For those who can’t (or won’t) see the forest of an opera for the trees of performance minutiae, here’s the word about the San Francisco Opera’s new production of Wagner’s “Tannhauser” that opened tonight:
Month: September 2007
Music for Compline
The liturgy of Compline marks the end of the monastic day, as the community seeks peaceful repose for the night ahead.
Psalms for the Spirit
Psalmody, be it in the form of chanted recitations or anthem settings, lies close to the heart of liturgical singing, and this collection, ìPsalms for the Spiritî brings together an engaging variety of both long familiar and recent psalms that celebrates the traditions and explores new directions.
The gentle composer with fire in his soul
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/opera/article2474580.ece
S.F. Opera’s German diction coach, 91, speaks from experience
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/16/PKTKS1HAE.DTL&type=performance
The Culture: ‘Samson and Delilah’ and religion
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/12/DDG0S3FM1.DTL