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San Francisco Opera 2024 Adler Fellows; Adler Concert
[…] has trained any number of young singers who went on to good careers in opera. It's always nice to be able to say "I knew them when," and the annual Alder concert is a great opportunity to hear these talented singers. Here are the details for the concert, which has a very interesting program:THE FUTURE IS NOW: ADLERS IN CONCERTSaturday, December 2, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.Herbst Theatre, Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco San Francisco Opera Adler FellowsSan Francisco Opera OrchestraRamón Tebar, conductor Tickets for The Future Is Now range from $34–$69. PROGRAM (subject to change) Overture from Norma (Vincenzo Bellini)San Francisco Opera Orchestra "Va, crudele … Vieni in Roma!" from Norma (Vincenzo Bellini)Gabrielle Beteag, Adalgisa • Moisés Salazar, Pollione "Che più t'arresti … Tacea la notte ... Di tale amor" from Il Trovatore (Giuseppe Verdi)Nikola Printz, Inez • Mikayla Sager, Leonora "Amor ti vieta" from Fedora (Umberto Giordano)Edward Graves, Count Loris "Ch'il bel sogno di Doretta" from La Rondine (Giacomo Puccini)Olivia Smith, Magda "Riez, allez" from Don Quichotte (Jules Massenet)Jongwon Han, Sancho "Sull'aria" from Le Nozze di Figaro (Wolfgang […]
2023-08-23 21:44:00
Generational Change
[…] noticed that SFS is holding auditions this fall for associate principal cello, a position that Peter Wyrick has held since 1999. What we're seeing now is the departures of musicians who were hired by Herbert Blomstedt and MTT, with just a few going back as far as Edo de Waart. It's also important to recall that up until 1980, when Davies opened, the same group of musicians acted as the San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. Musicians who were in the organization at the time decided which orchestra to play in, as I understand it.There haven't been announcements from the Symphony about Ward and Wyrick yet; watch for something around the beginning of the season, which opens on September 22.And keep in mind that something similar is going on across the street, where the Opera Orchestra has a number of openings. Additionally, when the next run of […]
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2023-07-27 14:17:22
San Francisco Opera Orchestra has chosen Evan Kahn... The post San Fran changes principal cello after 49 years appeared first on Slippedisc.
2023-05-10 01:18:00
Here's most of the press release announcing the program for the June 16, 2023 Centennial Concert. Looks nice! At past gala concerts, there have occasionally been surprise guests. I seem to recall Dame Joan Sutherland and Leonie Rysanek making brief speeches at a 1990s gala.San Francisco Opera’s Centennial Season culminates with a celebration of the Company’s first 100 years. A host of treasured San Francisco Opera artists will be featured with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus in a program that honors the Company’s history through musical milestones and landmark productions. Conductors: Eun Sun Kim, Sir Donald Runnicles, Patrick SummersSopranos: Karita Mattila, Ailyn Pérez, Patricia Racette, Nina Stemme, Heidi Stober, Adela ZahariaMezzo-sopranos: Susan Graham, Daniela MackTenors: Lawrence Brownlee, Michael Fabiano, Brandon Jovanovich, Russell ThomasBaritones: Lucas Meachem, Brian MulliganBass-Baritone: Christian Van Horn San Francisco Opera OrchestraSan Francisco Opera Chorus; Chorus Director John KeeneShawna Lucey, Stage Director PROGRAM TO INCLUDE(Subject to change) Prelude from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Richard […]
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