Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Madama Butterfly, Opera San Jose, Feb. 23 2014

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Back to San Jose a week later to see the other cast than the one we saw on Feb. 16 :  Cio-Cio-san: Jennifer Forni Suzuki: Nicole Birkland...

Madama Butterfly, Opera San Jose, Feb. 16 2014

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When you get into the story of Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly , you can find a great amount of very interesting history. The opera is a...
Friday, February 28, 2014

Rusalka, Metropolitan Opera HD Live, Feb. 8 2014

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Rusalka is the ninth of Dvorak’s ten operas, and frankly the only one of those that you are ever likely to see. Its plot has a strong simil...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

The Barber of Seville, San Francisco Opera, Dec. 1 2013

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San Francisco Opera presented 11 performances of The Barber of Seville in the space of 19 days. That’s a very ambitious schedule for a sing...

Hansel and Gretel, Opera San Jose, Nov. 26 2013

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Back in San Jose to see Hansel and Gretel  with the other cast than the one seen two days earlier : Hansel: Kindra Scharich Gretel: Sara...

Hansel and Gretel, Opera San Jose, Nov. 24 2013

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According to operabase.com , Engelbert Humperdinck’s fairy-tale opera Hansel and Gretel is the most-performed opera by a German composer. (...
Sunday, January 5, 2014

Die Walküre, Verismo Opera, Nov. 23 2013

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I have heard it alleged that there are 30 opera companies in the Bay Area, most of which I am unfamiliar with. I found out about Verismo Ope...