Review: San Diego Opera’s ‘Salome’ shines musically, but its staging disappoints
On the plus side, Strauss’ lush and expressive score was beautifully performed by an expanded orchestra of San Diego Symphony ...
San Diego Opera Appoints New Artistic Administrator
The Opera announced Thursday that Operatic Stage Director and Singer Adam Cioffari will be joining their program as its new ...
San Diego Reader3d
Diagnosing my case of operatic angst
Now, I realize I have been making my way through dozens of “meh” singers, doing their best but just not moving the needle.
Los Angeles Times12d
L.A. Opera’s silly ‘Così fan Tutte’ saved by the singing
The production by director Michael Cavanagh, which comes courtesy of San Francisco Opera, is indeed materialistic. Set at a posh East Coast country club in the late 1930s, the staging is not of ...
WTOP News13d
Lyric Opera of Chicago will start to reflect John Mangum’s production picks in 2026-27
The Lyric has sold 72% of tickets this season prior to remaining productions of Puccini’s “La Bohème” and ... s 2021 staging from the San Francisco Opera that sets the action in a 1930s ...