San Francisco Opera’s season launch derailed as orchestra strike forces cancellations
San Francisco Opera’s 104th season opens in turmoil as an orchestra strike forces the cancellation of Simon Boccanegra and Opera in the Park.
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Thea Musgrave’s Mary, Queen of Scots Returns to San Francisco Opera
Thea Musgrave’s Mary, Queen of Scots returns to San Francisco Opera, presented in partnership with English National Opera.
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San Francisco Opera’s free ‘In Song’ video portrait series
San Francisco Opera’s free ‘In Song’ video portrait series continues with its eighth episode: In Song: Daniela Mack filmed in Buenos Aires.
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Ferruccio Furlanetto awarded the San Francisco Opera Medal
After the opening Eugene Onegin, Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto (who made his debut in 1974) was presented with the San Francisco Opera Medal.
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San Francisco Opera releases historic audio recordings
For its centennial celebrations, San Francisco Opera announces ‘Streaming the First Century’, a project offering free access to historic recordings.
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San Francisco Opera removes David Daniels after allegations of sexual assault
A surprising and sad press release has arrived from San Francisco Opera: San Francisco Opera today announced it is removing countertenor David Daniels from the role of Medoro in the Company’s June 2019 presentation of Handel’s Orlando. The decision to part ways with Mr. Daniels, for business and professional reasons, was reached after considerable deliberation given…
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Interview: Carmen Giannattasio on her first Tosca, Lady Gaga, and homicide
Soprano Carmen Giannattasio has been in demand since she was thrust before the public eye when she won both the First Prize and the Audience Award at Placido Domingo‘s Operalia in Paris in 2002. She took on one of the most challenging soprano roles soon after, singing Violetta La Traviata. Reviewing a 2007 performance at…
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Mark S Doss answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? I was in the 5th grade when the music teacher, Mrs Mapson, asked me to sing the Wells Fargo Wagon song from Music Man. She heard me sing it back to her and then exclaimed, “Wow, that’s beautiful! You could go to New York right now and make a…
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9/11 opera ‘Heart of a Soldier’ debuts next year at San Francisco Opera on the eve of the tenth anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks
Heart of a Soldier based on Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James B. Stewart’s acclaimed book and the life stories of Susan Rescorla, Rick Rescorla and Daniel J. Hill. A true story of military combat, love, friendship and heroism culminating with the devastating terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center” San Francisco Opera today announced details of…
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