July 15, 2014
Festival del Sole at Weill Hall
Sparkle and polish in Napa…
The normally bucolic Napa Valley refreshed its bid as a cultural icon last week, as the...
July 2014
July 13, 2014
Mark Alburger – interview on a composer’s process
After the premiere of his Abducted by Aliens, Mark Alburger talked by phone to Repeat Performances on his inspirations and interior process. Alburger describes himself as “an eclectic American composer of...
July 12, 2014
A lively “As You Like It” opens at Marin Shakespeare
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July 11, 2014
Fresh Voices at SF Community Music Center
Vocal works of charm and diversity
Fresh Voices XIV, the fourteenth annual festival of new works sponsored by Goat Hall Productions, was held last Friday and Saturday, July 11 – 12, in the Community Music Center in San Francisco’s Mission district. Encouraging short works of contemporary opera and new music theater by local composers, this year’s festival was titled “Taken,” a provocative subject that was used very differently by six...
July 5, 2014
La Traviata at AT&T Ballpark, Fireworks in Richmond
SF Giants sponsor magic on the field – and a surprise score!
One often hears speculation on the relevance of opera in our modern day, an age of information overload and plummeting literacy. According to 26,000 fans at San Francisco’s AT&T Park on Saturday night, July 5, opera is indeed relevant.
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