The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: San Francisco Opera
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* Notes * For the second performance of Don Giovanni, I thought I would check out the new OperaVision screens in the balcony. The two screens are retractable, and the images are not fixed, so that at first we were seeing the conductor and orchestra members and later we saw both close-ups of singers and…
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* Notes * Don Giovanni opened the summer half of the 2006-2007 season in San Francisco last Saturday. The co-production with Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie premiered in 2003, and has been also been performed at the Grand Théâtre de la ville de Luxembourg and Opéra de Lille. David McVicar's production was designed by John…
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Yesterday David Gockley decided that Hope Briggs (pictured left) would not sing Donna Anna in the new production of Don Giovanni, which opens tomorrow. Instead, the current Adler Fellow Elza van den Heever (pictured right) will have her main stage debut as Donna Anna. Press Release [PDF]
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The stage director of the upcoming Don Giovanni at San Francisco Opera, Leah Hausman, moderated a panel discussion yesterday evening. The panelists included Twyla Robinson (Donna Elvira), Oren Gradus (Leporello), and Luca Pisaroni (Masetto). Though the discussion was somewhat disorganized, the panelists were all quite charming. We learnt that between the three singers they had…
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September 7-28 2007: Samson et DalilaSeptember 18- October 12 2007: TannhäuserOctober 5-20 2007: AppomattoxOctober 13- November 3 2007: Die ZauberflöteNovember 7-29 2007: La RondineNovember 14- December 2 2007: MacbethNovember 23- December 9 2007: The Rake’s ProgressDecember 1-8 2007: Madama ButterflyMay 2-11 2008: The Little PrinceJune 3-28 2008: Das RheingoldJune 15- July 6 2008: AriodanteJune 17-…
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Nicola Luisotti has been appointed the next Music Director of San Francisco Opera. He debuted at this opera house in La Forza del Destino last season and returns in 2008. Luisotti will take up the post in the 2009-2010 season with the departure of Runnicles. Press Release | Biography
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*Notes* The final performance of Carmen this season was on the 9th. The standing room area was fuller than it has been in a long time, not unlike the opening night of a season. The performance was adequate, though Hadar Halévy still gasped a few times and danced badly. However, Marco Berti was most impressive,…
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* Notes * The last opera of the year at San Francisco Opera will be Manon Lescaut this Sunday. Overall, this production was the best of the seven, because the cast is strong and the set design is neither distracting nor nonsensical. It is interesting to note that Carmen sold out for the last three…
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Alternate Cast of Carmen | Adler Concert
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The last three performances of Carmen are sold out, but the last two performances of Manon Lescaut are not.
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