The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: San Francisco Opera
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In case one may have forgotten, San Francisco Opera's season returns next week to the War Memorial Opera House. They've put up new banners and posters, and are sponsoring public radio again. I've looked at my schedule for June 2nd through July 6th, and even if I only hear Das Rheingold and Lucia twice apiece, I…
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Beth Sinclair has been appointed Director of Human Resources at San Francisco Opera. Press Release[PDF] | San Francisco Opera
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Ruth Ann Swenson will be awarded the San Francisco Opera Medal after the final performance of Ariodante on July 6th. Press Release [PDF]| Date Lines | Ariodante | San Francisco Opera
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July 6 2008: Free Schwabacher Summer ConcertJuly 8 2008: Schwabacher Summer ConcertJuly 18-20 2008: Albert HerringAugust 1-3 2008: Don GiovanniAugust 16 2008: Merola Grand Finale Tickets go on sale today for the Merola Summer productions. San Francisco Opera's Merola Opera Program is an 11-week intensive training program for singers, coaches, and stage directors. Previous Merolini…
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Lisa Hirsch points out that Ewa Podleś has withdrawn from San Francisco Opera’s Ariodante. It was to be her San Francisco Opera debut. Podleś has been replaced by Sonia Prina. Press Release [PDF] | Ariodante
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April 25- June 8 2008: Figaro (Inspired by Mozart and Beaumarchais) at Berkeley RepMay 2-11 2008: San Francisco Opera‘s The Little Prince at UC BerkeleyMay 3-11 2008: Bluebeard’s Castle and L’enfant et les sortilèges at Berkeley OperaMay 9-25 2008: Queenie Pie at Oakland Opera Also, Sacramento Opera‘s Tosca closes tonight. This weekend, instead of going…
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Gregory Henkel was recently appointed Director of Artistic Administration at San Francisco Opera. Mr. Henkel is leaving his position as artistic planning manager at Los Angeles Opera, and is replacing Shane Gasbarra, who left SF Opera in March. Press Release [PDF] | San Francisco Opera
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* Notes * The West Coast premiere of Rachel Portman’s The Little Prince was last night in Berkeley. Portman’s music is benign enough, quite light and pretty. The strongest point was the end of Act I, the lamplighter ensemble. It is not surprising the composer won an Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1996…
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Houston Grand Opera‘s 2003 production of The Little Prince opens tomorrow at Zellerbach Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. The opera, by Rachel Portman, is in English, and the production is the work of Francesca Zambello. There are also two other operas based on Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince, Nikolaus Schapfl’s Der Kleine…
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* Notes * San Francisco Opera‘s Annual Meeting was held yesterday afternoon. Board of Directors President George H. Hume, General Director David Gockley, and CFO Michael Simpson all gave reports. Things seem to be going well, the endowment is up to $125 million from $45 million in 2002-2003, and though subscriptions are slightly down from…
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