""Rigoletto": The day after San Francisco Opera's opening night Opera Ball, the company opens its fall revival of "Rigoletto." Last performed by the company in the 20-21 season, Verdi's thrilling drama is directed by Jose Maria Condemi; music director Eun Sun Kim conducts, and the cast features baritone Amartuvshin Enkhbat, who wowed audiences in last fall's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Enkhbat returns to sing the title role, with Adela Zaharia as Gilda and J'Nai Bridges as Maddalena."
"Opening Night Gala: On September 12, the San Francisco Symphony welcomes the always-dazzling pianist Yuja Wang, who joins conductor Jaap van Zweden and the orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1; the program also includes John Adams' "Short Ride in a Fast Machine" and Respighi's "Pines of Rome." More highlights: Sept. 13 brings Edwin Outwater conducting Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group for a celebration of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass; and Sept. 26-28 marks the return of conductor Donald Runnicles, leading mezzo-soprano Irene Roberts and the orchestra in Berg's "Seven Early Songs." Details: Performances at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco; $55-$499; sfsymphony.org."
""Così fan tutte": Opera San Jose opens its 42nd season with Mozart's giddy comedy about attraction, fidelity, and compatibility, with performances at the opulent California Theatre. The excellent tenor Alek Shrader, most recently seen in San Francisco Opera's production of "Idomeneo," makes his directorial debut in this new production conducted by music director Joseph Marcheso."
San Francisco Opera opens a fall revival of Verdi's Rigoletto directed by Jose Maria Condemi and conducted by Eun Sun Kim, featuring Amartuvshin Enkhbat as the title role with Adela Zaharia and J'Nai Bridges, running Sept. 5–27 at the War Memorial Opera House. The San Francisco Symphony's season includes an Opening Night Gala on Sept. 12 with Yuja Wang and Jaap van Zweden performing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, plus programs by John Adams and Respighi and concerts with Lyle Lovett and guest conductor Donald Runnicles. Opera San Jose stages Così fan tutte Sept. 14–28 at the California Theatre, directed by Alek Shrader and conducted by Joseph Marcheso.
Read at The Mercury News
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]