Classical, Opera and Jazz
First, some quotes about jealousy:
“Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening.” –Maya Angelou
“O jealousy! thou magnifier of ...
For Mozart’s birthday the SF Symphony featured Michael Tilson Thomas, the symphony’s music director, playing and conducting Mozart’s Piano Concerto Number 23 in A Major, K 488, as well as two not frequently played works by Stravinsky – ...
This past weekend I attended a concert that is part of the Phyllis C. Wattis Residency at the San Francisco Symphony. It was an afternoon of Debussy (Sonata No. 2 for Flute, Viola and Harp), Benjamin (Viola, Viola ...
Last night I attended a concert by the San Francisco Symphony that was billed as “Beethoven’s 5th Symphony” but which also included Schubert’s Six German Dances D. 820 arranged by Anton von Webern, Webern’s Symphony, Opus 21, and ...
On Saturday November 21 I had the good fortune to take in SF Opera’s production of Otello, starring the South African tenor Johan Botha as Otello, Bulgarian soprano Zvetelina Vassileva as Otello’s doomed wife Desdemona, and Italian baritone ...
“What happens when you take the ‘bippity-boppity-boo’ out of Cinderella?” is Opera San Jose’s lead-in to their description of La Cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini. We attended today’s performance on behalf of StarkSilverCreek and was curious to see ...





