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San Francisco Opera season opener: a stellar cast carries a dull staging of Luisa Miller

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“Michael Fabiano... brought life and excitement to a static production”
Reviewed at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 11 September 2015
Verdi, Luisa Miller
San Francisco Opera
Nicola Luisotti, Conductor
Francesca Zambello, Director
Michael Yeargan, Set Designer
Leah Crocetto, Luisa
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Federica, Duchess of Ostheim
Michael Fabiano, Rodolfo
Vitaliy Bilyy, Miller
Daniel Sumegi, Count Walter
Andrea Silvestrelli, Wurm
Jacqueline Piccolino, Laura
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
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