Sparks flew when the San Francisco Opera opened their new production of Richard Wagner’s monumental Tristan und Isolde on Saturday, October 19th, at the War Memorial Opera House.
“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays” – Soren Kierkegaard
Robert Carsen‘s legendary production of Eugene Onegin finally arrives in San Francisco.
There is a slight chill in the air during the final minutes of La Traviata.
Brian Jagde‘s creative and charismatic Calaf was almost enough to make up for his counterpart Martina Serafin’s distant portrayal of Turandot.
In one important respect, a great production of Puccini resembles a great production of Wagner.
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