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Sex with a side of brilliant opera: Powder Her Face in Oakland

Von Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 14 August 2016
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“McNairy tossed off pitches far above the staff while crawling and tumbling about the stage”
Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Oakland Central Station, Oakland, am 13 August 2016
Programm
Adès, Powder Her Face
Darsteller
West Edge Opera
Mary Chun, Musikalische Leitung
Elkhanah Pulitzer, Regie
Laura Bohn, Duchess
Emma McNairy, Maid
Jonathan Blalock, Electrician
Earplay Orchestra
Hadleigh Adams, Bariton
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A dreamlike forest in an abandoned train station: The Cunning Little Vixen at West Edge Opera
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The sets, costumes, and venue contribute to the atmosphere, but it's the singing and playing of Janáček's enchanting music that make West Edge Opera's The Cunning Little Vixen magical.
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Ilana Walder-Biesanz
Ilana Walder-Biesanz
Ilana Walder-Biesanz is a product manager for Yahoo, a theatre and opera critic, and a classically trained mezzo-soprano. She explored theater and opera stagings as a Gates Scholar at Cambridge and as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany. She currently writes for Bachtrack, San Francisco Classical Voice, and Stark Insider. Twitter: @ilana_wb.