Posts by Ken Herman
Vocal Splendor in San Diego Opera’s Production of Jake Heggie’s ‘Three Decembers’
San Diego Opera’s love affair with composer Jake Heggie continued unabated Friday, March 8, 2019, with the company’s smart production of his 2008 chamber opera “Three Decembers” in the Patrick Henry PHAME! Theatre.
Read MoreAcclaimed Soprano Frederica von Stade Headlines San Diego Opera’s Production of ‘Three Decembers’ by Jake Heggie
Acclaimed soprano Frederica von Stade returns to San Diego Opera this week to sing the lead role in Jake Heggie’s chamber opera Three Decembers, opening Friday, March 8. In her estimable career she has sung major roles in the great opera houses on both sides of the Atlantic and has made over 100 recordings that…
Read MoreDe Waart and San Diego Symphony Offer Winning Program of Mahler and Barber
Conductor Edo de Waart’s Friday (March 1) program with the San Diego Symphony brilliantly paired Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with Samuel Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915,” and together they delivered this package beautifully!
Read MoreUC San Diego: the Elysian Fields of Percussion Performance
Wednesday, February 27, at UC San Diego’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall, virtuoso percussionist Steven Schick gave an impressive solo recital of recent works as part of the university’s week long “Cross-Wired,” a festival of concerts and masterclasses dedicated to cutting edge percussion music and its performers.
Read MoreAndrás Schiff Illuminates Schumann and Janáček at the Balboa Theatre
The expectations that precede a piano recital by András Schiff are exceedingly high, and his Friday, February 22, performance at the Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego easily surpassed them.
Read MoreOpera NEO’s Sumptuous Buffet of Arias and Ensembles
Caught midway between the final performance of San Diego Opera’s “Rigoletto” two weeks ago and the opening of the company’s “Three Decembers” by Jake Heggie in March, serious San Diego opera aficionados eagerly gathered for Opera NEO’s February 16 concert of opera selections titled “Love Is in the Air.”
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