Posts Tagged ‘Ailyn Perez’
Pérez and Guerrero Triumph in Ecstatic Concert of Opera Favorites and Traditional Mexican Romantic Music
Wednesday night’s formidable San Diego Opera concert “One Amazing Night” at the Balboa Theatre featured soprano Ailyn Pérez, tenor Joshua Guerrero, and pianist Abdiel Vázquez, although “One Amazing Night” was more like “One Incendiary Night,” or “One Stupendous Night,” or “One Impassioned Night.”
Read MoreJoshua Guerrero Brings His Passion and Golden Tenor Voice to San Diego Opera’s One Amazing Night
San Diego Opera will present Joshua Guerrero and soprano Ailyn Pérez in “One Amazing Night,” a concert slated for Wednesday, December 11, at the Balboa Theatre. Here is my interview with the lauded Mexican-American tenor.
Read MoreExciting New Operas in San Diego Opera’s 2019-2020 Season Cushioned by Familiar Favorites
Designing the new season for San Diego Opera involves a crucial balancing act, and General Director David Bennett has honed his formula based on the vision he proposed when he arrived in San Diego four years ago: familiar grand opera for the traditionalists and exciting contemporary opera that pushes the envelope.
Read MoreChanges in San Diego Opera’s 2018-2019 Season
Over the weekend, San Diego Opera announced some changes in the 2018-19 season: Hansel and Gretel, Engelbert Humperdinck’s delightful fairy tale opera, will be replaced by performances of Peter Rothstein’s All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 as part of the company’s dētour series.
Read MoreDavid Bennett Announces San Diego Opera’s 2018-2019 Season
San Diego Opera’s General Director David Bennett just announced Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro,” Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” and Bizet’s “Carmen” as the 2018-2019 traditional main stage productions at Civic Theatre. Additional productions next season include Jake Heggie’s “Three Decembers” and Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.”
Read MoreStunning Duo Recital Opens a Revived San Diego Opera
The audience streaming into the Balboa Theatre Friday night (September 5) may have been drawn to the duo recital presented by San Diego Opera because of soprano Ailyn Pérez and tenor Stephen Costello, but this musical event also marked the rebirth of a major U.S. opera company . . .
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