MUSIC REVIEWS
Opera NEO’s Francesco Cavalli Revival Makes Quite a Splash in San Diego
On Friday, August 4, 2017, San Diego’s Opera NEO opened its production of Francesco Cavalli’s “Il Giasone” from 1649 at the Palisades Presbyterian Church . . .
Read MoreSan Diego Summer Choral Festival Vocalists Shine in Pacific Beach
Following the customs of the San Diego Summer Choral Festival, Artistic Director Patrick Walders presented his vocal faculty in a joint recital Thursday, August 3, at St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Pacific Beach . . .
Read MoreTantalizing Opera Buffet at Opera NEO’s Cabaret Night in Encinitias
As Opera NEO approaches its season opening next week, July 28, the company presented its customary Cabaret evening of scenes and ensemble songs from a wide variety of opera, operetta, and musical theater at the Encinitas Library Concert Hall . . .
Read MoreOpera NEO’s Avalanche of Arias
As Opera NEO Artistic Director Peter Kozma welcomed Saturday’s (July 15) audience to his company’s season-opening Aria Marathon program, he offered his humorous take on the event. “Aria Marathon—or as some call it, death by aria!”
Read MoreA Mad Monarch–Could This Musical Drama Have Any Contemporary Relevance?
Peter Maxwell Davies amazing monodrama “8 Songs for a Mad King” brought together avant-garde music, Expressionist drama, and political commentary in one powerful vehicle–precisely what any San Diego International Fringe Festival contribution should do!
Read MoreMainly Mozart Orchestra Finale: Alfred Schnittke Crashes the First Viennese School
The Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra’s final 2017 concert, Saturday, June 24, included a certain amount of humor: Haydn’s notorious “Farewell” Symphony and Alfred Schnittke’s quirky “Moz-Art” à la Haydn” . . .
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