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Janos Gereben

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SF Girls Chorus Responds to COVID-19 With a Virtual Festival
June 8, 2020
SF Girls Chorus Responds to COVID-19 With a Virtual Festival
BY Janos Gereben
Look for collaborations with Voices of Music, Berkeley Ballet Theater, and the Philip Glass Ensemble.
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Michael Tilson Thomas’s 25 Years With the SF Symphony Celebrated in 25 Quarantined Days
June 5, 2020
Michael Tilson Thomas’s 25 Years With the SF Symphony Celebrated in 25 Quarantined Days
BY Janos Gereben
The online tribute will highlight great moments throughout MTT’s tenure with the SF Symphony.
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Will Live Opera Stay Dead Through the End of the Year?
June 2, 2020
Will Live Opera Stay Dead Through the End of the Year?
BY Janos Gereben
The Metropolitan Opera cancels its fall season, boding ill for other arts organizations.
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SF Opera Production Switches From Verdi to Personal Protective Equipment
June 1, 2020
SF Opera Production Switches From Verdi to Personal Protective Equipment
BY Janos Gereben
SFO donates critical safety gear while the skilled artists of the costume shop turn out thousands of masks with fabric from opera productions.
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Celebrating Flicka, Bright Star, on Her 75th Revolution Around the Sun
June 1, 2020
Celebrating Flicka, Bright Star, on Her 75th Revolution Around the Sun
BY Janos Gereben
Alameda’s Frederica von Stade is one of opera’s most beloved singers.
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Stanford Live Forges an Adventurous 2020–2021 Season
June 1, 2020
Stanford Live Forges an Adventurous 2020–2021 Season
BY Janos Gereben
Flexible presentation options accommodate an unknown future and help guarantee a year of great entertainment.
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Riches of Henry Hadley’s Works Captured by Cellist Theodore Buchholz
May 26, 2020
Riches of Henry Hadley’s Works Captured by Cellist Theodore Buchholz
BY Janos Gereben
The prominent SF Conservatory of Music alumnus releases an album of long-lost pieces for cello and piano.
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The Perplexing Upside of Coronavirus’s Devastation of Live Performances
May 25, 2020
The Perplexing Upside of Coronavirus’s Devastation of Live Performances
BY Janos Gereben
Great music is blossoming and readily available in spite of closures and restrictions.
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SF Opera and SF Ballet to Avoid an Extended Venue Closure
May 18, 2020
SF Opera and SF Ballet to Avoid an Extended Venue Closure
BY Janos Gereben
A now-deferred seat-replacement project would have knocked the War Memorial out of commission for nearly four months next year.
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SF Symphony to Celebrate Michael Tilson Thomas ... Remotely
May 11, 2020
SF Symphony to Celebrate Michael Tilson Thomas ... Remotely
BY Janos Gereben
A 25-day digital gala will feature streaming concerts and other online content.
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Merola Opera Program and Music@Menlo Give Up on 2020 Summer Season
May 4, 2020
Merola Opera Program and [email protected] Give Up on 2020 Summer Season
BY Janos Gereben
There won’t be much live music in the Bay Area this summer.
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On the Brink With the SF Symphony and Merola Opera Program
April 28, 2020
On the Brink With the SF Symphony and Merola Opera Program
BY Janos Gereben
UPDATED April 29: The Symphony bites the bullet and cancels the remainder of its 2019–2020 season.
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Cal Performances Thinks Big, Surges Ahead With Post-Pandemic Plans
April 28, 2020
Cal Performances Thinks Big, Surges Ahead With Post-Pandemic Plans
BY Janos Gereben
Look for fresh faces, premieres, and beloved regulars in the coming season.
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Some Musicians May Get Relief From the Onerous Strictures of AB5 Law
April 21, 2020
Some Musicians May Get Relief From the Onerous Strictures of AB5 Law
BY Janos Gereben
No action on the amendment until the State Legislature reconvenes in May.
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Opera San José to Stream Its Grand <em>Idomeneo</em>
April 17, 2020
Opera San José to Stream Its Grand Idomeneo
BY Janos Gereben
The resplendent 2011 production is available online for free through May 18.
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Edwin Outwater Named SF Conservatory Music Director
April 14, 2020
Edwin Outwater Named SF Conservatory Music Director
BY Janos Gereben
The lauded conductor has a long history with the City by the Bay.
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SF Opera Cancels Its Summer Season in a Painful Concession to COVID-19
April 14, 2020
SF Opera Cancels Its Summer Season in a Painful Concession to COVID-19
BY Janos Gereben
Fate of this summer’s Merola Opera Program is still up in the air.
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Livestreaming Rehearsals Keep Arts Organizations on Track During Lockdown
April 6, 2020
Livestreaming Rehearsals Keep Arts Organizations on Track During Lockdown
BY Janos Gereben
Real-time online ballet classes and chorus rehearsals are just two ways local companies are meeting the COVID-19 challenge.
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SF Opera Summer Season in Jeopardy, As Other Festivals Fall Victim to COVID-19
March 31, 2020
SF Opera Summer Season in Jeopardy, As Other Festivals Fall Victim to COVID-19
BY Janos Gereben
The event cancellations roll into summer.
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Tiny Dorm Concerts Deliver Music and More to Your Desktop
March 31, 2020
Tiny Dorm Concerts Deliver Music and More to Your Desktop
BY Janos Gereben
SF Conservatory of Music embraces technology to meet its mission in the face of the shelter-in-place order.
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