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Category: Tosca

  • Paris Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 6-11 2008: Eugene Onegin September 24- November 2 2008: Rigoletto October 11- November 2 2008: The Bartered Bride October 13- November 12 2008: Cunning Little Vixen October 30- December 3 2008: Tristan und Isolde November 17- December 23 2008: Die Zauberflöte November 25- December 21 2008: Fidelio January 17-30 2009: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk…

  • ROH’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 8- October 4 2008: Don GiovanniSeptember 16-29 2008: La fanciulla del WestSeptember 23- October 10 2008: La CalistoOctober 11-18 2008: La BohèmeOctober 23- November 11 2008: Matilde di ShabranNovember 9-24 2008: ElektraNovember 25- December 13 2008: Les Contes d'HoffmannDecember 9 2008- January 1 2009: Hänsel und GretelDecember 22- January 23 2008: TurandotJanuary 20-31 2009:…

  • Arizona Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    October 11-19 2008: RigolettoNovember 15-23 2008: The MikadoJanuary 17-25 2009: L'Elisir d'AmoreFebruary 21- March 1 2009: Don GiovanniMarch 26- April 5 2009: Tosca Stephanie Blythe sings in The Mikado and Twyla Robinson sings Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni. 2008-2009 Season Site | Official Site

  • Tosca

    Sara Jobin conducted this particular performance of Tosca, and it was her San Francisco Opera debut, and the first time a woman has conducted during the main season of this opera house. The production is one owned by San Francisco Opera, and is revived every two or three years. Soprano Carol Vaness has the dubious…

  • Pumpkin Eater

    Halloween is my favorite holiday, though I think I could do without the time change that always happens before it. We went to Tosca with our lovely friends and had a splendid time. The opera was beautiful, all the singing was adequate. Eva Urbanov has a pretty voice. It was odd seeing the same production…