Review: “La Traviata” Delightful New Production, Well-Received Debuts by Yende, Tetelman and Piazzola – San Francisco Opera, November 22, 2022
Operawarhorses.com reviews San Francisco Opera’s new production of “La Traviata” included
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Review: Orlinski’s Astounding, Acrobatic Orfeo: “Orfeo ed Euridice”, San Francisco Opera, November 20, 2022
The operas of Christoph Willibald Gluck have rarely been performed by the San Francisco Opera. Gluck’s most famous opera, “Orpheus and Eurydice”, received only a couple of stage performances in a 1959 production. For the company’s centennial season, San Francisco Opera presents it in its original 1762 Italian version, “Orfeo ed Euridice”, which premiered in … Read more
Review: “Dialogues of the Carmelites” Returns to San Francisco Opera in Olivier Py’s Dark, Theatrically Absorbing Production – October 15, 2022
A review of Poulenc’s “The Dialogues of the Carmelites”, which returns to San Francisco Opera, the site of its 1957 United States premiere.
Review: Robert Carsen’s Production of “Eugene Onegin”, Admirably Performed – San Francisco Opera, October 9, 2022
An operawarhorses.com review of an admirable San Francisco Opera performance of Robert Carsen’s “world treasure” production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin”..
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World Premiere Run Review: Adams’ “Antony and Cleopatra” – San Francisco Opera, September 18, 2022
John Adams’ latest opera, whose plot is derived from the Shakesperean tragedy Antony and Cleopatra, received its world premiere at the San Francisco Opera. A run of six additional performances was scheduled to follow the world premiere. This review is of the third of the seven total performances. There is much to admire in San … Read more