Living at the Opera

From Seen and Heard International By: Harvey Steiman; Pictures © Cory Weaver Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, chorus and orchestra, Donald Runnicles, conductor. San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 22.6.2010 (HS) Valkyries parachuting down in aviatrix garb, warriors dressed in World War I uniforms, Wotan as a three-piece-suited captain of industry, and Valhalla [...]

From Seen and Heard International By: Harvey Steiman Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, Nicola Luisotti, conductor. War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 9.6.2010 (HS) Deborah Voigt has proven herself formidable in Wagner roles such as Sieglinde in Die Walküre or Senta in Die Fliegende Hollander, and Strauss heroines such as the Prima [...]

Gallery A of “Il matrimonio segreto” Gallery B of “Il matrimonio segreto” If an audience’s enthusiastic response to an opera performance can be taken as an indicator of a successful production, then the U of A’s Opera Theater presentation of Domenico Cimarosa’s 1792 opera buffa, Il matrimonio segreto can be considered as one of its [...]

The following photos are courtesy of the University of Arizona Opera Theater. © Show dates: April 8th and April 10th, 2010

The following photos are courtesy of the University of Arizona Opera Theater. © Show dates: April 9th and April 11th, 2010