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Thursday, July 26, 2012

King Roger, Past Productions

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Found in the Times archive: Will Crutchfield reviews Long Beach Opera's 1988 production and is unimpressed. Anthony Tommasini on the...

Compare and Contrast 19: Hearing Voices

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Opera Tattler and I both liked Erin Morley just fine, but: OT:   Erin Morley (Roxana) has a cold, brilliant sound.   Me:  Erin Morley, wh...

Why isn't William Burden a Huge Star?

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I've heard William Burden as Captain Vere, Peter Quint, and the Shepherd in the last four years, and he has been superb in all: a beauti...

King Roger, Santa Fe Opera

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I ran into a friend after last night's performance of Szymanowski's King Roger , and as she put it, we were both stunned, in a good ...
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Kodaly Institute Concert

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From composer Michael Kaulkin comes word of a choral program to be performed in Oakland this Friday, July 27, at Holy Names University. HNU ...
Monday, July 23, 2012

Sally Ride

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Oh, damn. From the Times comes the sad news that Sally Ride, the first woman in the US astronaut corps, has died of pancreatic cancer at th...
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Chora Nova 2012-13

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I don't expect to be singing with Chora Nova this year (see: martial arts three or four days/week), but the upcoming season is certainly...

Record Profits

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Caterpillar, maker of heavy construction equipment, had record profits last year and projects more of the same this year . They're doing...
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Fabio Armiliato is a Very Good Sport

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See Woody Allen's fluffy and very funny new film, To Rome with Love , for why.
Friday, July 20, 2012

Silenzio

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You may have seen r eports over the last few weeks to the effect that Larry Page, founder & CEO of Google, has lost his voice and there...

SFS Program Updates

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SFS just sent a press release about changes to the already-announced 2012-13 schedule.  This information is important, whether you've or...
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Not Really a Hiatus

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Less posting the last couple of weeks because of the season end - of course, I have a huge backlog of postings to try to write - but more im...

Debussy at Eastman

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A fascinating symposium/festival celebrating the 150th birthday of the great composer, one of my two candidates for the deepest hidden influ...
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Troyens News, SF Opera Edition

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News news news: In comments here , Rob Gordon reported that Anna Caterina Antonacci's bio in the London production lists Cassandre in...
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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Season Announcement Season: Long Beach Opera

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No press release yet, but via Tim Mangan, here's Long Beach Opera's 2013 season : Jan. 27, Feb. 2-3:   “The Fall of the House o...
Friday, July 13, 2012

Twitter: Threat or Menace?

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Drew McManus has a posting up about institutional use of Twitter, with a pointer to an anti-Twitter posting at On an Overgrown Path . I am ...
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Festival Opera Benefit

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Joshua Kosman has a fine article about Walnut Creek's Festival Opera in today's Chron. The company is facing a serious deficit; its...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

A Cheap Ring Recording

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Looking for an excellent but inexpensive Ring  recording? Amazon has the Janowski for around $30. The set has one serious problem, Theo A...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Carter Discussion on WPRB

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Received from music writer & blogger Joe Barron - On Wednesday, July 25, I will appear as the guest on Marvin Rosen's radio progr...

Another Way to Hear Philharmonic 360

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Email from Q2 Music tells me that at 3 p.m. today, they're going to broadcast the Philharmonic 360 program. Note: that's 10 minute...
Monday, July 09, 2012

Coming to San Francisco

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The multi-company production of Les Troyens  that we'll get...some time....has opened in London. Read all about it: Likely Impossibili...
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And I Thought I Had Problems with the SFS Box Office

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A tale of woe and terror trying to buy a Met subscription. Seriously, the Met should send a couple of comps to the author for her troubles.
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Saturday, July 07, 2012

City of Sin at West Edge Opera

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I am unfortunately going to miss West Edge Opera' s upcoming double bill: Brecht & Weill's Mahagonny Songspiel Hagen & Mu...
Friday, July 06, 2012

Wagner Oops

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So, contrary to my previous blog posting, I am NOT NOT NOT speaking at the Northern CA Wagner Society tomorrow - a scheduling conflict has p...
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Thursday, July 05, 2012

What Should I Listen to First?

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