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A staggering behemoth: McVicar's Les Troyens arrives in San Francisco

By Paul Selar, 15 June 2015
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Reviewed at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 12 June 2015
Programme
Berlioz, Les Troyens (The Trojans)
Performers
San Francisco Opera
Sir Donald Runnicles, Conductor
Sir David McVicar, Director
Moritz Junge, Costume Designer
Es Devlin, Set Designer
Sasha Cooke, Anna
Michaela Martens, Cassandre
Susan Graham, Didon
Buffy Baggott, Hecuba
Bryan Hymel, Énée
René Barbera, Iopas
Brian Mulligan, Chorèbe
Christian Van Horn, Narbal
Philip Skinner, Priam
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Leah Hausman, Revival Director
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Paul Selar
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.