A Witty, Colorful, Extravagant Partenope

United StatesUnited StatesHandel, Partenope: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of San Francisco Opera, Julian Wachner (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 24.10.2014 (HS)

Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Philippe Sly (Ormonte), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Armindo), David Daniels (Arsace) and Daniela Mack (Rosmira).
Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Philippe Sly (Ormonte), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Armindo), David Daniels (Arsace) and Daniela Mack (Rosmira).©Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera

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With Rumpled Intensity, Skelton Soars as Grimes

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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