The sweet escape?
A plodding La bohème in San Francisco never quite takes off
David Farley
4 pieces since 2010 — at 2 companies, most often at San Francisco Opera.
4
pieces
2
companies
17
years
By company
“The richest food that money can buy”
All about the life of Lorenzo Da Ponte, but depicted as an opera performed as a dress rehearsal for an opera.
La vie de broham
Imagine the good fortune of attending La Bohème with someone who’s never seen it!
A Littler “Night Music”
A Little Night Music at the Walter Kerr last night left me longing for a little more than we were given. Yes, there are some wonderful things about this revival of Stephen Sondheim’s most unabashedly romantic musical – and I’ll get to those in a minute – but the sets and costumes by David Farley […]
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).