The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: San Francisco Opera
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San Francisco Opera will show live election results before next Tuesday's performance of Boris Godunov, starting at 6 pm. They will also provide results during the intermission.
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* Notes * The new production of L'elisir d'amore at San Francisco Opera is quite winning. Adapted from a co-production with Opera Colorado, Boston Lyric Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre and Fort Worth Opera, here the setting was moved to a small town in the Napa Valley during World War I. James Robinson's direction was…
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Production Web Site | Press Photographs 2008 Performance Reviews: The Opera Tattler | Civic Center | Ionarts | SFist | San Francisco Classical Voice | San Francisco Chronicle
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Though the Fall portion of the San Francisco Opera season is half over, I'm still slowly working my way through an opera cupcake painting project based on what we've seen so far. This is a rendering of Act II Scene 2 of The Bonesetter's Daughter. Precious Cupcake was the most fun to paint, for obvious…
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The Marcello for La Bohème, Gabriele Viviani, has withdrawn from the production opening at San Francisco Opera next month. He will be replaced by Quinn Kelsey, who shares the role with Brian Mulligan. Viviani sang last appeared at San Francisco Opera as Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor. Press Release [PDF] | Production Site
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* Notes * The opening performance of Boris Godunov last night at San Francisco Opera was decidedly lackluster. Stein Winge's production, originally for the Grand Théâtre de Genève, is thoroughly undramatic. For the most part the singers simply wandered aimlessly or just stood and sang. The crowd in Scene 2 was especially pathetic. When Boris threw gold at them, they barely…
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So far, the 2009-2010 season at San Francisco Opera is rumored to include: Die Entführung aus dem SeraglioLa Fanciulla del West with Deborah Voigt and Salvatore LicitraLa Fille du Régiment with Juan Diego Florez and Diana DamrauThe Makropoulos Case with Karita MattilaMefistofele directed by William Friedkin with René PapePeter Grimes directed by John Copley with…
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Production Web Site | Press Photographs Interviews: John Copley | Alice Coote | Genia Kühmeier 2008 Performance Reviews: The Opera Tattler | Not For Fun Only | SFist | San Francisco Classical Voice | Contra Costa Times | San Francisco Chronicle
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* Notes * The opening performance of Idomeneo at San Francisco Opera started off a bit shaky, but did hit its stride by the second act. John Copley's 1999 production has a very similar look to his Ariodante seen at the War Memorial earlier this year. Certainly this is no surprise, as the productions…
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The Opera Tattler was not able to attend the final dress for Idomeneo last Saturday, so sent one Dodaro in her stead. Below are Dodaro's comments. * Notes * The final dress rehearsal of San Francisco Opera's Idomeneo was promising. The singing was generally strong. Neptune's wrath included an awful lot of strobe light flashes.…
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