Posts Tagged ‘Giacomo Puccini’
Puccini’s ‘Turandot’–Grand Opera Produced in Sumptuous Style
San Diego Opera’s sumptuous, musically resplendent production of Puccini’s “Turnadot” opened Saturday, February 24, in the Civic Theatre.
Read MoreSan Diego Opera’s ‘Tosca’– A Production to Die For
San Diego Opera’s season-opening ‘Tosca’ got everything right: a strong cast, fluid stage direction, and a sensitive conductor in the pit. Or as some might describe it, Puccini heaven . . .
Read MoreCamarada’s Tunes for a Sultry Summer Night in the Barrio
San Diego’s classy chamber music collective Camarada took its movable feast back to Bread and Salt in Barrio Logan Sunday, combating the sultry weather with a concert of mellifluous airs . . .
Read MoreBaritone Morgan Smith on Opera: Don’t Leave the Messages to Western Union
The last time San Diegans encountered baritone Morgan Smith, he was riveting their attention in the role of Starbuck in San Diego Opera’s production of Jake Heggie’s “Moby-Dick,” one of the few contemporary operas that have found favor with opera’s notoriously conservative audience. Back in town for the first opera of San Diego’s 2015 season, Smith shares his insights and inspirations . . .
Read MoreSongs Instrumental and Vocal
Mention the composer Ottorino Respighi, and most music aficionados will reel off a list of massive orchestral works, especially those throbbing tone poems depicting the city of Rome. But the early 20th-century composer has another more intimate and subtle side: Respighi the chamber music maestro. This was the visage that smiled on Art of Élan’s season-opening program . . .
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