San Francisco – Page 35 – Seen and Heard International

Hockney’s Turandot Returns, Vigorously Refreshed

18/09/201714/09/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United States Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, San Francisco Opera / Nicola Luisotti (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 12.9.2017. (HS)

Act II Scene 2 of Turandot in the production by David Hockney (Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera) — Act II Scene 2 of David Hockney’s *Turandot* (c) Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera

A Tale of Ardor, Short on Passion

08/07/201730/06/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United States Berlioz, Roméo et Juliette: Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Nicholas Phan (tenor), Luca Pisaroni (bass-baritone), San Francisco Symphony and Chorus / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 28.6.2017. (HS)

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony in Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette (c) Cory Weaver — Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony in Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette (c) Cory Weaver

Theatrical Mavericks—Including the Conductor

29/06/201726/06/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United States Ives, Tilson Thomas, Harrison, Antheil: Measha Brueggergosman (soprano), Mikaela Bennett, Kara Dugan (vocalists), Nadya Tichman (violin), Peter Dugan (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 23.6.2017. (HS)

12. Antheil_Cory Weaver — Erin Moore as Josephine Baker in George Antheil’s *A Jazz Symphony* (c) Cory Weaver

Petrenko Conducts Bell in Lalo, plus a Glinka Rarity

22/06/201718/06/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United States Glinka, Lalo, Rachmaninoff: Joshua Bell (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 16.6.2017. (HS)

Rousing Rite of Spring from Mälkki and the San Francisco Symphony

18/06/201713/06/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United States Stravinsky, Beethoven: Garrick Ohlsson (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Susanna Mälkki (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 10.6.2017. (HS)

Susanna_Malkki — Susanna Mälkki (c) Simon Fowler

Stalwart Rigoletto Improves As the Night Goes On

14/06/201712/06/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United States Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera / Nicola Luisotti (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 6.6.2017. (HS)

Quinn Kelsey in the title role of Verdi's 'Rigoletto' (Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera) — Quinn Kelsey in the title role of Verdi’s *Rigoletto*
(c) Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera

Lavishing a Berlioz Classic With Love

08/05/201707/05/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United States Berlioz: Paul Groves (tenor), San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Young Women’s Choral Projects of San Francisco, Golden Gate Men’s Chorus, San Francisco Symphony / Charles Dutoit (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 4.5.2017. (HS)

Glorious Singing, Lacklustre Playing from Danes on Tour

10/04/201704/04/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United States Nielsen, Wagner, Beethoven: Deborah Voigt (soprano), Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Fabio Luisi (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 2.4.2017. (HS)

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