Think different
Bay Area composer Mason Bates’s and librettist Mark Campbell’s contemporary opera about the life of the tech mogul Steve Jobs came home “to the place where it all began” in spectacular fashion
Sasha Cooke
26 pieces since 2013 — in 15 roles, at 11 companies, most often at San Francisco Opera.
26
pieces
15
roles
11
companies
14
years
By role
5 pieces as San Francisco Opera — stats above show all coverage for Sasha Cooke.
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Grimm and proper
Bring your family: This show is special! Such perfect opera is hard to find!
Pilot program
Once again we got a very frustrating performance of Orlando; this time a beautiful and completely coherent production marred by some sub-optimal singing.
Not since Ilium
As I mentioned in a previous post, one of my two favorite operas is Les Troyens,
Fou fighter
It is easy to become overly identified with opera—as a cleverer friend of mine once noted: being a sports fan is an interest, but if you like opera, everyone thinks of it as a crippling obsession.
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
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).
