Opera Warhorses

An appreciation and analysis of the ‘Standard Repertory’ of opera

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Entries from February 2008

Tom’s Tips on the Santa Barbara Opera Scene

February 5th, 2008

The operawarhorses.com has received a very favorable response for our Tom’s Tips for enjoying opera in Los Angeles and San Diego. Thus, we will provide similar information for a venue we have not yet highlighted - Opera Santa Barbara!
In late February and early March, characterizing itself as an “Italian Passions Festival”, Opera Santa Barbara will [...]

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In Quest of Exotic French Opera - 2008

February 1st, 2008

This website has reviewed performances in the United States of two operas from, respectively,  France’s Second Empire and Third Republic -  Bizet’s “Les Pecheurs de Perles” and Saint-Saens’ “Samson et Dalila”.   Their stories  incorporate exotic and fantastic themes; the music that Bizet and Saint-Saens composed for these operas are as immersed in exoticism as the [...]

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