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culturevulture.net Suzanne Weiss	The Elixir of Love While remaining true to its bel canto roots, this is a far cry from your ordinary heavy duty night at the opera.
culturevulture.net John Sullivan	Boris Godunov Though this production struggles to reach a level commensurate with the composer's genius, San Francisco Opera's attempt nevertheless deserves praise for its aspirations.
culturevulture.net John Sullivan	Idomeneo "Idomeneo," Mozart's first fully realized opera seria, has always given San Francisco Opera a little trouble. Late in this season's run at SFO, it remains bedeviled by many of its past problems.
culturevulture.net Nancy Wozny	Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci Houston Grand Opera's recent productions of Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci proved a terrific beginning to the season.
culturevulture.net Suzanne Weiss	Die Tote Stadt "Die Tote Stadt" may be nothing but a bad dream but it's one whopper of an opera.
culturevulture.net September 2008 Suzanne Weiss	Simon Boccanegra This opera never achieved the popularity of the composer's other mature operas and, in our own time (with the exception of the day of the late Lawrence Tibbet who made the role his own), has rarely been revived except to showcase an important baritone and/or spectacular sets.
culturevulture.net Suzanne Weiss	The Bonesetter's Daughter The danger lying in something that comes to the stage with as much hype as this opera is that the reality will fall flat of the expectation. In the case of this world premiere, the opposite is true.
TIME Europe September 11, 2008 Ling Woo Liu	A Night at the Opera When its lease expires next January, the ensuing rent hike may bring down the curtain for good on The Sunbeam Theatre, Hong Kong's last remaining opera house.
culturevulture.net Suzanne Weiss	Angela Gheorghiu in recital Angela Gheorghiu, the consummate Puccini soprano, may have come to San Francisco rather late in her superstar career, but it looks like she is worth waiting for.
culturevulture.net August 2008 Michael McDonagh	Aida No performance of Aida will fly if the singing actors don't deliver, and this one was blessed with 3 who did at the Seattle Opera's new production
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