A veritable match made in heaven

Por Paul Selar, 19 junio 2015

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

Crítica hecha desde War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco el 14 junio 2015

Mozart, Las bodas de Fígaro (Le nozze di Figaro)

San Francisco Opera

Patrick Summers, Dirección

Robin Guarino, Dirección de escena

Gary Marder, Diseño de escena

Philippe Sly, Figaro

Lisette Oropesa, Susanna

Luca Pisaroni, Count Almaviva

Nadine Sierra, Countess Almaviva

Kate Lindsey, Cherubino

San Francisco Opera Orchestra

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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

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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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.

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