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Calling Out Power and Privilege, Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ Proves a Timely Offering to Open San Diego Opera’s Season
The curtain will go up on San Diego Opera’s production of “The Marriage of Figaro” on Saturday, October 20, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the San Diego Civic Theatre. Stage director Stephen Lawless gives his take on the politics and social criticism in Mozart’s beloved opera.
Read More‘Best of Trolley Dances’ Soars with Voices and Water, Concern for Homeless
To celebrate its 20th Anniversary ‘Trolley Dances,’ San Diego Dance Theater brings back six unforgettable dances…
Read MoreDancing Around Town Has Jazzy, Animal Themes
We’re falling for dances with jazzy, animal themes, trolley rides, hip hop–and it’s almost #Worldballetday
Read MoreChanges in San Diego Opera’s 2018-2019 Season
Over the weekend, San Diego Opera announced some changes in the 2018-19 season: Hansel and Gretel, Engelbert Humperdinck’s delightful fairy tale opera, will be replaced by performances of Peter Rothstein’s All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 as part of the company’s dētour series.
Read MoreOpera NEO’s Aria Marathon Opens the Summer Opera Season on Many, Many, Many High Notes
Encountering Opera NEO’s annual Aria Marathon Sunday, July 15, at Palisades Presbyterian Church in Allied Gardens signaled that Opera NEO’s summer festival is again at hand. This marathon is a ritual that gives each singer participating in the five-week festival the opportunity to sing their best opera aria to a captive audience.
Read MoreMark Morris’s ‘Pepperland’ Invades the Civic Theatre
Morris can’t describe the dancing in “Pepperland,” except to say: “It’s full on dancing and fabulous, and the music is marvelous. It may be dark outside, but yes, dress in brilliant colors! It’s not hippie, it’s mod…”
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