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San Francisco Opera Lab's The Source belongs here and now

By Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 25 February 2017
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“The Source is small, specific, and timely.”
Reviewed at Taube Atrium Theater, San Francisco on 25 February 2017
Programme
Hearne, The Source
Performers
San Francisco Opera
Daniel Fish, Director
Nathan Koci, Keyboard
Jennifer Choi, Violin
Mellissa Hughes, Vocals
Samia Mounts, Vocals
Isaiah Robinson, Vocals
Jonathan Woody, Vocals
Jim Findlay, Director
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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.