Month: July 2025

Review: A Memorable “La Boheme” Led by Sylvia D’Eramo, Long Long, Szymon Mechlinski and Emma Marhefka, Santa Fe Opera, July 28, 2025

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The opening performance of the Santa Fe Opera’s 2025 season was a James Robinson’s co-production (with Seattle Opera, of which Robinson is General and Artistic Director) of Puccini’s “La Boheme”. This performance review is of the fifth of ten scheduled performances. Sylvia d’Eramo’s Mimi [Photo: Sylvia d’Eramo as Mimi; edited image, based on a Curtis … Read more

In Quest of Santa Fe Opera and San Francisco Opera 2025 and 2026 Productions

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The following is a list of four opera performances that I am scheduled to review at the Santa Fe Opera and the San Francisco Opera in July through June of 2026. Die Walküre (Wagner) Santa Fe Opera, July 26, 30, August 8, 13 and 21, 2025 [Photo: Tamara Wilson (left) is Bruünnhilde and Ryan Speedo … Read more

Review: Nicole Car, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Brittany Renee Lead Alternate “La Boheme” Cast – San Francisco Opera, June 13, 2025

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This review continues my discussion of the San Francisco Opera’s 2025 revival of John Caird’s production of Puccini’s “La Boheme” posted at Review: A Superbly Performed “Boheme”, Starring Pene Pati, Karen Chia-Ling Ho, Andrea Carroll and Lucas Meachem – San Francisco Opera, June 15, 2025.. This review discusses the performances of three alternate cast members … Read more

Review: A Colorful Production of Mozart’s Melody-Rich “Idomeneo” – San Francisco Opera, June 14, 2025

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The last production of San Francisco Opera’s 2024-25 season to open was Mozart’s “Idomeneo” The earliest of Mozart’s seven most important operas, it dates from 1781 when Mozart was not quite 25 years old. Matthew Polenzani’s Idomeneo The opera takes place in the aftermath of the Trojan War on the Island of Crete. The Kingdom … Read more