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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 →

Santa Fe Opera Richard Strauss: ARABELLA Now playing in summer festival repertory. Review by David Gregson Although the word “hate” is far too strong, the phrase “hate/love relationship,” hoary and hackneyed it may be, well describes my lifelong feelings vis-à-vis … Continue reading →

‘Mommy Dearest’ as a not so grand opera By JANOS GEREBEN San Francisco, September 23, 2011 A couple of strange things happened to Donizetti’s “Lucrezia Borgia” on the way to its first performance at the San Francisco Opera tonight, a … Continue reading →

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Review of season opening (Saturday, September 17) By David Gregson When I was studying for a graduate degree in English Literature at UCSD many years ago, I was friends with a brilliant and culturally well-rounded professor … Continue reading →

San Francisco Opera presents the World Premiere of “Heart of a Soldier” Saturday, September 10, 2011, War Memorial Opera House MUSIC BY CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS LIBRETTO BY DONNA Di NOVELLI BASED ON THE BOOK BY JAMES B. STEWART AND THE LIFE … Continue reading →

By JANOS GEREBEN San Francisco: Friday, September 8 If it be “Turandot,” let us have a surfeit of it. Check! Strangely, there was a sense of continuity between the San Francisco Opera summer-season “Ring” cycle and the fall-season opening “Turandot” … Continue reading →

Friday, August 19, Santa Fe Opera “Griselda” by Antonio Vivaldi Text by Apostolo Zeno, Carlo Goldoni and edited by Peter Sellars Adapted from a story in Boccaccio’s “The Decameron” and derived from several earlier operas on the same theme. Vivaldi’s … Continue reading →

ALL PHOTOS BY KEN HOWARD. Captions lost in software upgrade.