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    Opera Review
    July 23, 2017
    Comic Masters, Servants, and One Long Conversation With Death in Ambitious Merola Triple-Bill
    BY Steven Winn

    Three diverse one-acts gave Merola’s singers a chance to strut their stuff.

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    Louis Kahn’s Floating Concert Stage Is Looking for a Safe Harbor
    July 19, 2017
    Louis Kahn’s Floating Concert Stage Is Looking for a Safe Harbor
    BY Paul Kotapish
    The Point Counterpoint II has provided a mobile platform for musical diplomacy for over 40 years, but it is drifting toward destruction. ...
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    Artist Spotlight
    John Luther Adams Gets a Festival at SFJAZZ
    July 17, 2017
    John Luther Adams Gets a Festival at SFJAZZ
    BY Jeff Kaliss

    The weeklong celebration of this uniquely American composer includes concerts, an audio installation, and a listening party.

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    Opera Review
    July 18, 2017
    A Clever Translation Lifts Pocket Opera’s Die Fledermaus
    BY Nicholas Jones

    Donald Pippin’s rhymed libretto in English brings the opera’s charming lyrics to the fore.

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    Upcoming Concert
    Flower Piano Blooms in the Botanical Garden
    July 14, 2017
    San Francisco Botanical Garden Society
    Flower Piano Blooms in the Botanical Garden
    BY Lou Fancher

    Special concerts and impromptu performances ring out on a dozen pianos festooning the garden.

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    Chamber Music Review
    July 18, 2017
    The Violin Takes Center Stage at [email protected]
    BY David Bratman

    The “Classical Style” concert focuses on chamber masterworks from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.

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    Artist Spotlight
    Rhiannon Giddens Shares Her Musical Journey
    July 9, 2017
    Rhiannon Giddens Shares Her Musical Journey
    BY Jeff Kaliss

    The eclectic singer, instrumentalist, and actor joins the S.F. Symphony for a diverse evening of American music.

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    It's News to Me
    July 17, 2017
    It's News to Me
    BY Janos Gereben

    Spear carriers needed, SFMOMA wired for sound, Piedmont singers collect ribbons in Wales, news from the C level

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    Opera Review
    July 9, 2017
    Merolini of 2017 in a Splendid Debut
    BY Janos Gereben

    Confident performances abounded in the Merola Program’s Schwabacher Summer Concert.

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    PBS Airs <em>Gordon Getty: There Will Be Music</em>
    July 14, 2017
    PBS Airs Gordon Getty: There Will Be Music
    BY Janos Gereben
    A documentary examines the musical side of the iconoclastic Bay Area composer and philanthropist. ...
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    Mark Hanson Named S.F. Symphony Executive Director
    July 9, 2017
    Mark Hanson Named S.F. Symphony Executive Director
    BY Janos Gereben
    Houston Symphony’s former chief administrator arrives with an excellent reputation. ...
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    Recital Review
    July 11, 2017
    Lieder Alive! Delivers a Welcome Reprise of Schubert’s Schwanengesang
    BY Niels Swinkels

    Anthony Reed and John Parr tread the delicate line between power and intimacy.

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    A New Musical Inhabits the Heights of Hearst Castle
    July 11, 2017
    A New Musical Inhabits the Heights of Hearst Castle
    BY Janos Gereben
    Old-fashioned Hollywood glamor and intrigue inspire Castle Happy. ...
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    Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
    July 4, 2017
    Running the Gauntlet of Berlioz’s Romeo and Juliet
    BY Jessica Balik

    The S.F. Symphony, with soloists Sasha Cooke, Nicholas Phan, and Luca Pisaroni, navigated the challenging work in the orchestra’s season finale.

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    Upcoming Concert
    Opera Theater Unlimited’s <em>Hunter</em> Strives for an Intimate, Visceral Experience
    July 5, 2017
    Opera Theater Unlimited
    Opera Theater Unlimited’s Hunter Strives for an Intimate, Visceral Experience
    BY Lou Fancher

    Composer Joseph M. Columbo’s new opera challenges the conventional perceptions of the genre.

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