Glitter and Be Vengeful: San Diego Opera’s A Masked Ball

Por Erica Miner, 11 marzo 2014

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Crítica hecha desde San Diego Civic Theatre, San Diego el 8 marzo 2014

Verdi, Un ballo in maschera

San Diego Opera

Krassimira Stoyanova, Amelia

Stephanie Blythe, Madame Arvidson

Piotr Beczała, Gustavo, King of Sweden

Kathleen Kim, Oscar

Aris Argiris, Count Anckarström

Massimo Zanetti, Dirección

Lesley Koenig, Dirección de escena

San Diego Symphony

Heggie's Great Scott wins big in San Diego

Erica Miner, 7th May

Returning stars and high-profile company debuts contributed panache to the energy-charged atmosphere.

*****

Latonia Moore a shimmering Butterfly

Erica Miner, 16th April

San Diego Opera's main stage offering proved that even a warhorse can remain thoroughly enchanting when a production looks and sounds as beautiful as this company’s Madama Butterfly.

****1

A passionate Tosca at San Diego Opera

Erica Miner, 13th February

Tosca’s popularity stems not only from its music, but also from the inherent truth in its drama and its in-depth portrayal of unrestrained human passions.

****1

Nixon in China: It’s Primetime in the USA

Matthew Richard Martinez, 14th March

James Robinson's production of Adams' Nixon in China hits its stride at San Diego Opera.

****1

San Diego season opens with La bohème

Matthew Richard Martinez, 24th January

A well-rehearsed and cohesive Bohème in San Diego, although with some vocal disappointments.

**111

San Diego Opera's Don Quixote

Matthew Richard Martinez, 5th April

Matthew Richard Martinez reviews San Diego Opera's season-closing production of Massenet's Don Quixote starring Ferruccio Furlanetto.

*****

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Erica Miner

As a Metropolitan Opera violinist Erica performed with James Levine, Leonard Bernstein and countless opera luminaries. Now an award-winning author, screenwriter, arts journalist and lecturer, Erica’s opera presentations include Wagner Societies in California, New York, Boston, North Carolina and Sydney, Australia. Her recently released novel Aria for Murder, the first in her ‘Operatic Mystery’ series, authentically reflects her experiences in the Met Orchestra. Sequels are due in 2023 and 2024. Erica’s personal website is here.