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The Opera Tattler

San Francisco

Author of the most popular opera blog on the West Coast.

Interests: mozart, etymology, beethoven, bach, andreas scholl, caravaggio, ewa podleś, händel, neurophysiology, orientalism, rembrandt, ruth ann swenson, subversion, shakespeare, john relyea, san francisco opera, seattle opera, tattling, tolstoy, monteverdi, gluck, william burden, susan graham, bayerische staatsoper

Recent Activity

SF Opera Returns to Live Performance

San Francisco Opera returns to live performance this April with Il barbiere di Siviglia in an outdoor drive-in production at the Marin Center in San Rafael. The performances star Lucas Meachem (pictured, photograph by Simon Pauly) as Figaro, Daniela Mack... Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2021 at The Opera Tattler

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SF Opera Tosca Drive-In Review

* Notes * San Francisco Opera presented Tosca (Adrianne Pieczonka in the title role and Lado Ataneli as Scarpia, photograph by Cory Weaver) at Fort Mason Flix last weekend. The 2009 performance is not the latest production, but the previous... Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2021 at The Opera Tattler

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SF Opera Drive In Tosca Rescheduled

San Francisco Opera has rescheduled Puccini's Tosca on February 12 and 13 at the Fort Mason Flix Drive-In. The 2009 production starring Adrianne Pieczonka (pictured with Carlo Ventri as Cavaradossi and Joel Sorensen as Spoletta, photograph by Cory Weaver) in... Continue reading

Posted Jan 27, 2021 at The Opera Tattler

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SF Opera Streaming January February 2021

San Francisco Opera continues its streaming program Opera Is On with Verdi's La Traviata (pictured, photograph by Cory Weaver) from 2014 this weekend on January 30 to 31. From this production tenor Stephen Costello, soprano Nicole Cabell, and assistant stage... Continue reading

Posted Jan 26, 2021 at The Opera Tattler

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Very Merola Christmas Virtual Recital

* Notes * Merola, San Francisco Opera's training program, held a third virtual recital yesterday afternoon via Zoom with pianist Ronny Michael Greenberg, soprano Maria Valdes, mezzo-soprano Alice Chung, tenor Casey Candebat, and bass-baritone Christian Pursell. It was a lovely... Continue reading

Posted Dec 13, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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Sanikidze/Barsotti Virtual Merola Recital

* Notes * San Francisco Opera's training program Merola held another virtual recital yesterday afternoon via Zoom with vocal coaches and collaborative pianists Tamara Sanikidze (pictured left) and Edoardo Barsotti. It was lovely to see these artists usually behind the... Continue reading

Posted Nov 23, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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SF Opera Drive In Puccini

San Francisco Opera presents Puccini's La Bohème on November 20 and 22 at the Fort Mason Flix Drive-In, followed by Tosca on December 11 and 12. The 2008 production of Bohème stars Piotr Beczala and Angela Gheorghiu as Rodolfo and... Continue reading

Posted Nov 11, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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SF Opera Drive-In Lucia Review

* Notes * San Francisco Opera held a drive-in event (pictured left, photograph by Kristen Loken) at Fort Mason Flix yesterday evening. The opera screened was Lucia di Lammermoor from 2008 with soprano Natalie Dessay in the title role. She... Continue reading

Posted Oct 26, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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SF Opera Streaming November 2020

San Francisco Opera continues its streaming program Opera Is On with Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor on October 31 to November 1. The production is the one to be shown as a drive-in movie next Sunday. Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera... Continue reading

Posted Oct 22, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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Opera San José Three Decembers Stream

Opera San José will present a new fully staged production of Jake Heggie's Three Decembers as an on-demand stream starting December 3, 2020. The cast (pictured, photograph by David Allen) features mezzo-soprano Susan Graham in the lead role along with... Continue reading

Posted Oct 20, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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SF Opera Drive In Lucia

San Francisco Opera presents Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor (pictured left, photograph by Terrence McCarthy) on October 25 at 6pm at Fort Mason Flix Drive-In. The production is from 2008 and stars Natalie Dessay. 98 cars with pre-purchased tickets will be... Continue reading

Posted Oct 15, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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SF Opera Streaming October 2020

San Francisco Opera continues its streaming program Opera Is On with Puccini's Tosca (pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver) on October 10–11. The production is the revival from 2014 that stars Lianna Haroutounian. Verdi's Attila from the summer of 2012... Continue reading

Posted Oct 1, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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Lucas Meachem's Virtual Merola Recital

* Notes * Merola, San Francisco Opera's training program, kicked off a virtual recital series last Sunday via Zoom with baritone Lucas Meachem (pictured left, photograph by Natasha Sadakin) and his piano accompanist and wife Irina Meachem. They were very... Continue reading

Posted Sep 29, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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War Memorial Opera House Seat Replacement

San Francisco Ballet and San Francisco Opera, along with the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, announced today that the previously planned seat replacement project originally scheduled for summer 2021 will now take place over a 14-week period... Continue reading

Posted Sep 15, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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SF Opera Cancels Fall 2020

General Director Matthew Shilvock announced the cancelation of the 2020-2021 season opening at San Francisco Opera today because of COVID-19. The performances were to begin on September 11 and to continue until December 6. The company expects return in April... Continue reading

Posted Jun 16, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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Merola Opera Cancels Summer 2020

The Merola Opera Program announces the cancellation of the 2020 training program and Summer Festival, including all public performances, public master classes, and events scheduled, in accordance with local and global efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This is... Continue reading

Posted May 4, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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SF Opera Cancels Summer 2020

General Director Matthew Shilvock announced the cancelation of the rest of the 2019-2020 season at San Francisco Opera today because of COVID-19. The performances were to resume on June 7 and to continue until July 3. Press Release | Official... Continue reading

Posted Apr 14, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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Merola's 63rd Season Participants

Sopranos Emily Blair, Hoffman Estates, Illinois Catherine Goode, Friendswood, Texas Magdalena Kuźma, New York, New York Celeste Morales, San Antonio, Texas Mikayla Sager, Vancouver, BC, Canada Johanna Will, Dresden, Germany Mezzo-Sopranos Gabrielle Barkidjija, River Forest, Illinois Gabrielle Beteag, Atlanta, Georgia... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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Very true, I didn't know where to fit it in, though I've made an attempt now. Thank you!

Commented Mar 4, 2020 on Don Giovanni at Pocket Opera at The Opera Tattler

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The Met's 2020-2021 Season

September 21- December 12 2020: Aida September 22- October 16 2020: Les Contes d'Hoffmann September 23- October 10 2020: Roberto Devereux October 2 2020- March 12 2021: Carmen October 17- November 6 2020: Tristan und Isolde October 24 2020- May... Continue reading

Posted Mar 3, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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Don Giovanni at Pocket Opera

* Notes * Pocket Opera opened the 2020 season with Don Giovanni yesterday afternoon at the Hillside Club in Berkeley. The singing and staging of this English language performance was one of the most engaging I've experienced of Mozart's dark... Continue reading

Posted Mar 2, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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Opera San José's Il trovatore

* Notes * Opera San José is in the midst of an appealing run of Il trovatore. The traditional production cleanly moves through the scenes and has a hint of humor plus lots of robust singing and playing. Though the... Continue reading

Posted Feb 24, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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Canadian Opera Company's 2020-2021

September 25- October 18 2020: Parsifal October 20- November 7 2020: The Marriage of Figaro January 23- February 21 2021: Carmen February 6-20 2021: Katya Kabanova April 17- May 16 2021: La Traviata May 1-15 2021: Orfeo ed Euridice Canadian... Continue reading

Posted Feb 11, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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Washington National Opera's 2020-2021 Season

October 24– November 9 2020: Fidelio October 31– November 14 2020: Nixon in China February 20– March 17 2021: Boris Godunov February 21– March 20 2021: Rigoletto February 27– March 19 2021: Così fan tutte May 15–29 2021: La bohème... Continue reading

Posted Feb 10, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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PBO's Aci, Galatea e Polifemo (Again)

* Notes * The production of Aci, Galatea e Polifemo that has a final performance tonight at ODC Theater in San Francisco is well worth a second viewing. National Sawdust and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra have successfully pulled off a disquieting... Continue reading

Posted Feb 1, 2020 at The Opera Tattler

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