A Triumphant Night on the Nile
/The overall concept of the opera, according to director Francesca Zambello, was to bring it into our time, with modern military and religious men and prisoners rather than slaves.
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The overall concept of the opera, according to director Francesca Zambello, was to bring it into our time, with modern military and religious men and prisoners rather than slaves.
Read MoreGerman soprano Nadja Michael charmed, terrified and bewitched the San Francisco Opera audience in the enfant terrible role of Salome...
Read MoreNatalie Dessay, the diva du jour in the high coloratura roles, caused quite a stir in her belated San Francisco Opera debut this month. Next to the Mona Lisa and the Eiffel Tower, Dessay could very well count herself to be one of France’s cultural treasures.
Read MoreFor this “American Ring", the production team of director Francesca Zambello and set designer Michael Yeargan use imagery from various eras of American history – the California Gold Rush and the Roaring Twenties
Read MoreAriodante is a feast for the eyes, but not so much for the ears -- with the single exception of Susan Graham.
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