Posts Tagged ‘Giacomo Puccini’
Operatic Baritone Greer Grimsley: Villains Are His Calling Card
San Diego Opera presents a production of Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ with baritone Greer Grimsley in the role of Baron Scarpia, the opera’s black-hearted villain.
Read MoreTenor Arturo Cruz-Chacón Cruz Triumphs in Escondido
Mexican Tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz gave a captivating concert at Escondido’s California Center for the Arts on Friday, December 3.
Read MoreTenor Scott Quinn May be the Villain in San Diego Opera’s ‘Rigoletto’–but He Has the Best Music
Tenor Scott Quinn, a gregarious Texan, can hardly wait for the curtain to go up on San Diego Opera’s production of Giussepe Verdi’s popular opera “Rigoletto.” “The reward of playing the Duke of Mantua in this opera is that I get to sing Verdi’s great music, and the Duke gets all of the best music–or at least the most tuneful music–in this opera.”
Read MoreLise Lindstrom and Greer Grimsley Easily Exceed the Billing of ‘One Amazing Night’ for San Diego Opera
Let no one claim that San Diego Opera does not know how to have a good time! The Saturday, May 5, concert–“One Amazing Night”–at the Balboa Theatre featured opera stars soprano Lise Lindstrom and bass-baritone Greer Grimsley accompanied the San Diego Symphony in a program that ranged from arias and scenes from grand opera to Viennese operetta and American musical theater.
Read MorePuccini’s ‘Turandot’–Grand Opera Produced in Sumptuous Style
San Diego Opera’s sumptuous, musically resplendent production of Puccini’s “Turnadot” opened Saturday, February 24, in the Civic Theatre.
Read MoreSan Diego Opera’s ‘Tosca’– A Production to Die For
San Diego Opera’s season-opening ‘Tosca’ got everything right: a strong cast, fluid stage direction, and a sensitive conductor in the pit. Or as some might describe it, Puccini heaven . . .
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