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SF Opera announces Rigoletto; three English titles; three world premieres
Opera
January 18, 2012
San Francisco Opera announced yesterday the new season opens with a gala on September 7, 2012 and Verdi's Rigoletto. Opera tickets cost up to ...
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"Werther" by Massenet opens at San Francisco Opera: new production of a non-love story
Arts & Entertainment
September 16, 2010
Werther, Massenet’s non-love story opened last night at the San Francisco Opera with French conductor Emmanuel Villaume and director Negrin,...
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Metropolitan Opera's Met Player free trial--check out opera stars or revisit your favorites
Arts & Entertainment
August 31, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera offers many of it's operas over the internet and has a free seven day trial. I find this helpful in checking out opera...
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Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" with bel canto Angela Cadelago closes tonight in Walnut Creek
Arts & Entertainment
August 15, 2010
Lucia di Lammermoor bel canto Angela Cadelago in Berkeley last June, pictured with tenor Andy Truett, an SF Opera chorister. Photo: Cindy...
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Greer Grimsley the cover story of Opera News--Wotan and San Francisco's Jokanaan, Salome 2009
Arts & Entertainment
May 19, 2010
Greer Grimsley in SFO's Salome. Photo: John F. MartinBass-baritone Greer Grimsley, who sang Jokanaan in San Francisco's hit last summer...
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Renee Fleming stars in new production of Rossini's "Armida" at the Met; Live broadcast May first
Arts & Entertainment
April 21, 2010
Renée Fleming stars in the Met premiere of Rossini’s ArmidaThe new production by Mary Zimmerman, conducted by Riccardo Frizza,features...
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"Hamlet" broadcast worldwide by the Met as Langree, Keenlyside, Petersen knock 'em dead
Arts & Entertainment
March 28, 2010
Hamlet, not seen for 113 years at the Met, was seen around the world on six continents broadcast live from the Met Saturday and indeed should be...
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Berkeley Opera gala 2010 a charming irreverent family affair; New productions coming
Arts & Entertainment
March 20, 2010
Berkeley Opera’s 2010 gala at the Julia Morgan designed Chapel of the Chimes last Sunday had an intimate and friendly tone making the event...
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Hamlet broadcast live worldwide by the Met Saturday March 27 substituting Petersen for Dessay
Arts & Entertainment
March 16, 2010
Simon Keenlyside and Marlis Petersen star in Thomas’s Hamlet, which returns to the Met for the first time in more than a century.Louis Langr...
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Mozart's rogue from Hell "Don Giovanni" opens season at Berkeley Opera; Eugene Brancoveanu shameless
Arts & Entertainment
February 21, 2010
Mozart's Don Giovanni opened at Berkeley Opera in the new performing arts center at El Cerrito High School with some clever innovations in staging...
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