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Tom’s Tips on the San Francisco Opera Scene

June 4th, 2008

 The San Francisco Opera summer season has begun with performances of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold”, introducing S. F. Opera’s “American Ring” (co-produced with the Washington National Opera) to Bay Area audiences.  In mid-month, Handel’s “Ariodante” and Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” will join “Rheingold” in rotation.  (All three productions will be reviewed by William.) 
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Tom’s Tips for the Orange County Opera Scene and Fine Nearby Dining

May 8th, 2008

Many California-based opera lovers are discovering the fact that Orange County (the California county whose coastline to the South borders San Diego County and, to the North,  Los Angeles County) now has superb grand opera in a magnificent opera house surrounded by unsurpassed amenities. Your Tipster has resided in Orange County, 17 minutes from the opera [...]

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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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