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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Norma: The Story is Told
Photo Credit; Emme Rogers COMMANDOpera’s evening last night did not go too well on the blogging front. Upon arrival, the bloggers, Emme, Gus, John, Katie, and myself, set up our equipment in the allotted area. It all worked out relatively well; bloggers blogging…. until the audience began arriving for the performance. No, it wasn’t the intrusiveness [...]
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The Vancouver Norma
Alright. I am in the house and it’s 6:23. I don’t know who all the people are floating around, but I suspect donors. Naturally I have a Venetian mask on so as to obscure my identity. COMMANDOpera has taken a few pictures of the theatre in advance. The Queen Elizabeth theatre in Vancouver has unndergone [...]
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COMMANDOpera on Norma
For those who don’t know the plot line of Norma, here it is; THE action takes place in ancient Gaul, after its invasion by the Romans. Oroveso, the High Priest of the Druids, has a daughter, Norma, chief of the priestesses, who has broken her sacred vows, and, unknown to all, has entered into a [...]
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Vancouver Norma 1st Photo’s
COMMANDOpera is the FIRST to obtain and publish these full on costume photographs from last nights final dress rehearsal of the historic Norma which premiere’s tomorrow night. These are raw images and in no particular order. All Photograph credits; Tim Matheson. The principals once again; Miss Hasmik Papian as Norma, Miss Kate Aldrich as Adalgisa, Mr. Richard Margison [...]
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COMMANDOpera on Location
COMMANDOpera is in Vancouver for the prima of Norma at the Vancouver Opera. Also here with me are Maestro Bonynge, Maestro Thompson, Miss Papian, Miss Aldrich, and Mr. Margison. I ask all COMMANDOpera readers to be patient on a few fronts. There will be no response to mails addressed to the site until next week. And [...]
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Andrea Chenier in Paris
The Paris Opera will mount a new production of Andrea Chenier for a run at the Bastille theatre commencing December 3. Ticket prices will run anywhere from 5 (nosebleed seats) to 172 Euro’s (loge). I have to tell you its going to be a must see production. COMMANDOpera has friends at the Paris Opera who tell me [...]
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Mr. James Valenti is in the House
Photo Credit; Dario Acosta Mr. James Valenti is a young American tenor of Italian/Irish heritage from New Jersey who just seems to do it better. While researching the tenor however, much text seemed to be spent on his rather chiseled looks. I suppose critic’s could spend their time on other more mundane matters…such as his voice, [...]
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Go BIG or Go HOME Tis the Season
I suppose if your an arm of the San Francisco Opera, such as the SF Opera Guild that’s been around for a while, you can get a hold of the address of COMMANDOpera. I actually have known about them for years and they do some seriously good work. The San Francisco Opera Guild was founded in 1939 [...]
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Opera Chic on the Record
It would be an honest statement to say I would not have done this blog, but for Opera Chic. The moments following the infamous walk out of Mr. Robert Alagna were heard around the world thanks to the old media. However operaphiles who went deep appreciated with significance the enormity of what had occurred and wanted more [...]
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The Grey Cup