The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: San Francisco Opera
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* Notes * Soprano Leah Crocetto gave her Schwabacher Debut Recital, accompanied by pianist Mark Morash, last Sunday evening. The eclectic program included works from Bellini, Rachmaninoff, Barber, Obradors, Liszt, Gregory Peeples, Gershwin, and Cole Porter. Crocetto sings with an impressive effortlessness. Bellini's Sei Ariette were very beautiful, and Crocetto's phrasing was lovely and fluid. She…
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SopranosJanai Brugger, Chicago, IllinoisRebecca Davis, Naperville, IllinoisValentina Fleer, Moscow, RussiaHye Jung Lee, Seoul, Republic of KoreaAbigail Santos Villalobos, Ciales, Puerto RicoNadine Sierra, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Mezzo-sopranosColleen Brooks, Platteville, WisconsinRobyn Flynn, Orlando, FloridaRenee Rapier, Marion, Iowa TenorsAlexander Lewis, Sydney, AustraliaDaniel Montenegro, Santa Ana, CaliforniaKevin Ray, Cornwall, New YorkEleazar Rodríguez, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico BaritonesBenjamin Covey, Mallorytown,…
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* Notes * Half a dozen Adler Fellows put on Hugo Weisgall's The Stronger and Mozart's The Impresario at Livermore Valley Opera last Sunday. Pianist Tamara Sanikidze played the astringent music with aplomb, and Leah Crocetto managed to command attention despite how unsympathetic the character of Estelle could be. Maya Lahyani acted the mute role of Lisa…
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* Notes * Pianist Allen Perriello gave his Schwabacher Debut Recital last Sunday evening. The rather daunting program consisted of all 44 songs from Hugo Wolf's Spanisches Liederbuch. The lieder were performed in five groups by soprano Susannah Biller and baritone Austin Kness, who, for the most part, switched off each song one after another. Perriello…
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* Notes * San Francisco Opera's Annual Meeting for 2010 was held yesterday afternoon, over in Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall A at the Symphony. Board of Directors President George H. Hume, General Director David Gockley, and CFO Michael Simpson gave reports as usual. Again, this year the outlook was on the gloomy side, though the endowment has…
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Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča has canceled her scheduled performances of Werther at San Francisco Opera during the 2010-2011 season. Alice Coote will sing in Garanča's stead. Press Release | Official Site
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San Francisco Opera's 86th season ran from September 5, 2008 to July 5, 2009. Eleven operas were performed in 89 performances. The annual operating income was $416,032 on an annual operating budget of $67,806,615. Press Release [PDF] | Official Site | Last Year
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San Francisco Opera's Madama Butterfly, La Rondine, Don Giovanni, and Samson et Dalila will be showing the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas in San Francisco from February until April. Grand Opera Cinema Series
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September 10- December 5 2010: AidaSeptember 15- October 1 2010: WertherSeptember 21- October 22 2010: Le Nozze di FigaroOctober 12- November 27 2010: Madama ButterflyOctober 24- November 12 2010: Cyrano de BergeracNovember 10-28 2010: The Makropulos CaseJune 14-July 3 2011: Der Ring des Nibelungen Dolora Zajick shares the role of Amneris with Guang Yang. Plácido…
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The Merola Opera Program is getting a new Web site on January 18, 2010. Official Site | SF Opera
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