A Turandot to remember in San Francisco

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 06 Dezember 2017

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“Always innovative, Hockney's tableaux are rooted in art history”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, am 3 Dezember 2017

Puccini, Turandot

San Francisco Opera

Nicola Luisotti, Musikalische Leitung

Garnett Bruce, Regie

David Hockney, Bühnenbild

Ian Falconer, Kostüme

Nina Stemme, Turandot

Brian Jagde, Der unbekannte Prinz (Kalaf)

Leah Crocetto, Liù

Soloman Howard, Timur

Robert Brubaker, Kaiser Altoum

Joo Wan Kang, Ping

Julius Ahn, Pang

Joel Sorensen, Pong

Brad Walker, Mandarin

San Francisco Opera Chorus

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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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.