Posts Tagged ‘Stephanie Blythe’
San Diego Opera’s Puccini Duo Boldly Balances Tragedy with Comedy
San Diego Opera continued its 2022-23 season with ‘Puccini Duo’–two operas from the composer’s trilogy ‘Il trittico.’ The production that opened Saturday at Civic Theatre runs through February 19.
Read MoreStephanie Blythe Charms and Dazzles Balboa Audience with Her Johnny Mercer Tribute
Saturday at the Balboa Theatre, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe heralded in concert the noted mid-20th century song composer and lyricist, Johnny Mercer.
Read MoreSan Diego Opera’s Promising 2021-2022 Season Goes Back Into Theaters
Now that the restrictions of the current pandemic are lifting, San Diego Opera General Director David Bennett has announced the company’s 2021-2022 season.
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 MoreElegant Nostalgia from a True Diva
The obituary for the solo vocal recital has been written so frequently it is a wonder that singers still attempt to present it. This fall, San Diego Opera has demonstrated how to make this supposedly moribund format come to life, and Friday (Dec. 12) mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe entranced her ample audience at the Balboa Theatre . . .
Read MoreSan Diego Opera’s Requiem?
From its first performance in Milan’s church of San Marco in 1874, Guiseppe Verdi’s Requiem Mass catapulted its listeners from the solemn cadence of the Roman Catholic liturgy to the raw emotional drama of the opera stage. So it was entirely appropriate for San Diego Opera to present a concert performance of this Requiem on the company’s usual opera stage on March 20 . . .
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