was helped by the deft, transparent playing from the orchestra. The brass…
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Production Web Site | SF Opera's Blog Reviews of San Francisco Opera's Serse (Act I pictured left with David Daniels as Arsamene, Lisette Oropesa as Romilda, Susan Graham as Serse, members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus, and supernumeraries; photograph by Cory Weaver) look quite positive. Performance Reviews: Not For Fun Only | Out West…
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* Notes * Händel’s Serse (Act I pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver) opens this afternoon at San Francisco Opera, and I for one am quite sad not to attend. Instead I offer you a preview, based on attendance of rehearsals. Nicholas Hytner’s production, directed here by Michael Walling, originates from English National Opera and was…
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* Notes * Cal Performances presented Nicola Luisotti and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra (pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver) in a performance of Beethoven on Friday evening. The musicians began with Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. The oboe was especially fine in the Allegro con brio, and the brass were lovely in the Andante con molto.…
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Kendall Gladen and Anita Rachvelishvili will share the title role of Carmen with Kate Aldrich (pictured left), whose arrival is delayed by illness. Gladen sings November 6 and 9, Rachvelishvili sings from November 12 through 23, and Aldrich sings from November 26 through December 4. The role of Mercédès, originally scheduled to be sung by…
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Production Web Site | SF Opera's Blog Reviews of San Francisco Opera's Don Giovanni (Act I pictured left with Ryan Kuster as Masetto, Kate Lindsey as Zerlina, and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus; photograph by Cory Weaver) are slowly trickling in. Performance Reviews: MusicalCriticism.com | Not For Fun Only | San Francisco Chronicle…
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