The Opera Tattler
The Opera Tattler is a English-speaking blog specialized in the field of classical music and opera. As such, The Opera Tattler is a qualified source of soclassiq, like I care if you listen or Pacific Symphony blog and many others. The oldest article indexed by soclassiq is dated 2012-01-10. Since then, a total of 339 articles have been written and published by The Opera Tattler.
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2023-08-22 20:50:29
* Notes * Festival Opera put on a visceral production of Carmen at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek last weekend. The staging was effective and there was a lot of great singing. The small orchestra was...
2023-08-21 23:10:53
* Notes * The Merola Grand Finale (participants pictured, photograph by Kristen Loken) was held Saturday night on the main stage of the War Memorial Opera House. It was great to hear the singers with the full orchestra conducted by...
2023-06-30 16:07:40
* Notes * The Merola held a recital entitled Metamorphosis: Recovery, Renewal, and Rebirth last night at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Curated by Carrie-Ann Matheson and Nicholas Phan, this evening of art song featured a variety of composers,...
2023-06-14 17:26:08
* Notes * The opening of Gabriela Lena Frank's El último sueño de Frida y Diego (Act I Scene 2 pictured, photograph by Cory Weaver) at San Francisco Opera last night was vivid and visually impressive. There was much great...
2023-06-09 16:09:50
* Notes * Composer Kaija Saariaho (pictured) died last Friday on June 2, and San Francisco Symphony's presentation of her 2005 opera Adriana Mater last night showed what a profound loss this is. Her music is wholly unique and is...
2023-06-05 20:35:53
* Notes * Richard Strauss' Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Act I Scene 2 pictured, photograph by Cory Weaver) returned to San Francisco Opera after an absence of 34 years. The vibrant production by artist David Hockney premiered at Covent Garden...
2023-06-04 17:46:29
* Notes * San Francisco Opera resumed its 100th season with a new production of Madama Butterfly (Act I pictured, photograph by Cory Weaver) directed by Amon Miyamoto and featuring a solid cast. The stars of the show for last...
2023-06-03 17:11:10
* Notes * Opera Parallèle made a triumphant return to the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater with a chamber version of Paul Moravec's 2016 opera The Shining (beginning of Act I pictured, photograph by Cory Weaver) last night...
2023-05-08 13:00:00
* Notes * I considered skipping the Saturday evening performance of Aida (Act II ovation pictured), as my flight out of New York left in the morning, but Sonja Frisell's production is being retired, so I'd never have another chance...
2023-05-07 15:36:50
* Notes * La Bohème (ovation pictured) isn't an opera I go out of my way to see, but since I was already in town for the new Don Giovanni, I attended yesterday's matinée of the Puccini work. The staging...