A touch of class
For the season opener, Opera San José decided to explore the class conflict central to Le nozze di Figaro by transporting the opera to India, specifically during the British Raj.
Maria Natale
5 pieces since 2014 — in 4 roles, at 3 companies, most often at Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater.
5
pieces
4
roles
3
companies
13
years
Role Countess Almaviva
Role Judith
Another op’nin’, another show
Opera San José (OSJ) is continuing the second half of its 41st season with a company premiere of Béla Bartók’s Symbolist opera Bluebeard’s Castle (A kékszakállú herceg vára), with a libretto by his friend and poet Béla Balázs, and OSJ truly spared no effort to make the occasion a memorable one.
Role Lady Macbeth
Daggers are a thane’s best friend
A Birnam Wood of Macbeths and Ladys has come traipsing through New York this year.
Role soprano
The lion in stereo
A great man has passed and our consolation is that so much of his art has been preserved for us on recordings.