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Los Angeles Opera’s ‘Tosca’ delights opening night audience

Posted on May 20, 2013 by David

Monday, May 20: Review by David Gregson The Los Angeles Opera opening night audience appeared to love it. Every moment of Floria Tosca’s obsessively jealous behavior evoked an appreciative response, mostly laughter of course — for La Tosca‘s treatment of … Continue reading →

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Long Beach Opera thrills with Stewart Copeland’s ‘Tell-Tale Heart’ and Michael Gordon’s ‘Van Gogh’

Posted on May 11, 2013 by David

Sunday, May 12: Review by David Gregson of May 11 performance. – “Vincent Price will be turning in his grave!” This provocative warning made by a Long Beach Opera supporter (and I confess to being one myself) was supposed to … Continue reading →

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Soprano Priti Gandhi and pianist Bryan Verhoye perform Friday, May 10

Posted on May 7, 2013 by David
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San Diego Opera presents Verdi’s ‘Aida’

Posted on April 21, 2013 by David

San Diego Opera presents Verdi’s Aida designed by Zandra Rhodes San Diego Opera: VERDI: AIDA  At San Diego Civic Theater Aida: Latonia Moore Amneris: Jill Grove Radames: Walter Fraccaro Amonasro: Mark S. Doss Conductor: Daniele Callegari Director: Andrew Sinclair Set … Continue reading →

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Long Beach Opera presents a US premiere: ‘Camelia la Tejana’ by Gabriela Ortiz

Posted on March 31, 2013 by David

Long Beach Opera presents a US premiere: ‘Camelia la Tejana’ Camelia la Tejana (¡Únicamente La Verdad!) BY GABRIELA ORTIZ Sung in Spanish with English Supertitles Camelia la Tejana: Enivia Mendoza Escritor: John Atkins Periodista: John Matthew Myers Compositor/Blogger/Senor: Adam Meza … Continue reading →

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San Diego Opera presents Ildebrando Pizzetti’s ‘Murder in the Cathedral’

Posted on March 31, 2013 by David

MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL: The Assassination of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury Opera in Two Acts by Ildebrando Pizzetti based on T.S. Eliot’s play, Murder in the Cathedral Sung in Italian. Libretto by the composer from the play’s Italian translation … Continue reading →

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San Diego Opera presents ‘Samson and Delilah’

Posted on February 17, 2013 by David

SAN DIEGO OPERA THE CAST Delilah: Nadia Krasteva Samson: Clifton Forbis High Priest of Dagon: Anooshah Golesorkhi Old Hebrew: Gregory Reinhart Conductor: Karen Keltner Director: Lesley Koenig Choreographer: Kenneth von Heidecke PERFORMANCES Saturday, Feb. 16 at 7pm Tuesday, Feb. 19 … Continue reading →

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‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ by Philip Glass at Long Beach Opera

Posted on January 28, 2013 by David

“It was a mystery all insoluble; nor could I grapple with the shadowy fancies that crowded upon me as I pondered. I was forced to fall back upon the unsatisfactory conclusion, that while, beyond doubt, there are combinations of very … Continue reading →

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Reviews of Long Beach Opera and San Diego Opera productions are now online.

Posted on January 27, 2013 by David

An apology to readers of this site:  San Diego Opera’s season opener, Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment, took place Saturday evening, January 26; and Long Beach Opera’s opener, Philip Glass’s The Fall of the House of Usher, was presented … Continue reading →

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San Diego Opera presents Donizetti’s ‘The Daughter of the Regiment’

Posted on January 25, 2013 by David

The Daughter of the Regiment by Gaetano Donizetti San Diego Opera opened its 2013 season Saturday evening with Gaetano Donizetti’s La fille du régiment, titled here in English as The Daughter of the Regiment, but sung (and spoken) in French … Continue reading →

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