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[…] a young woman whose plans to enter a convent are interrupted by her falling in love with des Grieux and attempting to evade the schemes of Guillot (Robert Brubaker). With stage direction and costume designs by Vincent Boussard, the production’s creative team also includes set designer Vincent Lemaire and lighting designer Gary Marder. French conductor Patrick Fournillier “[leads] the orchestra in a rigorous rendition” of Massenet’s popular 1884 work (San Francisco Classical Voice). Baritone David Pershall is Manon’s cousin Lescaut, bass James Creswell is Chevalier des Grieux’s father, Comte des Grieux, and baritone Timothy Mix is De Brétigny. The San Francisco Opera Chorus is prepared by Chorus Director Ian Robertson. Manon is performed in French with English subtitles and has an approximate running time of 2 hours, 45 minutes.Susannah — July 4Set in New Hope Valley, Tennessee, Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah is one of the most frequently performed 20th-century works in […]
2018-10-23 04:15:00
[…] voices going at it hammer and tongs.) Ekaterina Semenchuk was a splendid Santuzza, singing with beautiful tone and sterling control. Jill Grove was a good Mama Lucia; Laura Krumm a pretty Lola. Making his local debut, baritone Dimitri Platanias made an excellent impression as Alfio.And Platanias carried the excellent impression over into Pagliacci, where he was in the excellent company of soprano Lianna Haroutounian as Nedda (Toni Marie Palmertree the night Haroutounian was ill), David Pershall (Silvio), and Amitai Pati (tag-teaming with Joel Sorensen the night I saw the show - Pati was unable to sing; Sorensen sang unobtrusively from various stage locals, a score concealed in a newspaper, while Pati acted the part - great job, you two excellent troupers!). Haroutounian was a delightful Nedda, Pershall a charming Silvio. Marco Berti was less wonderful as Canio.So, the tenors were really the weak spot among the singers, and all I […]
2018-01-18 01:24:00
San Francisco Opera, 2018-19
[…] 2003–04 Season Pagliacci Libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo First performance: Milan; May 21, 1892 First SFO performance: October 6, 1923 Most recent SFO performance: 2003–04 Season Cavalleria Rusticana Cast: Turiddu Roberto Aronica♪ Santuzza Ekaterina Semenchuk Alfio Dimitri Platanias** Lola Laura Krumm♪ Mamma Lucia Jill Grove♪ Pagliacci Cast: Canio Marco Berti Nedda Lianna Haroutounian♪ Tonio Dimitri Platanias** Silvio David Pershall♪ Beppe Amitai Pati†♪ Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci Creative Team: Conductor Daniele Callegari* Production José Cura Revival Director Jose Maria Condemi Chorus Director Ian Robertson San Francisco Opera Orchestra and San Francisco Opera Chorus ROBERTO DEVEREUX by Gaetano Donizetti Production New to San Francisco Opera September 8 (7:30 p.m.), 11● (7:30 p.m.), 14 (7:30 p.m.), 18 (7:30 p.m.), 23● (2 p.m.), 27● (7:30 p.m.), 2018 Canadian Opera Company production […]
2017-11-07 04:45:00
Manon, San Francisco Opera
[…] the very picture of chilly hauteur. I wanted to introduce him to Giorgio Germont; they'd make such a cute pair of nasty fathers, using essentially the same arguments to create chaos in their sons' lives. Creswell was in both Tales of Hoffmann and Mary Magdalene, but didn't make this kind of impression. More, please; such a beautiful voice. Robert Brubaker was amusing as Guillot de Morfontaine (and his French is superb). I was not thrilled by David Pershall as Lescaut; next to Creswell and the other male singers, he sounded vocally unfocussed, though his acting was fine. See what "cross-period" means? Hotel Transylvania scene Robert Brubaker as Guillot de Morfontaine, dancer Rachel Little, Renée Rapier as Rosette, Monica Dewey as Pousette, and Laura Krumm as Javotte Photo Cory Weaver / San Francisco Opera The staging was something to see, making good use of a wall-like […]
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