10 at the War Memorial Opera House as the highlight of the company’s opening weekend events.Ī co-commission with Barcelona’s Liceu Opera, Palermo’s Teatro Massimo, and the Metropolitan Opera, the San Francisco production directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer will feature a cast led by soprano Julia Bullock and baritone Gerald Finley singing the title roles in a production that melds “the mythic imagery of antiquity with the starry glamour of 1930s Hollywood.” “Antony and Cleopatra” runs for seven performances, through Oct. Adams’ most well-known operas are “Nixon in China” from 1987 and “The Death of Klinghoffer” from 1991.Talk about starting the fall season on a high note: With the world premiere of “Antony and Cleopatra,” San Francisco Opera’s 2022-23 season - the company’s 100th - begins in September with a new opera by composer John Adams.Īdapted from Shakespeare’s tragedy and classical sources, the opera by Adams, an internationally acclaimed composer and Bay Area resident, makes its debut Sept. San Francisco presented the premieres of Adams’ “Doctor Atomic” in 2005 and “Girls of the Golden West” in 2017. The new Met at Lincoln Center opened in September 1966 with the world premiere of Samuel Barber’s version of “Antony and Cleopatra” with a libretto by Franco Zeffirelli, an opera greeted with negative reviews. The opera will travel to Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Sicily, and New York’s Metropolitan Opera. 5 of the two-act work of about three hours, including one intermission. Elkhanah Pulitzer directs, with sets by Mimi Lien, costumes by Constance Hoffman, lighting by David Finn and projections by Bill Morrison.Įight performances are scheduled through Oct. The libretto was adapted by Adams, with additional passages from Plutarch and Virgil. Soprano Julia Bullock sings Cleopatra, baritone Gerald Finley will be Antony, tenor Paul Appleby will portray Caesar and music director Eun Sun Kim will conduct, the company said Wednesday.
10 on the opening weekend of the San Francisco Opera’s 100th season. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - John Adams’ version of “Antony and Cleopatra” will have its world premiere on Sept.
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