Month: December 2015

Historical Performances: “Lulu” with Evelyn Lear, Ramon Vinay, Richard Lewis – September 25, 1965

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Note from William: This post continues my series of observances of historic performances that I attended at San Francisco Opera during the general directorship of Kurt Herbert Adler. This is the fifth of sixteen such observances of performances from the company’s 1965 Fall season. The third 1965 offering of the San Francisco Opera’s Saturday night … Read more

Historical Performances: “La Boheme” with Renata Tebaldi, Sandor Konya – San Francisco Opera, September 23, 1965

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Note from William: This post continues my series of observances of historic performances that I attended at San Francisco Opera during the general directorship of Kurt Herbert Adler. This is the fourth of sixteen such observances of performances from the company’s 1965 Fall season. During the company’s 1965 season, Renata Tebaldi returned to the San … Read more

Historical Performances: “Die Fledermaus” with Mary Costa, Richard Lewis, Reri Grist – San Francisco Opera, September 18, 1965

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Note from William: This post continues my series of observances of historic performances that I attended at San Francisco Opera during the general directorship of Kurt Herbert Adler. This is the third of sixteen such observances of performances from the company’s 1965 Fall season. The second offering of San Francisco Opera’s 1965 Saturday subscription series was my … Read more

Singing Opera and Unexpectedly Famous: A Conversation with Sean Panikkar, part 2

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This is the second part of a conversation began at the Glimmerglass Festival, whose facilitation is greatly appreciated. See Singing Opera and Unexpectedly Famous: A Conversation with Sean Panikkar, part 1.   [Below: Tenor Sean Panikkar; edited image of a Kristina Sherk photograph.] Wm: We began this conversation during your run of Glimmerglass Festival performances of Mozart’s “The … Read more