A veritable match made in heaven

Von Paul Selar, 19 Juni 2015

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“Sly and Oropesa's recitative passages were full of exciting speculative interest and intoned detail”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, am 14 Juni 2015

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (Die Hochzeit des Figaro)

San Francisco Opera

Patrick Summers, Musikalische Leitung

Robin Guarino, Regie

Gary Marder, Bühnenbild

Philippe Sly, Figaro

Lisette Oropesa, Susanna

Luca Pisaroni, Graf Almaviva

Nadine Sierra, Gräfin Almaviva

Kate Lindsey, Cherubino

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

Weitere Kritiken...

Paul Selar

Also known as 'OperaChaser', Paul's passion for attending opera in performance spans 30 years. With a background in architecture and an unstoppable need to travel, Paul's foray into the world of reviewing started as Opera Australia's inaugural Critic-in-Training. He currently blogs at operachaser.blogspot.com.au.

A veritable match made in heaven: The Marriage of Figaro at San Francisco Opera