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2023-09-26 22:23:00
San Francisco Opera: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
Bille Bruley as Steve Wozniak and John Moore as Steve JobsThe (R)evolution of Steve JobsPhoto: Cory Weaver/San Francisco OperaI might or might not have something to say about Steve Jobs at SF Opera after I see it Saturday night. I said plenty about it in 2017, though.Joshua Kosman, SF ChronicleSimon Cohen, SFCV2017 media round-up (My blog post, linked here, consists of a lot of ranting about problems in the libretto.)Lisa Hirsch, Steve Jobs, the Man, and Steve Jobs, the Opera (2017)Lots more at this Google search
2023-01-29 01:04:00
San Francisco Opera 2023-24
War Memorial Opera House at DuskPhoto by Lisa HirschSF Opera announced its 2023-24 season the other day; herewith the lineup, with some comments. Parts of this were known in advance because SFO announced the three contemporary works in the season announcement for 2022-23, and they have indicated a plan for MD Eun Sun Kim to conduct one Verdi and one Wagner opera each season, leading up to an eventual Ring.Fall, 2023:Opening night gala concert, conducted by Music Director Kim, with tenor Roberto Alagna and soprano Aleksandra Kurzak. Verdi, Il Trovatore. Kim/Arturo Chacon-Cruz, Angel Blue, George Petean, Anita Rachvelishvili. David McVicar production, seen here in 2009. Classic barn (and baby) burner. I see two potential issues: Chacon-Cruz doesn't strike me as having the right kind of voice for Manrico, and Rachvelishvili has been cancelling a lot owing to some health problems. This is 8 months out, so we'll see. Bates, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. Michael Christie/John Moore (Steve Jobs), Sasha Cooke (Laureen […]
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2018-09-07 11:20:00
Die Wand / The Wall (2012) – A film by Julian Roman Pölsler – Starring Martina Gedeck (Download the movie)
Martina Gedeck, star of the Academy Award®-winning film The Lives Of Others, brings a vivid intensity to this mysterious and riveting tale of survival set in a spectacularly beautiful Austrian mountain landscape. In a tour-de-force performance, Gedeck stars as an unnamed character who suddenly finds herself cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall inexplicably surrounds the countryside where she is vacationing. Accompanied by her loyal dog Lynx, she becomes immersed in a world untouched by civilization and ruled by the laws of nature. As she grapples with her bizarre circumstances, she begins an inward journey of spiritual growth and transcendence. Based on Marlen Haushofer's eponymous classic novel, The Wall is a gorgeous, mesmerizing adventure film that raises profound questions about humanity, solitude, and our relationship to the natural world.Winner! Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Berlin International Film Festival 2012"Riveting and emotionally involving from start to finish. […]
2014-11-09 07:00:37
Classical music: Three new releases highlight familiar and unfamiliar Danish music. Here are reviews from NPR (National Public Radio.) Plus, this afternoon is your last chance to hear the Madison Symphony Orchestra and violinist Sarah Chang in an all-Scandinavian program that gets rave reviews.
ALERT: Today at 2:30 p.m. in Overture Hall is your last chance to catch the all-Scandinavian program by the Madison Symphony Orchestra (below top) and guest violinist Sarah Chang (below bottom) under John DeMain . The Ear didn’t go on Friday or Saturday night. But here are two reviews by reliable critics who did. Here is a review by John W. Barker for Isthmus: ici Here is a review by Greg Hettmansberger, who writes the Classically Speaking blog for Madison Magazine: ici Here is a link to Jess Courtier’s review for The Capital Times: ici And here is a link to a previous posting on this blog that served as a preview and included a Q&A with violinist Sarah Chang : ici By Jacob Stockinger The Ear was very […]
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