Sister, sister, oh so fair
Conductor Eun Sun Kim and soprano Elza van der Heever play to their strengths in a piercing revival of Elektra at San Francisco Opera.
8 pieces since 2021 — in 6 roles, at 3 companies, most often at San Francisco Opera.
6 pieces as San Francisco Opera — stats above show all coverage for Jongwon Han.
View allConductor Eun Sun Kim and soprano Elza van der Heever play to their strengths in a piercing revival of Elektra at San Francisco Opera.
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Overall, this was a superb achievement and a thrilling season opener for the San Francisco Opera.
“The distance between dreams and reality is called action.” – Brian Tracy
The ailing and grief-stricken Pinkerton was shown to give his son a diary about his time in Nagasaki, and as Trouble read it, he (and the audience) was taken back in time as the story came to life, similar to the use of Pensieve in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4).
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