Posts Tagged ‘Francesco Cavalli’
Mezzo-Soprano Joyce DiDonato Casts an Opulent Vocal Spell at The Conrad
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the period-instrument ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro gave a performance of “Eden” for the La Jolla Music Society at The Conrad on Wednesday.
Read MoreOpera NEO Offers Mozart, Gounod, and Rameau in Promising 2020 Summer Opera Festival
Following a pattern that has won devoted audiences, the Opera NEO Summer Opera Festival has announced its August 2020 season: two repertory favorites, Charles Gounod’s “Faust” and Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” complemented by a Baroque rarity, Jean Philippe Rameau’s “Platée.”
Read MoreRare Francesco Cavalli Opera Sighted on Stage in the Golden Triangle
Opera NEO’s last offering of its 2019 Summer Festival, Francesco Cavalli’s 1651 “La Calisto,” opened in a smart production Friday at the Four Flowers Theater at La Jolla Country Day School.
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.”
Read MoreOpera NEO’s Francesco Cavalli Revival Makes Quite a Splash in San Diego
On Friday, August 4, 2017, San Diego’s Opera NEO opened its production of Francesco Cavalli’s “Il Giasone” from 1649 at the Palisades Presbyterian Church . . .
Read MoreOpera NEO’s Avalanche of Arias
As Opera NEO Artistic Director Peter Kozma welcomed Saturday’s (July 15) audience to his company’s season-opening Aria Marathon program, he offered his humorous take on the event. “Aria Marathon—or as some call it, death by aria!”
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