Two days later, back to San Jose to see the other cast perform this unusual double bill. The sets and action were the same as in the first cast. I was very much looking forward to seeing this cast because A Woman would be sung by Suzan Hanson, who had sung Tatiana in the company’s 1989 (?) production of Eugene Onegin and had turned in one of the most impressive performances I have seen on the operatic stage.
Our cast:
A woman: Suzan Hanson
Conductor: Andrew Whitfield
Director: Layna Chianakas
This evening, the acting wasn’t up to the standard set by Betany Coffland two days before. Hanson sang well enough, but didn’t convey the intensity of feeling that Coffland had. A bit better than a gamma.
Our cast for Pagliacci:
Tonio: Jason Detweiler
Canio: Travis Jones
Nedda: Jouvanca Jean-Baptiste
Beppe: Michael Dailey
Silvio: Krassen Karagizov
Conductor: Andrew Whitfield
Director: Cynthia Stokes
This performance failed to reach the relatively low bar set by the performance of two days prior. Travis Jones appeared to be out of his element as Canio. Again, no magic, no intensity. A gamma.
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