The Opera Tattler
2024年12月3日 · * Notes * La Bohème (Kearstin Piper Brown and WooYoung Yoon pictured in Act IV, photograph by David Allen) closed at Opera San José last weekend with a youthful cast and beautiful singing. The traditional production doesn't make for the smoothest transitions but looks very nice. The scenic design, from Kim A. Tolman, completely looks like Paris in the 1840s and Alina Bokovikova's costumes ...
November 2024 - The Opera Tattler
2024年11月18日 · * Notes * A revival of Carmen opened last night at San Francisco Opera with some very fine singing and lively, brisk playing. Francesca Zambello's 2006 production is both pretty and functional, there is never a pause in the music to set up the stage.
December 2024 - The Opera Tattler
2024年12月3日 · * Notes * La Bohème (Kearstin Piper Brown and WooYoung Yoon pictured in Act IV, photograph by David Allen) closed at Opera San José last weekend with a youthful cast and beautiful singing. The traditional production doesn't make for the smoothest transitions but looks very nice. The scenic design, from Kim A. Tolman, completely looks like Paris in the 1840s and Alina Bokovikova's costumes ...
The Opera Tattler: Carmen at SF Opera
2024年11月14日 · * Notes * A revival of Carmen opened last night at San Francisco Opera with some very fine singing and lively, brisk playing. Francesca Zambello's 2006 production is both pretty and functional, there is never a pause in the music to set up the stage.
October 2024 - The Opera Tattler
2024年10月24日 · * Notes * San Francisco Opera presented a 2012 production of Tristan und Isolde (Act II pictured, photograph by Cory Weaver) from La Fenice for the second time last night. The orchestra sounded utterly clear and beautiful under Maestra Eun Sun Kim. Kim has the orchestra sounding transparent, every line is palpable.
SF Opera's Partenope - The Opera Tattler
2024年6月16日 · * Notes * A revival of Händel's Partenope returned to San Francisco Opera last night. The sleek staging (Act III pictured, photograph by Cory Weaver) is still very funny and the cast is fantastic. Even though Händel wrote 42 operas, we usually only hear Giulio Cesare and Rodelinda.Partenope (1730) had its first performances in the United States in 1988 and at the War Memorial in 2014, so it ...
SF Opera's Lohengrin - The Opera Tattler
2023年10月25日 · * Notes * David Alden's Lohengrin opened at San Francisco Opera on October 15, but I only managed to attend the fourth performance on Tuesday. The orchestra sounded perfectly transparent and there was much lovely singing including a powerful chorus. Music Director Eun Sun Kim gets a very clear sound out of the orchestra, I feel like I can hear all the parts neatly stacked up, it feels very ...
Merola's Don Giovanni - The Opera Tattler
2024年8月2日 · * Notes * Patricia Racette's production of Don Giovanni (end of Act I pictured left, photograph by Kristen Loken) opened at Merola Opera Program last night in San Francisco. There was lots of very strong singing and the direction felt very human and sensible. Set in 1950s Rome, the stage featured lots of screens and levels that could be accessed by stairs.
The Opera Tattler: SF Opera's Il Trovatore
* Notes * Il Trovatore, the first opera at San Francisco Opera this season opened last night with lots of varied and beautiful playing from the orchestra. There was strong singing from the chorus and from the principals. Maestra Eun Sun Kim continues to impress, her tempi hold my attention.
The Metropolitan Opera - The Opera Tattler
2023年5月8日 · * Notes * La Bohème (ovation pictured) isn't an opera I go out of my way to see, but since I was already in town for the new Don Giovanni, I attended yesterday's matinée of the Puccini work.The staging is over-the-top, completely delightful, and certainly what people expect from the Met. But my favorite part was hearing Yannick Nézet-Séguin conduct the orchestra, he really brings out the ...