Month: October 2020

Historical Performances – “Rigoletto” with Glossop, Kraus, Grist and Kreppel – San Francisco Opera, October 16, 1966

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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 fourteen such observances of performances from the company’s 1966 Fall season. The San Francisco Opera’s 1966 season had mounted five opera productions in less … Read more

Historical Performances: Kirsten, Campora, Wolansky, Ghiuselev in San Francisco Opera’s Last 20th Century Performance of Montemezzi’s “L’Amore dei Tre Re” – October 15, 1966

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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 fourteen such observances of performances from the company’s 1966 Fall season. Next on San Francisco Opera’s 1966 season’s Saturday night subscription series (following Richard … Read more