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Fundraising in the Age of Coronavirus
June 23, 2020
Fundraising in the Age of Coronavirus
BY Lisa Houston

Opera philanthropy floats hope upon a sea of uncertainty.

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SF Opera’s <em>Salome</em> Productions Over a Century
June 19, 2020
SF Opera’s Salome Productions Over a Century
BY Janos Gereben
How Gaetano Merola pulled off a coup and got his dream Salome.
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Coronavirus Shuts Down San Francisco Opera for the Rest of the Year
June 16, 2020
Coronavirus Shuts Down San Francisco Opera for the Rest of the Year
BY Janos Gereben
Don’t expect any live opera in San Francisco until 2021.
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Farewell to Claude Heater at the End of a Long, Spectacular Life
June 9, 2020
Farewell to Claude Heater at the End of a Long, Spectacular Life
BY Janos Gereben
The opera singer, who called the Bay Area home, died last month at the age of 92.
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Keep Calm and Cook On: Four Bay Area Vocalists Spill the Beans
June 8, 2020
Keep Calm and Cook On: Four Bay Area Vocalists Spill the Beans
BY Annelies Zijderveld

Great stories about opera singers who are cooking while sheltering — with recipes!

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Recording Review
June 8, 2020
Les Talens Lyriques Are Heavenly on a Recording of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater
BY Jason Victor Serinus

Soprano Sandrine Piau and countertenor Christopher Lowrey are sublime.

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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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Feature Article
Librettists Give Opera Something to Sing About
May 30, 2020
Librettists Give Opera Something to Sing About
BY Victoria Looseleaf

We take an inside look at three of the unsung heroes of contemporary opera.

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