Postcard of the War Memorial Opera House in the 1930s or 1940s
Personal collection of Lisa Hirsch
Matthew Shilvock mentioned to me when I spoke with him last month that with the announcement of the 2026-27 season and the 2028 Ring at SF Opera, we know what the 2027-28 season looks like....mostly.
Fall, 2027:
- Die Walküre, Wagner; part of the Ring bring-up
- The Galloping Cure, Missy Mazzonli; SFO co-commission and U.S. premiere
- ???
- ???
Spring/Summer, 2028:
- Siegfried, Wagner, single performance as part of the Ring bring-up
- Götterdämmerung, Wagner, single performance as part of the Ring bring-up
- Der Ring des Nibelungen, Wagner, three performances of the four operas
So, there are two open slots in the fall season. Possible composers for those slots include Verdi, Janacek, Mozart, and Rossini. With fairly recent Tosca, Bohème, and Butterfly performances, I wouldn't expect Puccini. Given the weighty topics of the Ring operas and The Galloping Cure, which is about addiction, I hope that there will be a comedy. Or maybe something heavy that the company hasn't done in a long time: Lulu or Wozzeck? Pélleas et Mélisande? William Tell? Satyagraha?
Or maybe composers they rarely or never do: something by Auber or Meyerbeer? Birtwistle? Ades or Benjamin? Something Russian? Nicolai's Merry Wives of Windsor? Offenbach that isn't Tales of Hoffman? Nielsen's Maskerade?
No comments:
Post a Comment