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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Opera San Jose's "La Cenerentola"

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November 14, 2009 In addition to fielding the best-looking cast ever, Opera San Jose supplied its opening night of Rossini's "La Ce...

San Francisco Opera's "Otello"

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November 13, 2009 In constructing Shakespeare's beautiful three-legged table, San Francisco Opera has provided two legs of world-champio...
Saturday, October 31, 2009

San Francisco Opera's "Salome"

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October 24, 2009 As a devotee of plot and character, I cannot entirely forgive Strauss's "Salome" for its cartoon figures. Fro...
Friday, October 23, 2009

San Francisco Opera, "La fille du regiment"

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Oct. 19, 2009 The co-production idea is reaching extreme proportions these days, as a production that has already seen New York, London and ...
Monday, October 5, 2009

San Francisco's Abduction from the Seraglio

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September 29, 2009 The third performance of this production created one of those backstage dramas that fans sometimes enjoy more than the op...
Friday, September 25, 2009

San Francisco Opera, Il Trovatore

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Sept. 22, 2009 This is not something a critic says lightly, but I think I have just seen the best soprano I have ever seen (and heard). Her ...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

San Francisco Opera's Il Trittico

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September 18, 2009 It’s impressive enough that Patricia Racette is delivering all three soprano roles in Puccini’s trio of one-acts; what’s ...
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Michael J. Vaughn
Michael J. Vaughn is the author of 28 novels, including Mermaids' Tears and Lavender. His poetry has appeared in more than 100 journals. He works as a fine arts painter. and plays drums for the San Jose classic rock band ECRB.
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