‘Moby-Dick’ Opera in two actsBy Jake HeggieLibretto by Gene Scheer, after the Herman Melville novelSan Francisco OperaConducted by Patrick SummersDirected…
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‘The Two Foscari’ By Giuseppe VerdiWith Placido Domingo, Marina Poplavskaya, and Francesco MeliDirected by Thaddeus StassbergerConducted by James ConlonLA Opera,…
Željko Lučić in the title role of San Francisco Opera’s “Rigoletto”Photo by Cory Weaver ‘Rigoletto’ Opera in three acts by…
James Callon (left) as Nadir and Zachary Altman as Zurga in Opera San José’s “The Pearl Fishers”Photo by Pat Kirk…
Voices of a Summer Night Santa Fe Opera, in repertory through Aug. 25, 2012:“Arabella” by Richard Strauss“King Roger” by Karol…
‘Nixon in China’ Opera in three actsBy John AdamsLibretto by Alice GoodmanConducted by Lawrence RenesDirected by Michael CavanaghChorus directed by…
‘Attila’ Music by Giuseppe VerdiLibretto by Temistocle Solera and Francesco Maria PiaveDirected by Gabriele LaviaConducted by Nicola LuisottiSan Francisco Opera,…
‘Albert Herring’ By Benjamin BrittenConducted by James ConlonDirected by Paul CurranLA OperaDorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los AngelesFeb. 25-March 17, 2012 In…
‘Simon Boccanegra’ By Giuseppe VerdiDirected by Elijah MoshinskyConducted by James ConlonWith Plácido DomingoLA Opera, Music Center, Los AngelesThrough March 4,…
Susannah Biller and Marco Panuccio in “The Great Gatsby”Photo by Rapt Productions ‘The Great Gatsby’ Opera by John HarbisonAfter the…
‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’ Opera in three acts with a prologue and epilogue by Jacques OffenbachLibretto by Jules BarbierEdited by Michael…
‘Xerxes’ Opera in three acts by George Frideric HandelOriginal production by Nicholas HytnerRevival directed by Michael WallingConducted by Patrick SummersSan…
The ensemble in Act II of San Francisco Opera’s “Carmen”Photos by Cory Weaver ‘Carmen’ By Georges BizetText by Henri Meilhac…
‘Roméo et Juliette’ Opera in five acts by Charles GounodLibretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (based on Shakespeare’s tragedy)Directed…