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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

No, I am Not Following William Burden Around.

It might look that way, though:

  • 2008, Santa Fe Opera: Vere, Billy Budd
  • 2011, LA Opera, Peter Quint, The Turn of the Screw
  • 2012, San Francisco Symphony, tenor soloist, Beethoven, 9th Symphony
  • 2012, Santa Fe Opera, The Shepherd, King Roger
  • 2013, San Francisco Opera, Peter, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
  • 2013, Santa Fe Opera, Frank Harris, Oscar*
Personal to David Gockley: Pick up King Roger, will you? It's short and glorious and better than the last couple of commissions.

Previously: Why Isn't William Burden a Huge Star?

* Kevin Newbury, whom I dissed for his direction of Mary Magdalene, is directing Oscar, too. I hope he does better with it.
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5 comments:

  1. dougJuly 16, 2013 at 3:32:00 PM PDT

    I'd love to see King Roger at SFOpera! So many interesting operas and interesting directors out there -- here's to more of both at SFOpera.

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  2. Lisa HirschJuly 16, 2013 at 3:36:00 PM PDT

    King Roger is quite something! Great music and could be staged more spectacularly than Santa Fe did last year.

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  3. Patrick J. VazJuly 16, 2013 at 3:41:00 PM PDT

    Well, you could do worse than following William Burden around.

    And, obviously, I second the King Roger thing.

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  4. atraveJuly 16, 2013 at 11:00:00 PM PDT

    I wouldn't bet SF Opera to have any interest in Szymanowski... This is the brief, disheartening interaction I had with them on Twitter on this matter: https://twitter.com/atrave/status/228887080292470784

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  5. Lisa HirschJuly 16, 2013 at 11:02:00 PM PDT

    Not really a surprise, alas. There's some good stuff coming down the pike (Jenufa, Troyens) but the upcoming season is pretty blah.

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