It takes a woman
The plight of two women, each from different backgrounds, was on full display in San Francisco opera houses last week.
Francesca Zambello
65 pieces since 2005 — at 11 companies, most often at Washington National Opera.
65
pieces
11
companies
22
years
8 pieces as San Francisco Opera — stats above show all coverage for Francesca Zambello.
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Nice nice baby
“Tame” seemed to be the appropriate adjective to describe San Francisco Opera’s Carmen.
Baby the rain must fall
As Brünnhilde invokes the gods of an empty Valhalla for one last time and strides confidently into a wall of flame, we pause for a moment, unsure of what will follow.
Human, all too human
Siegfried is, in a sense, The Ring’s odd one out.
Tag sale
It is a good rule of thumb that if you emerge from a massive grand opera like Aida feeling any less than overwhelmed, you have a right to be somewhat disappointed.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one
Gala this; gala that; who knew rich people wore clothes so badly?
Rolling along
You might be surprised, though, when that title turns out to be Show Boat.
Warhorse
Three blocks from the opera house is a terrible time to realize there was homework.
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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).
