Fireworks
As I leaned forward the woman in front of me turned to her seatmate and very quietly, in a voice thick with emotion and not a few tears, said, “it’s so beautiful.”
Renée Rapier
5 pieces since 2015 — in 4 roles, at 2 companies, most often at San Francisco Opera.
5
pieces
4
roles
2
companies
12
years
By role
By company
Role Cherubino
Role Mercedes
Incomplete mountain pass
The big news on Van Ness Avenue, it goes without saying, is Calixto Bieito’s operatic debut on these shores.
Role Poet
There will be bloom
In the more than 500 years of the history of operas, rarely (if ever) has a coming of age story, particularly one from the child’s point of view, been presented as the main topic of the opera.
Role Rosette
The pleasure of her company
It is not easy for an opera company to follow a spectacular production of La Traviata with Massenet’s Manon.