Posts Tagged ‘Walter DuMelle’
San Diego Opera Brings a New Production of ‘All Is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914’ to the Balboa Theatre
San Diego Opera’s upcoming production of Peter Rothstein’s choral chamber opera “All Is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914” at the Balboa Theatre sheds light on the impromptu Christmas Day truce of 1914, an event early in World War I that offered a glimpse of humanity in that otherwise merciless combat.
Read MorePiazzolla’s Tango Opera: A Smoldering Surrealist Portrait
Friday’s opening night performance of San DIego Opera’s production of Ástor Piazzolla’s tango opera “María de Buenos Aires” offered a surrealist story and the tantalizing allure of Piazzolla’s brilliant music . . .
Read MoreMusic Brings Peace to War: Bodhi Tree Concerts’ ‘All Is Calm’
Bodhi Tree Concerts and the men of Sacra/Profana produced “All Is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914” November 17-19, 2017, in San Diego’s Veterans Museum at Balboa Park. The 2:00 p.m. performance on November, 18, 2017, was viewed for this review.
Read MoreA Mad Monarch–Could This Musical Drama Have Any Contemporary Relevance?
Peter Maxwell Davies amazing monodrama “8 Songs for a Mad King” brought together avant-garde music, Expressionist drama, and political commentary in one powerful vehicle–precisely what any San Diego International Fringe Festival contribution should do!
Read MoreSoprano Corinne Winters Soars Magnificently in San Diego Opera’s ‘La Traviata’
San Diego Opera opened its updated production of Verdi’s evergreen “La Traviata” at Civic Theatre on April 22 . . .
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