Harvey Steiman

With Rumpled Intensity, Skelton Soars as Grimes

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United StatesUnited States Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 26.6.2014 (HS)

The San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas perform Benjamin Britten's "Peter Grimes." On Thursday night, June 26, 2014. PHOTO CREDIT: Stefan Cohen
The San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas perform Benjamin Britten’s “Peter Grimes.” On Thursday night, June 26, 2014. PHOTO CREDIT: Stefan Cohen

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Musical Theater Meets Opera in Colorful Show Boat

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 Kern, Show Boat: Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera, John DeMain (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 1.6.2014 (HS)

Heidi Stober (Magnolia Hawks), Patricia Racette (Julie La Verne), Angela Renee Simpson (Queenie) and Morris Robinson (Joe) with chorus and dancers. ©Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Heidi Stober (Magnolia Hawks), Patricia Racette (Julie La Verne), Angela Renee Simpson (Queenie) and Morris Robinson (Joe) with chorus and dancers. ©Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera

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