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Tom’s Notes on the Santa Fe Season, Part II
Tom’s Notes Part I contains my comments on Santa Fe Opera’s 2008 presentation of Verdi’s “Falstaff”, and Bob and Annie’s thoughts on the contemporary opera, “Adriana Mater”. William previously posted reviews on the company’s productions of Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro” and Britten’s “Billy Budd” (to which Tom’s Notes [...]

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Tom’s Notes on the Santa Fe Season Part I 
Your website host William and I share the pleasure of reviewing this summer’s Santa Fe Opera Summer Festival Season. My 2008 Santa Fe season started with a spectacular backdrop for the stage.  Even for Santa Fe, the iridescent-red sunset for the August 18 performance of Mozart’s “Marriage [...]

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Note: This is the third and final part of a review of the 2007-08 Midwinter Opera Scene in Southern California.  Previous reviews of operas performed by the Los Angeles Opera, San Diego Opera and Opera Pacific (Orange County) may be found in Tom’s Winter of Content: Midwinter Opera in Sunny Southern California 2007-08 (March 2008 Archives) and Winter [...]

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