Monday, May 29th, 2006
Check out this great clip on how the San Francisco Opera simulcast their performance of Madama Butterfly to thousands in the Civic Center plaza, for free. The clip includes some powerful scenes from the opera, as well as a bit of background on new General Director David Gockley.
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Friday, October 21st, 2005
I saw the San Francisco Opera perform Doctor Atomic last night. My opinion: It was amazing, and this is one for the ages.
Now first off, let's get the criticism out of the way: There were a couple of spots that just dragged on nebulously, and I started to just get ...
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2004
VERNON ALLEY, 1915-2004 / Jazz bassist played with great ones / He fought race bias, traveled the world -- made S.F. home I had the honor of meeting this distinguished bassist and San Francisco icon not too long ago. He greeted me with a huge smile, a warm two-handed ...
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