Posts Tagged ‘Puccini’
San Diego Opera’s “La bohème” Recast As a Symbol of Isolation in a Time of Pandemic
Although opera houses across the continent have been dark since mid-March because of the Covid pandemic, San Diego Opera General Director David Bennett is determined to produce the company’s 2020-2021 season-opening “La bohème” production later this month outdoors in the Pechanga Arena San Diego parking lot.
Read MoreSan Diego’s 2020-2021 Season: Surprises and Ample Puccini
At long last, San Diego Opera General Director David Bennett has announced the company’s 2020-2021 season.
Read MoreJoshua Guerrero Brings His Passion and Golden Tenor Voice to San Diego Opera’s One Amazing Night
San Diego Opera will present Joshua Guerrero and soprano Ailyn Pérez in “One Amazing Night,” a concert slated for Wednesday, December 11, at the Balboa Theatre. Here is my interview with the lauded Mexican-American tenor.
Read MoreStephen Powell’s Star Shines Brightly in San Diego Opera’s “One Amazing Night”
“One Amazing Night,” the San Diego Opera program featuring tenor Stephen Costello, baritone Stephen Powell, and members of the San Diego Symphony, offered a pleasant potpourri of arias, three flashy duets, and a few orchestral interludes Wednesday, May 15, at the Balboa Theatre.
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 MoreSoprano Lise Lindstrom Returns to San Diego Opera Singing her Acclaimed, Signature Turandot
When San Diego Opera General Director David Bennett signed soprano Lise Lindstrom to sing the title role in Puccini’s “Turandot,” he was not exactly going out on a limb. She had performed it with acclaim at her Metropolitan Opera debut in 2009, not to mention a well-received San Diego Opera production in 2011 . . .
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