The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: San Francisco Opera
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The casting for the Merola Grand Finale was announced yesterday. The performance, staged by Ted Huffman, is to take place August 21, and will be conducted by Dean Williamson. The Rake’s ProgressAnne Trulove: Janai Brugger-Orman Tom Rakewell: Alexander Lewis Father Trulove: Kevin Thompson I Puritani Riccardo: Ao Li La Fille du RégimentMarie: Abigail Santos Villalobos…
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San Francisco Opera and Classical 102.2 KDFC are having competition for who is to sing the "Star-Spangled Banner" at the simulcast of Aida this September. Video submissions can be uploaded to KDFC's Web site from July 6 to 25, and listener voting takes place from August 16 to 29. A panel of celebrity judges will…
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The casts for Merola's L'elisir d'amore have been announced today. Thursday, August 5 and Saturday, August 7Nemorino: Daniel Montenegro Adina: Nadine Sierra Belcore: Benjamin Covey Giannetta: Hye Jung Lee Dulcamara: Thomas Florio Friday, August 6 and Sunday, August 8Nemorino: Alexander Lewis Adina: Valentina Fleer Belcore: Ao Li Giannetta: Abigail Santos VillalobosDulcamara: Sidney Outlaw
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* Program * “Sorge infausta una procella” from OrlandoSidney Outlaw, baritone and David Hanlon, piano “Ces lettres” from WertherRobin Flynn, mezzo-soprano and Natalia Katyukova, piano “Il lacerato spirito” from Simon BoccanegraKevin Thompson, bass and Michael Spassov, piano “In fernem Land” from LohengrinKevin Ray, tenor and David Hanlon, piano “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” from RusalkaJanai Brugger-Orman, soprano and Michael Spassov,…
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* Notes * This year's Day at Merola was Tuesday, beginning with a lunch in Lower Level Café of the War Memorial Opera House. A couple of members of the Opera Standees Association who are also sponsors of tenor Alexander Lewis kindly invited me to join their table. Mr. Lewis conversed with us about how he…
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* Notes *This year's Auditions for the General Director of San Francisco Opera were yesterday evening, featuring the participants of the Merola Opera Program. All of the singers were very good, as were the pianists. This year we only have one returning Merolino, Eleazar Rodríguez, who sang "Sì, ritorvarla io giuro," with those dizzying high Cs,…
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* Notes * Orpheus hosted an event with Drew Landmesser, San Francisco Opera's Director of Production yesterday before the matinée of Fanciulla. After a lovely brunch in the Littlefield Intermezzo Lounge, Landmesser spoke about his involvement with SF Opera, and his previous posts at Lyric Opera Chicago and Houston Grand Opera. It sounds like he truly…
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* Notes * Last Thursday San Francisco Opera held a donor event at the Ritz-Carlton, a panel discussion with Maestro Donald Runnicles, soprano Nina Stemme, and baritone Mark Delavan, moderated by Gregory Henkel. Henkel was bit late, as he had been stuck at the airport in Los Angeles on his way back from the Ring there.…
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The 24 of the 25 Merolini for 2010 were interviewed by San Francisco Opera Center Director Sheri Greenawald, Merola Opera Board of Directors Chairman Jayne Davis, and President Patrick Wilken yesterday evening, in the Green Room of the War Memorial Veterans Building. This year three of the participants are Canadian, and we have only one…
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