Magnificent marionettes Oct 22, 2009
What we need now are puppet versions of "Fidelio," "Il Trovatore" and "Die Meistersinger.". E-mail Joshua Kosman at. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
S.F. Opera subs soprano Oct 6, 2009
The new Vassileva made her U.S. opera debut with San Francisco Opera in 1994 in Verdi's "Il Trovatore" and returned in 1995 and 1998. This article appeared on page E - 2 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Legends Theatre Presents Exclusive Kansas City La Boheme Presentation - September 24 & 27 Sep 22, 2009
Fall/Winter '09 Schedule Sept 24, 7pm & Sept 27, 1pm: LA BOHEME (Puccini) -- A film by Robert Dornhelm Oct 15, 7pm & Oct 18, 1pm: I PURITANI (Bellini) -- Teatro Comunale, Italy Oct 29, 7pm & Nov 1, 1pm: SWAN LAKE (Tchaikovsky) -- Mariinsky Ballet, St Petersburg, Russia Nov 12, 7pm & Nov 15, 1pm: EUGENE ONEGIN (Tchaikovsky) -- Bolshoi Opera, L'Opera de Paris, France Nov 19, 7pm & Nov 22 & 29, 1pm: THE NUTCRACKER (Tchaikovsky) -- Mariinsky Ballet, St Petersburg, Russia Dec 7, Time TBA: LIVE -... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Music review: Opera in the Park a splish-splash Sep 16, 2009
The star of the afternoon - just like at Friday night's season-opening performance of Verdi's "Il Trovatore" - was soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, who reprised Leonora's Act 1 aria "Tacea la notte placida" with a degree of emotional fervor and tonal power undiminished by electronic amplification. She was joined by tenor Marco Berti and baritone Quinn Kelsey for the fiery trio from the end of that act. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Opera opening gala a sellout success Sep 15, 2009
Not that they needed to have worried: In the end, the audience came through, with slightly more than 1,000 guests paying from $375 to $5,000 each to attend the patron's and Bravo Club dinners at City Hall and attend a performance of Verdi's "Il Trovatore" with a star-studded cast. It was deemed a sellout, a heartening turn of events for gala co-chairs Adrianna Pope Sullivan and Teresa Medearis. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Opera review: 'Il Trovatore' Sep 15, 2009
Opera review: 'Il Trovatore ... Opera review: 'Il Trovatore ... It came during the last act of Friday's potent season-opening performance of Verdi's "Il Trovatore" at the War Memorial Opera House, and even in the context of a generally strong evening, Radvanovsky's account of the aria "D'amor sull'ali rosee" stood out as a beacon of probing musicality. (San Francisco Chronicle)
This Week: Art and entertainment picks Sep 14, 2009
tickets for the San Francisco Opera's simulcast of Guiseppe Verdi's "Il Trovatore." The winner will be announced at Opera at the Ballpark ... Plus, you can enjoy the great outdoors while listening to "Il Trovatore," the story of a corrupt count, a dashing warrior and a Gypsy who plots to avenge her mother's wrongful death. (San Francisco Chronicle)
5 things in September Sep 7, 2009
San Francisco: Verdi's "Il Trovatore," starring Marco Berti, will be simulcast in the season's second Free Opera at the Ballpark. The last one, in June, attracted 27,000 freeloaders. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Diva with good things to say - about others Sep 5, 2009
Talk to this brilliant American mezzo-soprano, who appears at the San Francisco Opera next Friday as Azucena in the season-opening production of Verdi's "Il Trovatore," and you get a steady stream of accolades, all directed at other people. Bass-baritone Greer Grimsley, who last month sang Wotan opposite Blythe's Fricka in Wagner's "Ring" Cycle at the Seattle Opera. (San Francisco Chronicle)
S.F. Symphony, Opera: Party prep 101 Aug 31, 2009
Sept. 11, San Francisco Opera: Bravo's Opening Night Gala ($375) with "Il Trovatore" includes cocktails, dinner and performance. Guild's Opera Ball 2009 ($850, $1,500, $2,500 and $5,000) includes cocktails, dinner and performance; (415) 565-3204 or sfopera. (San Francisco Chronicle)
CDs, DVDs to prepare you for S.F. Opera season Aug 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009. A glance at the repertoire for the San Francisco Opera's new season is enough to paint an unnerving financial picture. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Free and cheap in San Francisco Aug 1, 2009
Or see opera for free at the AT&T Park when San Francisco Opera offers a simulcast of Verdi's "Il Trovatore" on Sept. 19. About 27,000 people attended a simulcast of "Tosca" in June at the ballpark, home of the San Francisco Giants. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Date Lines: News from the Bay Area arts scene Jul 28, 2009
Baritone Quinn Kelsey will replace Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Count di Luna in the last two performances of Verdi's "Il Trovatore" on Oct. 4 and 6 at the San Francisco Opera. Kelsey, an alumnus of the Merola Opera Program, made a formidable company debut last season as Marcello in Puccini's "La Bohme.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Diva's zeal keeps Fresno on opera map Jul 21, 2009
This year's highlights include "Shep the Musical" July 25 at the Fresno Art Museum, "Il Trovatore" July 26 at the Tower Theatre, "Sisters of Manzanar" July 31 at the Fresno Art Museum, and a double bill of "Suor Angelica" and "Pagliacci" Aug. 2 at Shaghoian Concert Hall on the Clovis North High School campus. Garabedian hopes to increase awareness and appreciation for local opera. (Fresno Bee)
It's Figaro-ver For Downtown Opera Co. May 28, 2009
He trod the Amato stage back in the early '80s when, he says, he wanted to demonstrate his facility in "Il Trovatore" and "Andrea Chenier.". Then as now, Amato's hectic rehearsal schedule allowed only a quick run-through -- good preparation, West says, for the pressure every singer faces in jumping into a performance on a few hours' notice. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
* SUNDAY PROFILE: Not quite the final curtain May 10, 2009
If I could do tomorrow Carmen, or Boheme, or Andrea Chenier, or Il Trovatore, I wouldnt sing it like 25 years ago. I would be comparing myself with the way I was then and this is not good. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
It's Verdi Theatrical Feb 19, 2009
IL TROVATORE The Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center; 212-362 6000. Through May 8. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Placido Domingo tries to turn back clock at Met Feb 9, 2009
Originally he had intended to conduct the current revival, but he agreed to jump from the podium to the stage after the scheduled tenor, Marcelo Alvarez, switched to an upcoming new production of Verdi's "Il Trovatore.". Pavarotti's ill-fated effort to wish the years away occurred in 1995, when he starred in a revival of Donizetti's "La Fille du Regiment," best known for its tenor aria with nine high Cs. (Lompoc Record, CA)
