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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50 Year Anniversaries: Brouwenstijn, Uhl, Schoeffler, Horne, in “Fidelio” at the War Memorial – San Francisco Opera, October 5, 1961
November 25th, 2011
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50 Year Anniversaries: Leontyne Price, Sandor Konya in “Madama Butterfly”: San Francisco Opera, September 28, 1961
November 13th, 2011
Note from William: This post continues my series of observances of the 50 year anniversaries of the historic performances that I attended at San Francisco Opera during the general directorship of Kurt Herbert Adler. This is the second of six such observances of performances from the company’s 1961 Fall season. As a college Freshman, who [...]
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50 Year Anniversaries: An American “Boris Godunov” Starring Tozzi and Dalis – San Francisco Opera, September 21, 1961
October 11th, 2011
Note from William: This post continues my series of observances of the 50 year anniversaries of the historic performances that I attended at San Francisco Opera during the general directorship of Kurt Herbert Adler. This is the first of six such observances of performances from the company’s 1961 Fall season. Even as an entering [...]
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