| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2012 War Memorial Opera House | An English Magic Flute at San Francisco Opera |
 In keeping with its summer season of novelties, San Francisco Opera have produced a new English-language production of Mozart's The Magic Flute. Advertisements for the production showed baritone Nathan Gunn in a green, full-body leotard as a sort of frogman of a Papageno, leaping in the air and wearing a manic expression. This image on posters and direct mailing salvos implied a Romper Room-styled Magic Flute was coming to town: bring the kids for some good-ol' family fun.Read full review... | |
| 11-Nov-2011 War Memorial Opera House | Stylishly sung San Francisco revival of Handel's "Xerxes" is not to be missed |
 “A revival of a revival of a revival” might describe Handel’s practice of reviving his own works. This highly acclaimed revival production of Handel's Xerxes received it best performance to date with a star-studded cast.
Xerxes tells the tale of two brothers, Xerxes and Arsamenes, both competing for the same bride – Romilda. Though Romilda and Arsamenes are betrothed, Atalanta, Romilda’s sister, attempts to thwart their love. The plot is further enriched through many disguises and additional characters.
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