by Gerst@operasj.org | Jan 9, 2024 | Blog
We last saw Melisa take the stage as Stephano in our first production of the year Romeo and Juliet. Since then the mezzo-soprano has travelled all over the globe working on multiple projects. We took time to check back in with Melisa as she prepares to take on the...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Dec 5, 2023 | Blog
Johannes Löhner is a familiar face with the Opera San José audience. Having been a guest conductor during our productions of Falstaff and Tosca, Johannes returned this fall as our Conductor-in-Residence. Balancing his many responsibilities as chorus master, assistant...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Nov 20, 2023 | Blog
Since beginning her éesidency with Opera San Jose, Director-in-Resdience Michelle Ainna Cuizon has been busy to say the least. Jumping in days after arriving in California she has since directed our Resident Artist Showcase, Assisted General Driector Shawna Lucey...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Nov 17, 2023 | Blog
Click on the link below to read Operaville’s review of our most recent production of The Barber of Seville https://operaville.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-barber-with-style.html
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...
