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San Francisco Opera Announces ‘The Adlers: Live at the Drive-In’

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San Francisco Opera is set to present “The Adlers: Live at the Drive-In” starting on April 29. The outdoor concert will feature the company’s Adler Fellows in a 70-minute performance staged by Jose Maria Condemi. The performers include sopranos Anne-Marie MacIntosh, Elisa Sunshine, Esther Tonea, mezzo-soprano Simone McIntosh, tenors Zhengyi Bai, Christopher Colmenero, Christopher Oglesby, baritone Timothy Murray, bass, Stefan {…}

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San Francisco Opera to Present ‘The Barber of Seville’ in a Drive-In

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(Credit: Stefan Cohen/San Francisco Opera) San Francisco Opera stages its first live opera performances with Gioachino Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville.” The opera will be offered in a drive-in setting at San Rafael’s Marin Center and will open on April 23 and showcased for eleven performances running through May 15. Director Matthew Ozawa adapted the opera into a 90-minute version {…}

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San Francisco Opera Announces Live Performances in 2021, Digital Premieres & Virtual Ring Cycle Festival

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San Francisco Opera has announced that it will be returning to live performances starting in the Spring 2021. The company will present a 90-minute drive-in version of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” directed by Matthew Ozawa starring Daniela Mack, Alek Shrader, Lucas Meachem, Laura Krumm, Philip Skinner, Kenneth Kellogg, and Catherine Cook. Roderick Cox makes his company debut at the podium. {…}

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San Francisco Opera Center Announces 2020 Adler Fellows

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The San Francisco Opera Center has announced the 2020 Adler Fellows. This year’s group includes 10 singers and two pianists / apprentice coaches who will begin their fellows in January of 2020. They include soprano Anne-Marie MacIntosh, soprano Elisa Sunshine, soprano Esther Tonea, mezzo-soprano Simone McIntosh, tenor Zhengyi Bai, tenor Christopher Colmenero, tenor Christopher Oglesby, and tenor Victor Starsky. Baritone {…}

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Merola Opera Program To Present Schwabacher Summer Concert

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The San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program is set to begin its 62nd season with a showcase of the program’s rising stars in the Schwabacher Summer Concert. The first concert of the summer series will showcase scenes from “La Rondine,” “Lucia di Lammermoor,” “Die Schweigsame Frau,” “Faust,” and “Il Trovatore.” The first scene of the program will be selections from Act {…}

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Merola Opera Programs Reveals 2019 Young Artists & Performances

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The Merola Opera Program has announced its 62nd season, which will feature 29 artists from all around the world. This year’s artists will include eight sopranos, four mezzo-sopranos, five tenors, four baritones, two bass-baritones, and one bass to go along with one apprentice stage director, and five apprentice coaches. The sopranos are Anna Duga, Chelsea Lehnea, Anne-Marie MacIntosh, Amber Monroe, {…}

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Opera Philadelphia to Celebrate David B. Devan

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(Photo credit: Gene Smirnov) Opera Philadelphia is set to hold “Toi Toi Toi,” a fundraising event celebrating David B. Devan’s contributions to the company. Devan, the company’s General Director and President since 2011 has announced the end of his tenure. During his time leading Opera Philadelphia, the opera company has been described as “a hotbed of operatic innovation” by the {…}