The Opera Tattler

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  • SF Opera’s Future Seasons

    2020-2021 Season Will Be Announced January 22, 2020. 2020-2021 SeasonFidelioCosì fan tutte 2021-2022 SeasonDon Giovanni Other RumorsAdriane LecouvreurOrfeo ed Euridice

  • Runnicles Conducts Verdi’s Requiem

    Tickets have gone on sale for Verdi's Requiem at San Francisco Opera. The piece will be performed on May 29, 2009 and will be conducted by out-going music director Donald Runnicles. The soloists are Patricia Racette, Stephanie Blythe, Stefano Secco, and Andrea Silvestrelli. Press Release [PDF] | Official Site

  • Madame White Snake at Opera Boston

    Opera Boston has commissioned Zhou Long to compose Madame White Snake, a new opera based on a Chinese legend. Cerise Lim Jacobs' libretto for the opera is in English and the work will premiere on February 24, 2010. Press Release [PDF] | Madame White Snake | Opera Boston Official Site

  • West Coast Opera Companies

    Bay Area: San Francisco Opera

  • Standing Room, Rush, and Other Last-Minute Ticket Options for Various Opera Houses

    This is a work in progress, based on my own experiences trying to wrangle tickets. San Francisco Opera: There are 200 standing room tickets for each performance, and 150 of these go on sale at 10 am the day of the performance. The remaining 50 are sold 2 hours before the performance. Tickets are $10, cash…

  • The Opera Tattler’s Opera Reviews

    Don Giovanni at Merola Opera Program (August 2, 2024) Pelléas et Mélisande at Münchner Opernfestspiele (July 23, 2024) Tannhäuser at Münchner Opernfestspiele (July 22, 2024) Parsifal at Münchner Opernfestspiele (July 21, 2024) Tancredi at Bregenzer Festspiele (July 19, 2024) Der Freischütz at Bregenzer Festspiele (July 18, 2024) Fellow Travelers at Opera Parallèle (June 23, 2024)…