Unmasking illusions: SF Opera’s Ballo mirrors life’s motley

Michael Fabiano (Gustavus III) and Lianna Haroutounian (Amelia)

Lianna Haroutounian (Amelia)

Michael Fabiano (Gustavus III)

Amartuvshin Enkhbat (Renato) and Lianna Haroutounian (Amelia)

Von Thomas May, 26 September 2024

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“supplanted by an almost mythical focus on what drives these characters”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, am 24 September 2024

Verdi, Un ballo in maschera

San Francisco Opera

Eun Sun Kim, Musikalische Leitung

Leo Muscato, Regie

Federica Parolini, Bühnenbild

Silvia Aymonino, Kostüme

Alessandro Verazzi, Licht

San Francisco Opera Orchestra

San Francisco Opera Chorus

Michael Fabiano, Gustavo, King of Sweden

Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Renato

Lianna Haroutounian, Amelia

Judit Kutasi, Ulrica

Mei Gui Zhang, Oscar

Adam Lau, Count Horn

John Keene, Chorleitung

Ein lohnenswerter Opernmarathon in San Francisco

Maria Nockin, 18th November

Diese Vorstellung war Sir Mark Elders Debüt mit der Kompanie und von der Ouvertüre an bot er seine individuelle Lesart der Partitur, mit einer enormen dynamischen Bandbreite und je nach den emotionalen Werten jeder Szene stark variierenden Tempi.

*****

San Francisco Opera's The Handmaid's Tale offers hope

Lois Silverstein, 14th September

John Fulljames directs a new production of Poul Ruders' uncompromising operatic take on Margaret Atwood’s celebrated novel.

****1

Antony and Cleopatra: Adams offers a Shakespeare speed-read

Mark Pullinger, 18th September

Great vocal performances from Amina Edris and Gerald Finley grace John Adams' new opera, which opens San Francisco Opera’s centennial season.

***11

San Francisco Opera offers a dark, powerful Rusalka

Edward Sava-Segal, 22nd June

Both vocally and instrumentally the performance was a high-class one

****1

Exquisite Handelian singing in San Francisco Opera's Orlando

Edward Sava-Segal, 21st June

The evening’s most revelatory performance came from the young countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen as Medoro.

****1

Heggie creates a new holiday tradition for the opera world

Donna Stoering, 20th November

A wonderfully realized production at San Francisco Opera of Jake Heggie's operatic version of a holiday classic.

*****

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Thomas May

Thomas May is a writer and translator based in Seattle. His books include Decoding Wagner and The John Adams Reader, and he blogs about the arts at memeteria.com. He has written for The Washington Post, Gramophone, Listen, Symphony magazine, OPERA America, crosscut.com, and many other publications.

Unmasking illusions: San Francisco Opera’s Un ballo in maschera mirrors life’s motley