by Gerst@operasj.org | Nov 17, 2023 | Blog
Review: Opera San José offers a nimble array of delights with...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Nov 17, 2023 | Blog
By Larry Hancock Less than three months after Mozart died, Gioachino Rossini was born in Pesaro, a small port town on the eastern coast of Italy, south of Ravenna. Rossini’s father, Giuseppe, who played French horn and trumpet, arrived in Pesaro from nearby Lugo in...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Nov 15, 2023 | Blog
Kip Cranna Dramaturg Emeritus of San Francisco Opera “Fi-ga-ro! Fi-ga-ro!” That name called out in brilliant baritone braggadocio represents the focal point in some of the most universally recognizable music in the world of opera. It’s so much part popular culture...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Oct 13, 2023 | Blog
Amid the busy fall schedule; debuting and performing as Romeo in our most recent production of Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet, a quick jaunt to cover last minute as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni at LA Opera, and now diving head first into Barber of Seville rehearsals,...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Sep 13, 2023 | Blog
Adrienne L. Eastwood, Ph.DProfessor of English & Comparative LiteratureSan Jose State University When William Shakespeare sat down to work on Romeo and Juliet, the story he decided to tell was hardly original. Tales of star-crossed lovers had been told and retold...
