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

By Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 12 September 2015
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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
Programme
Verdi, Luisa Miller
Performers
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
San Francisco Opera Chorus
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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.