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Così fan tutte
I joined Bob and headed down to Opera San Jose to see a production of Mozart’s opera Così fan tutte. This is the first opera I’ve seen in quite a while. It was a warm sunny day as we are … Continue reading
Falstaff Shakespeare
I went to SPARC‘s production of Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor, a mild adaption of Shakespeare’s comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor. I was joined by Bob and his friend Cindy. It was a mild night … Continue reading
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Carmen In The City
I went in with Bob to see the SF Opera’s production of Bizet’s Carmen. We took the BART in and got some dinner before the show. Although I don’t think I had ever seen it before, I had certainly heard … Continue reading
My One and Only Shakespeare of the Year
After dropping in for a short bit on the annual VDM birthday party, I joined Bob and a friend attending the Sparc Theater’s production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. As a number of issues arose this summer that made me decide … Continue reading
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Die Zauberflöte
Tonight I went into the city with Bob to see San Francisco Opera’s production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte). We drove to BART and then took the train into the city. Prior to the opera we had a … Continue reading
Rigoletto
Tonight I again joined Bob for a trip to the opera. This time to the Opera San Jose to see Verdi’s Rigoletto. This was the first time I’d seen this Verdi opera, and while the music was beautiful this one … Continue reading
OP Comedy of Errors
Tonight I saw my final play in my visit to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, an original practices production of The Comedy of Errors. In the past, with the original practices productions they usually do lesser known plays. This time they … Continue reading
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King Lear
Tonight I saw another Shakespeare classic at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, King Lear. This was a heavy sad play that was very well acted. The one twist was they had a woman playing King Lear (but as a male, not … Continue reading
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The Winter’s Tale
On night three of my trip to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival I saw my second Shakespeare play, The Winter's Tale. This was another indoor play and overall it was quite good. The first half was excellent, with a serious solemn … Continue reading
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One Man, Two Guvnors
I saw my second play of this year’s Colorado Shakespeare Festival, a British farcical comedy One Man, Two Guvnors. This was apparently a contemporary update of and older 18th century commedia dell’arte, and it was set in the early 1960s … Continue reading