United States Legg, Barber, American popular composers: Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano), Warren Jones (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 13.10.2011 (HS)
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Bronfman Blazes Through Brahms and Prokofiev Sonatas, Liszt Études
United States Brahms, Liszt, Prokofiev: Yefim Bronfman (piano), presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California at Berkeley, 10.11.2011 (HS)
Reich and the Kronos Quartet: A Fruitful Partnership
United States Reich: Kronos Quartet (David Harrington, John Sherba, violins Hank Dutt, viola; Jeffrey Ziegler, cello), presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California at Berkeley. 10.9.2011 (HS)
Renée Fleming in SFO’s Lucrezia Borgia: Production Could Use Harder Edge
United States Donizetti, Lucrezia Borgia: Soloists, orchestra and chorus, San Francisco Opera, Riccardo Frizza (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 29.9.2011 (HS)
Vital and Energetic Performance of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas
United States Purcell, Dido and Aeneas: Mark Morris Dance Group, Philharmonia Baroque, Mark Morris (conductor), Stephanie Blythe (mezzo soprano), Philip Cutlip (baritone). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, Calif. 17.9.2011 (HS)
San Francisco Opera’s Turandot: Good and not so good
United States Puccini, Turandot: Soloists and orchestra, San Francisco Opera, Nicola Luisotti (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 14.9.2011 (HS)
Christopher Theofanidis: Heart of a Soldier (world premiere),
United States Christopher Theofanidis, Heart of a Soldier (world premiere): Soloists and orchestra, San Francisco Opera, Patrick Summers (conductor), War Memorial Opera House,San Francisco. 13.9.2011 (HS)
The San Francisco Ring – Siegfried and Götterdämmerung
Wagner, Siegfried and Götterdämmerung: Soloists, chorus and orchestra, San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 24.6.2011 and 26.6.2011 (HS)