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San Diego Opera’s Verismo Reality Show

By Ken Herman | January 26, 2014 |

San Diego Opera’s opening night enthusiasm seemed more electric than usual Saturday (Jan. 25) at Civic Theatre when the company opened its 49th season with Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci.

Two Orchestras Unite for Tchaikovsky Bash

By Ken Herman | January 25, 2014 |

Promoting a concert that featured two symphony orchestras playing together on the same stage conjured the image of a circus barker luring patrons into a tent to see the bearded lady or a two-headed dog. Fortunately, under the baton of guest conductor Pinchas Zukerman, the combined performance of the San Diego Symphony and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra easily provided an unusually powerful, moving account of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in E Minor.

Fun Has Faded in ‘Nunsense’ at the Avo

By Kris Eitland | January 23, 2014 |

Nunsense pokes fun at Catholicism and the nuns who herd children around with clickers and rulers, and is as stale as a communion wafer.

Afro-Brazilian, Hip-hop, Modern, Circus – Compagnie Kafig Does It All

By Janice Steinberg | January 20, 2014 |

In Compagnie Kafig’s San Diego debut last Wednesday, the first piece, “Correria,” demonstrated the all-male company’s energy and range, which goes way beyond hip-hop to include circus, Afro-Brazilian as well as contemporary dance, the Brazilian martial art form capoeira, and terrific theatricality. But it was with “Agwa” that Kafig created a rapturous, holy artistic experience.

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