The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: William Burden
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* Notes * A new to San Francisco Opera production of Billy Budd opened last night. The performance was dramatically satisfying and had absolutely solid cast. The Michael Grandage's production comes to us from Glyndebourne and is directed here by Ian Rutherford. The set (pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver), from Christopher Oram, is tiered…
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* Notes * The Metropolitan Opera, dark for two nights because of Hurricane Sandy, reopened on Halloween with a third performance of The Tempest by Thomas Adès. The production, from Robert Lepage, is enchanting. The piece is set in a version of La Scala, which starts almost as a paper theater, but ends up being rather…
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* Notes *Szymanowski’s Król Roger (Act I pictured left, photograph by Ken Howard) opened last weekend at Santa Fe Opera. The second performance on Wednesday sounded strong, the orchestra held together under Maestro Evan Rogister. At times the volume obscured the singer’s voices, but not often. The production, directed by Stephen Wadsworth and with sets…
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* Notes * Orphée et Eurydice (William Burden as Orphée with the Furies pictured left, photograph by Elise Bakketun) opened at Seattle Opera on last night. Jose Maria Condemi's production provided a series of entertaining moments that did not quite cohere, but did not get in the way of the music. Phillip Lienau's set is clean,…
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* Notes * The world premiere of Heart of a Soldier (Act II pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver) given by San Francisco Opera last night. The opera is about the life of Rick Rescorla, the director of security of Morgan Stanley who lost his life as the in the September 11th attacks after evacuating 2,700…
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* Notes *The world premiere of Daron Aric Hagen‘s Amelia had a promising opening at Seattle Opera last night. The production, directed by Stephen Wadsworth and designed by Thomas Lynch, is both smart and tasteful. Some of the scene changes were rather noisy, and this was particularly unfortunate as it interrupted the music. Wadsworth’s story…
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September 23- October 16 2010: Il PostinoSeptember 26- October 17 2010: Le Nozze di FigaroNovember 27- December 18 2010: LohengrinFebruary 19- March 13 2011: Il Turco in ItaliaMarch 12-27 2011: The Turn of the Screw LA Opera's new season opens with a world premiere, with Plácido Domingo singing the part of Pablo Neruda. Domingo conducts…
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July 31- August 21 2010: Tristan und IsoldeOctober 16-30 2010: Lucia di LammermoorJanuary 15-21 2011: Il Barbiere di SivigliaFebruary 26- March 12 2011: Don QuichotteMay 7-21 2011: Die Zauberflöte There are five operas scheduled for next season at Seattle Opera, none of which are particularly adventurous. Many familiar conductors return: Asher Fisch conducts Wagner, Dean…
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October 17-31 2009: La TraviataJanuary 16-30 2010: Il TrovatoreFebruary 27- March 13 2010: FalstaffMay 8-22 2010: Amelia Only four operas next season for Seattle Opera, as the Ring Cycle also to be presented this summer. The La Traviata is from San Francisco Opera, and will star Nuccia Focile and Eglise Gutiérrez sharing the role of…
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June 11-13 2009: Le Nozze di Figaro June 25- 27 2009: Don Carlo July 9-11 2009: Ainadamar July 23-31 2009: Carmen Cincinnati Opera’s 2009 season includes Michelle DeYoung singing Princess Eboli in Don Carlo, Dawn Upshaw as Margarita Xirgu in Ainadamar, and William Burden as Don José in Carmen. Cincinnati Opera Official Site | 2009…
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