In Mr. Gunn's bio in the SF Symphony program last night, it stated "Next season, he will appear on Lincoln Center's Great Performers series with the Dresden...
At the Lincoln Center site I see a 2004 German Requiem performance with the Dresden Philharmonic: Dresden Philharmonic [input] Nov 8 2004 8:00PM Avery Fisher...
Confusion does seem like the likeliest explanation (maybe the writer had also been going to Cosi several nights), though I'll still hold out some hope, because...
I went to the first two performances of Cosi at San Francisco Opera. I had seen the production last fall but had to go again when Mr. Gunn joined the cast. I...
Thank you so much for that great post! I think your final comments sum it all up perfectly. Nathan definitely gives his all at every performance. There are...
There were some really indelible moments in Cosi as well. Two of the best: in the scene with Ferrando after Dorabella has given in but Fiordiligi has not ...
I love that about some of Mozart's operas - one minute you're crying and the next you're laughing. I especially remember one part of Florencia in the beginning...
Or you're laughing and crying at the same time (referring back to the Mozart operas). You know I was at the first two performances of Florencia, in the front...
I was worried that he was going to hurt himself, too. The set was much more treacherous than it looked from the audience. We had a lot of people sick during...
You're all making me salivate - sure hope that "Florencia" with Nathan makes its way to the East Coast in the near future. Re your comment on "smokin'" Nathan...
I'm hoping to go to An American Tragedy, but I don't have a Met subscription (since I live in California. . . ) so I have to wait until August 21 when...
Yep, I'll be there! I'm planning on going opening night if possible, but I'll have to wait until August 21st to get my tickets, since I don't have a...
Ticket prices should be tucked away somewhere in the Met website; it depends of course on where you sit. When I went a few years ago and heard The Great Gatsby...
Thank you for the info, Patrick. I'm totally with you - I prefer sitting up close as well and if I'm going to travel 3000 miles to see an opera there is no...
I'm about a third of the way through An American Tragedy. I also haven't had much time to read lately, but not because I've been doing anything I'd rather be...
Hi Patrick - I didn't realize that Nathan will be Papageno in next season's "Magic Flute"; I saw it this season, and to be honest, not even Nathan's presence...
Is this the Magic Flute production from the Met this year? If so did you see Dorothea Roeschmann? She's a favorite of mine, I was wondering what you thought...
Julie Taymor is in my opinion overrated as an opera producer. Her "Flying Dutchman" for Houston Grand Opera was much as you describe below--insufferably busy...
Okay. I've got to ask -- Was the smokin' look from one character to another, or more personal? ... Also: Parterre boxes are pretty good seating at the Met and...
I e-mailed the Met ticket office asking about ticket prices for An American Tragedy and received a very prompt and courteous reply. So FYI, here they are: ...
Thanks to Patty and Ken for the Julie Taymor reviews -- she seems to have done more opera than I thought; I've only seen regular stage plays and movies by her....
Hi Elizabeth -- Thanks for the very detailed and helpful information. What do they mean by taking early requests for singles? Like a waiting list? I can tell...
Hi Patrick, I, too, will be anxious about the tickets until I have them in my hands. The request form isn't really a waiting list. Basically, you fill out...
Hi James - I don't think she was in it, but I'll try and remember to check my program. Another thing that bothered me about this "Flute" was vocal quality. ...
