United States Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera / Leo Hussain (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 3.10.2018. (HS)
Thoughtful New Tosca Reflects #MeToo, and Shows an Eloquent Orchestra
Harvey Steiman
Michael Tilson Thomas’s Panoply of Riches from Igor Stravinsky
United States Stravinsky: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 27.9.2018. (HS)
A Stravinsky Rarity Prefaces Thrilling Firebird
United States Stravinsky: Leslie Caron (narrator), Nicholas Phan (tenor), San Francisco Girls Chorus, Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Symphony and Chorus / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 21.9.2018 (HS)
Radvanovsky Heads a Gripping, Radiant Donizetti Bel Canto Classic
United States Donizetti, Roberto Devereux: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Riccardo Frizza (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 8.9.2018. (HS)
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