A delightful and enduring Cinderella

Von Jaime Robles, 11 November 2014

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“Freud should have gone to the opera more often”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, am 9 November 2014

Rossini, La Cenerentola (Aschenputtel)

San Francisco Opera

Jesús López-Cobos, Musikalische Leitung

Gregory A Fortner, Regie

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Bühnenbild

Maria Valdes, Clorinda

Karine Deshayes, Angelina (Cinderella)

Zanda Švēde, Tisbe

René Barbera, Don Ramiro

Efraín Solís, Dandini, valet to Ramiro

Christian Van Horn, Alidoro

Carlos Chausson, Don Magnifico

San Francisco Opera Orchestra

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.

*****

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

Thomas May, 24th September

An excellent cast and smart, engaged direction make for an auspicious season launch in San Francisco Opera’s production of one of Verdi’s most sophisticated creations.

****1

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

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Jaime Robles

Jaime Robles has previously written in the San Francisco Bay Area, including for the San Francisco Classical Voice. Also a poet, she has written song lyrics and librettos for several one-act operas, including Inferno (music by Peter Josheff), staged in 2009 by San Francisco Cabaret Opera, and Vladimir in Butterfly Country (music by Anne Callaway), staged in 2012.

A delightful and enduring Cinderella at San Francisco Opera