Mascagni's sensational "Cavalleria Rusticana" (big tunes, big feelings) and Leoncavallo's shocking tearjerker "Pagliacci," staged by Argentinian tenor-turned-director Jose Cura, have been moved to the Italian barrio of Buenos Aires. They sold out fast, but seats and packages remain for everything else. Single tickets went on sale in June for a special one-performance-only concert featuring superstar Placido Domingo with Ana Maria Martinez, Arturo Chacon-Cruz, and conductor Jordi Bernacer. Curious newcomers, veteran opera-lovers and ardent opera queens can focus, for now, on the exciting array of fall offerings. The hunt for a new music director is on.Ī preview of Summer 2019 will appear later. Of the eight conducting assignments, six spotlight mainstage season debuts. There is diversity, some colorblind casting and a woman will be seen on the podium: South Korean rising star Eun Sun Kim. 7, when verismo shockers "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci" open the 96th season.Īll productions are new to the War Memorial Opera House, described by Shilvock as thematically divided between fairy tale operas with messages and works of "pure unadulterated emotion." Each is meant to "speak to the heart." Old associations are spread throughout cast and crew listings, but fresh talent and promising introductions are included. The most famous operatic double bill of all time will ignite new flames starting Sept.
The debris from burning down the house during three summertime "Ring" cycles has been cleared for the upcoming gala. With little lag time between a hectic summer and new fall season, San Francisco Opera is launching the first productions fully programmed (with one exception) by the administration of General Director Matthew Shilvock.
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