Opera Warhorses

San Diego Opera, which achieved successes earlier in its 2008 season with an elegant production of Wagner’s “Tannhauser”, followed by a an extraordinarily effective revival of Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” assembled the elements for yet another major undertaking – new productions and dramatic re-evaluations of the revered double bill of Pietro Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Ruggero [...]

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[Note from William.  With this webpage, we will begin a series of articles on what we believe is a relatively unknown travel destination for excellent operatic productions - Southern California during the winter months. You have seen my reviews for recent blockbuster performances at Los Angeles Opera and San Diego Opera.  However, as Tom's multi-part discussion of the [...]

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Tulsa and Paris are both prominent centers of the world petroleum industry. Tulsa has been associated with oil, gas and energy corporations since the early 20th century, when it became known that a great reservoir of oil lay nearby. Paris is the home of Total S. A., one of the world’s “Big Six” integrated oil [...]

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