Tosca

6. June 2009 | 06:10

Take me out to the opera: ‘Tosca’ hits the AT&T ballpark scoreboard

WHO BUT Giacomo Puccini could have transformed the tumultuous tale that originated as a stage vehicle for actress Sarah Bernhardt into “Tosca,” an opera of near immortal proportions? (News Source: Contra Costa Times - 07:07:57)

‘Tosca’ opens opera summer season

In just about every context, “pretty good” means just that. Opera is different. You expect more. San Francisco Opera’s Tuesday night opening performance of Puccini’s “Tosca” in the Opera House - the opening shot in the company’s summer season - did not have serious problems. (News Source: The San Francisco Examiner - 05:01:58)

Opera review: ‘Tosca’ arias pulsate

Puccini’s “Tosca” includes a number of surefire arias, and you can hear them sung vividly and well in the San Francisco Opera’s revival, which opened the company’s summer season at the War Memorial Opera House on Tuesday night. The rest of the opera,… (News Source: San Francisco Chronicle - 07:28:58)

Review: The voices are superb, but the magic is missing in S.F. Opera’s “Tosca”

The new “Tosca” at San Francisco Opera - actually, it’s the old “Tosca,” but more on that later - is snazzy, but it lacks pizzazz. (News Source: Contra Costa Times - 19:38:58)

SF Opera’s Tosca

Adrianne Pieczonka and Lado Ataneli, by Cory Weaver/SF Opera. The last Tosca here was in 2004. Considering that Tosca is The Show That Build SFOpera, with 12 runs over in the first 18 years of the company, and since only twice in history has a Tosca black-out lasted more than five years, we were so due. Last night, the umpteenth run opened , and it proved why it’s such a fan favorite: when it’s … (News Source: SFist - 03:11:39)

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-06-04 13:50 BRIEF-Tosca’s stake in Aberdeen Asset Man over 23 pct

LONDON, June 4 (Reuters) - Aberdeen Asset Management Plc: (News Source: Interactive Investor - 13:00:58)

Liam’s List: June 5, 2009

Greetings pleasure seekers, There is a rocking weekend ahead: Live 105’s BFD in Mountain View, DIne for Life in San Francisco and a cool new application for your iphone. It’s all on Liam’s List. (News Source: CBS 5 Bay Area - 22:20:29)

THE WONDER SINGER

“Oh, the secrets she took with her.” There are moments when the order of life collapses in mid-breath, when a missed heartbeat brings on an earthquake. At such a moment, this story takes an unexpected turn. (News Source: Book Reporter - 16:09:57)

SFist Tonight

PERFORMANCE: The Thrillpeddlers present the revival of the legendary Cockettes’ 1970s crown jewel production, Pearls Over Shanghai , a comic mock-operetta about white slavery and miscegenation set in the colorful world of 1937 Shanghai, China. The event marks the Cockette’s 40th anniversary. Tonight and tomorrow night’s performances are preview nights, and the show opens on June 12. 8 p.m. // … (News Source: SFist - 19:11:49)

Free ‘Tosca’ simulcast coming to AT&T Park

San Francisco Opera presents Giacomo Puccini’s melodrama “Tosca” with an international cast featuring Adrianne Pieczonka, Carlo Ventre, Lado Ataneli, with conductor Marco Armiliato leading San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus, in a free, live, high-… (News Source: San Francisco Chronicle - 07:32:21)

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