Tag: San Diego Opera
Puccini’s Tosca Opens the 2015-2016 Mainstage Season
New Production Never Seen Before in San Diego San Diego Opera’s mainstage season opens at the San Diego Civic Theatre on Saturday, February 13, 2016 with Giacomo Puccini’s operatic thriller “Tosca.” Last performed by San Diego Opera in 2009, “Tosca” features the exciting Company debut of Greek soprano Alexia Voulgaridou as Tosca and Welsh tenor […]
Hello again from San Diego Opera!
by Karen Keltner, resident conductor and music administrator I’m writing to you on the day of San Diego Opera’s second opening night in its 2014 season. “Pagliacci” closed after four successful performances, and we are now poised to do a 180 degree turn to the lively and sweetly amusing opera comedy which is Donizetti’s […]
In Preparation of the Upcoming San Diego Opera Seasons
by Karen Keltner, resident conductor and music administrator Greetings, everyone, and a happy 2014 to all! Here at San Diego Opera it’s always an interesting “dance” as we try to balance the excitement and responsibilities of an upcoming opera season with the excitement and responsibilities that come with impending holidays. And this year the November […]
Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” Opens San Diego Opera’s 2014 Season
San Diego Opera announces the return of opera’s beloved “Pagliacci” by Ruggero Leoncavallo when it opens the 2014 season on Saturday, January 25, 2014 for four performances only. Making his return to the Company to sing the role of the murderous clown Canio, is American tenor Frank Porretta who was last heard as the […]
Planning a Season of Opera
by Ian Campbell Is it the chicken or the egg? Is it the singer or the title? Is it audience appeal or the need to expand horizons? And frequently, is it affordable? Putting together an opera season of four operas can be challenging, and San Diego Opera’s 2014 Forty-Ninth International Season is no exception. Were […]
At the Opera with Ian Campbell
When San Diego Opera’s “Murder in the Cathedral” opens at the Civic Theatre on Saturday, March 30, it will be a “new production.” Is that a big deal? In a nutshell, yes. All American opera companies share productions – sets and costumes – from time to time, either by renting from one another or co-producing […]
Ian Campbell at the Opera
“The opera ain’t over until the fat lady sings.” Regardless of whether these words were first spoken in the 1970s by Ralph Carpenter or Dan Cook noting that a sports season or game was not yet over, they have stuck in our collective memories, joining the many cartoons, jokes and movies – the unforgettable Marx […]
