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Sunday, August 21, 2016

Review: Merola Opera singers mount an Olympic-style triumph by Georgia Rowe, Correspondent

Impressive arias, duets and ensembles pile up onstage at the S.F. Opera training program's Grand Finale concert at War Memorial.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 06:40PM

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Review: West Edge Opera opens summer season with winning works by Janacek and Adès by Georgia Rowe, Correspondent

Fanciful 'Cunning Little Vixen' enchants, and sardonic 'Powder Her Face' transfixes.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 03:10PM

Monday, July 25, 2016

West Edge Opera has new home, bold summer season by Georgia Rowe, Correspondent

West Edge Opera is all aboard with its new fulltime home, the Abandoned Train Station in Oakland, and a summer season featuring 'The Cunning Little Vixen,' 'Powder Her Face' and 'Agrippina.'

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:54PM

Friday, June 17, 2016

S.F. Opera director David Gockley honored in star-studded concert by Georgia Rowe, Correspondent

San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley, who's retiring in July, is feted June 16 in a concert featuring Renee Fleming, Sasha Cooke, Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Michael F…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:33PM

Monday, June 13, 2016

Review: Dynamic 'Don Carlo' dazzles at San Francisco Opera by Georgia Rowe, Correspondent

All parts were in place at War Memorial for a superb performance of Verdi's political-religious masterpiece.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:10PM

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Review: Opening of updated 'Carmen' at San Francisco Opera packed more visual than vocal punch by Georgia Rowe, Correspondent

The production marks the U.S. premiere of Calixto Bieito's bold 1999 staging of Bizet's 'Carmen.' He has set the action in post-Franco Spain, cut much of the dialogue and created indelible p…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 07:52AM

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Review: Triumphant 'On the Town' revival turns Davies Hall into 'New York, New York' by Georgia Rowe, Correspondent

San Francisco Symphony mounts lively production of the Bernstein musical with cast from the 2014 Broadway revival.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:25PM

Friday, April 22, 2016

Review: Staging sabotages 'Streetcar' at Opera San Jose by Georgia Rowe, Correspondent

With its new production of "A Streetcar Named Desire," Opera San Jose continues its push into the contemporary repertoire.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 08:58PM

Monday, March 21, 2016

Review: 'The Other Boheme' is worth a listen by Georgia Rowe, Correspondent

West Edg Opera's production of Leoncavallo's overlooked gem sparkles

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:40PM

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Review: Renee Fleming dazzles in Berkeley recital by Georgia Rowe, Correspondent

Star soprano Renee Fleming's fans braved brutal weather to pack UC Berkeley Zellerbach Hall, and they witnessed an icon deliver a sumptuous performance touching on everything from Schumann a…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 06:41PM

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