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Behind the Scenes, Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Returning Home – How Khori Dastoor Went From Resident Artist to General Manager at Opera San José

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(Credit: John Hardy) Back in early April 2019, the Opera San José Board of Directors announced that Khori Dastoor would be taking over as General Manager. The announcement was the culmination of a unique relationship that saw Dastoor rise from performer to manager in just a little over a decade. Irene Dalis’ Call Back in 2007, Dastoor was a soprano {…}

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Sarah Connolly Postpones Participation In LIFE Victoria

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Sarah Connolly has postponed her participation in the LIFE Victoria. The foundation announced that due to illness, Connolly postponed the scheduled recital. As a recital was rescheduled for Oct. 2, 2020, at el Sant Pau Recinte Modernista. In a press statement, the Victoria de Los Ángeles Foundation also wished Connolly a speedy recovery and stated that ticket-holders will be able {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Los Angeles Opera 2019-20 Review: La Bohème

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(Photo: Cory Weaver) In an incredibly interesting interview with Simon Berger in the program booklet for Los Angeles Opera’s latest production “La Bohème” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, director Barrie Kosky asserts that Puccini’s “La Bohème” is actually about death. Many might counter that it’s about young love or, more fully, young love cut short by death, but Kosky’s tighter {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Preview: A Brief Historical Survey of ‘Pelléas Et Mélisande’

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This week, Debussy’s masterwork “Pelléas et Mélisande” returns to the Metropolitan Opera stage for the first time since 2011. The opera will feature Paul Appleby and Isabel Leonard in the title roles respectively. Appleby will be the 15th Pelléas in Met history while Leonard will be the 17th singer to inhabit the role of his doomed lover Mélisande. Here is {…}

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Waldebuehne 2018 Review: Magdalena Kozena Dazzles Alongside Sir Simon Rattle & Berlin Philharmonic

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Sir Simon Rattle is retiring from the Berlin Philharmonic. Saturday night at the Waldbuehne, Berlin, was one of the farewell concerts. This one included his wife as guest artist – the superb mezzo-soprano, Magdalena Kozena.  Despite the rain that drizzled on the 20,000+ people armed with blankets and ponchos, and its proximity to the concrete tower left over from the {…}

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Palau de la Música Catalana 2017-18 Review: Mark Padmore, Julius Drake and the Cor de Cambra del Palau Shine With Schubert & Britten

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In most cities, different musical organizations persist in such aggressive rivalry it makes the Montagues and Capulets look like kissing cousins. Not so in Barcelona where the three major performing venues, namely the Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Palau de a Música Catalana and the L’Auditori have come together under a coordinating entity called Barcelona Obertura to make music in the {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

The Art Of Spanish Song – Laura Alonso Padin On Her Carnegie Hall Solo Debut & The Importance Of Zarzuela And Spanish Song

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Carnegie Hall. Name a musician who doesn’t dream of performing there. It is the benchmark for greatness in the world of music with tons of myths revolving around succeeding there. Soprano Laura Alonso Padin is set to cross that threshold when she makes her solo recital debut in Weill Hall. “I have done work with the Dallas Symphony, an opera {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q&A Ellie Dehn On Her Role Debut As ‘Manon’ At The San Francisco Opera

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Over the past years, Ellie Dehn has received critical acclaim for her exceptional performances at the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Royal Opera House, Bayerische Staatsoper, San Francisco Opera, Los Angeles Opera, and Houston Grand Opera among other theaters. Dehn has also been hailed for her versatility in repertoire and as also emerged as a specialist in works by Mozart. {…}