On the fourth night of my 1961 San Francisco Opera series subscription, I attended my first performance of Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera”. This was my fifth Verdi opera and sixth Verdi performance (having seen “Simon Boccanegra” in both 1956 and 1960). Between San Francisco Opera’s 1956 and 1960 seasons (including its Southern California tours) [...]
Entries from November 2011
50 Year Anniversaries: Brouwenstijn, Bastianini, Zampieri in “Ballo in Maschera” – San Francisco Opera, October 12, 1961
November 30th, 2011
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The Santa Fe Opera Apprentices: Interview with Director David Holloway
November 28th, 2011
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50 Year Anniversaries: Brouwenstijn, Uhl, Schoeffler, Horne, in “Fidelio” at the War Memorial – San Francisco Opera, October 5, 1961
November 25th, 2011
Fifty years ago, as a Freshman in college with an Orchestra seat series subscription to the San Francisco Opera, I attended my third opera of the 1961 season. It was my first performance ever of Beethoven’s “Fidelio”, conducted by Leopold Ludwig. It was also the occasion for the San Francisco Opera debut of Dutch soprano [...]
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