by Gerst@operasj.org | Mar 18, 2024 | Blog
With a busy schedule flying to Paris, our Bass-Baritone resident Vartan Gabrielian has been globe-trotting while absent from OSJ. We took some time to catch up with Vartan with his busy schedule as he returns for his third production with Opera San José, Florencia en...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Feb 20, 2024 | Blog
Read the Operaville review at the link below! https://operaville.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-riveting-rigoletto.html
by Gerst@operasj.org | Feb 20, 2024 | Blog
Read the review from the Cordell Reports and Berkshire Fine Arts https://berkshirefinearts.com/02-15-2024_rigoletto.htm
by Gerst@operasj.org | Feb 20, 2024 | Blog
Read the review at the link below!...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Feb 12, 2024 | Blog
We have very little from the Italian opera composers who were Verdi’s contemporaries. While Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti dominated the first half of 19th-century Italy, Verdi alone dominated the second half; his contemporaries, Mercadante, Cagnoni, Ricci, and...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Feb 12, 2024 | Blog
Courtney Miller should be no stranger to anyone who has been to a production this year. Armed with a brilliant sense for comedic timing, Courtney has had a “season of maids.” We saw her Opera San José debut as Gertrude in our season opener of Romeo and...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Jan 9, 2024 | Blog
We last saw Melisa take the stage as Stephano in our first production of the year Romeo and Juliet. Since then the mezzo-soprano has travelled all over the globe working on multiple projects. We took time to check back in with Melisa as she prepares to take on the...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Dec 5, 2023 | Blog
Johannes Löhner is a familiar face with the Opera San José audience. Having been a guest conductor during our productions of Falstaff and Tosca, Johannes returned this fall as our Conductor-in-Residence. Balancing his many responsibilities as chorus master, assistant...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Nov 20, 2023 | Blog
Since beginning her éesidency with Opera San Jose, Director-in-Resdience Michelle Ainna Cuizon has been busy to say the least. Jumping in days after arriving in California she has since directed our Resident Artist Showcase, Assisted General Driector Shawna Lucey...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Nov 17, 2023 | Blog
Click on the link below to read Operaville’s review of our most recent production of The Barber of Seville https://operaville.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-barber-with-style.html