Following Southern California’s first-ever full four-opera week (October 6, 7, 9 and 11) of Wagner’s Der Ring des Niebelungen in a stunning, musically sensational treat (see William’s reviews), Russia’s famed Kirov Opera from Saint Petersburg (used to be Leningrad) presented their spectacular original version of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godounov. Many who had attended the Kirov “Ring” [...]
Entries from October 2006
Tom Reviews Kirov “Boris Godounov” in Orange County - October 15, 2006
October 19th, 2006
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Tom on Santa Fe Opera’s 50 Years: Carmen, Flute, Cendrillon
October 7th, 2006
Incredible as it may seem, and equally hard to imagine, Santa Fe Opera celebrated its 50th Year for the 2006 Opera season running throughout the summer to the end of August when the cold winds of Autumn made their presence known. It was 50 years ago that 39 year old John Crosby, supported by [...]
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