Posts Tagged ‘Guiseppe Verdi’
Stellar Cast Leads San Diego Opera’s Unusual Presentation of Verdi’s ‘Aïda’
San Diego Opera opened its production of Verdi’s beloved grand opera “Aïda” Saturday, October 19, 2019, at San Diego Civic Theatre with as winning a cast of “Aïda” singers as you will hear just about anywhere. The production runs through October 27, 2019.
Read MoreJoseph Waters’ Revised St. Francis Opera and SWARMIUS Ensemble Bring NWEAMO 2019 to Completion
A portion of Joseph Waters’ opera “El Colibrí Mágico” (“The Magic Hummingbird—A California Story”) was given a semi-staged performance at Sunday’s, April 28, 2019, NWEAMO 2019 concert in San Diego State University’s Smith Recital Hall.
Read MoreLa Jolla’s Magnificent Festival Performance of the Verdi Requiem
Yes, it seemed like the Day of Judgement was about to occur when the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus under Steven Schick launched into the “Dies Irae” of Verdi’s Requiem this weekend at UC San Diego’s Mandeville Auditorium . . .
Read MoreOpera NEO’s Holiday Concert
Opera NEO’s Holiday Concert at Palisades Presbyterian Church on Saturday (Dec. 17) put selections of Puccini’s “La bohème” on stage along with various seasonal arias and ensembles . . .
Read More‘Defiant Requiem’ a Moving Holocaust Remembrance at the Jacobs Music Center
Guest conductor Murry Sidlin presented “Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín,” a concert of Guiseppe Verdi’s great Requiem surrounded by commentary about performances of this work given by Jews imprisoned by the Nazis in the notorious Theresienstadt Concentration Camp during World War II . . .
Read MoreStunning Duo Recital Opens a Revived San Diego Opera
The audience streaming into the Balboa Theatre Friday night (September 5) may have been drawn to the duo recital presented by San Diego Opera because of soprano Ailyn Pérez and tenor Stephen Costello, but this musical event also marked the rebirth of a major U.S. opera company . . .
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