Monthly Archives: March 2012

Marrying Hanged Men and Making Babies in Long Beach

Posted on March 12, 2012 by David

Things go crazy/wonderful in Long Beach Opera’s high-spirited productions of two short surrealist works: Bohuslav Martinů’s “Tears of a Knife” (with libretto by Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes) and Francis Poulenc’s “The Breasts of Tiresias” (with libretto by Guillaume Apollinaire). Review by David … Continue reading →

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San Diego Opera’s “Don Pasquale” Hard to Top

Posted on March 10, 2012 by David

Saturday, March 10, 2012 Review by David Gregson written March 12 Either I have mellowed (which is very likely) or the David Gately Wild West Don Pasquale is simply a great deal better this time around. Back in 2002, our … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Opera presents delightful production of Benjamin Britten’s “Albert Herring”

Posted on March 3, 2012 by David

Review by David Gregson March 6, 2012 I rather feel as if all I need to do is reword my comments about this opera and this particular production of it which I first saw in Santa Fe in 2010. The … Continue reading →

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