http://www.classicalmusicamerica.com/home Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 15 May 2009 21:19:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en http://www.classicalmusicamerica.com/home/?p=140 http://www.classicalmusicamerica.com/home/?p=140#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 21:12:50 +0000 admin http://www.classicalmusicamerica.com/home/?p=140 Donald Runnicles ends his 17-year tenure as music director and principal conductor with “La Traviata” with Elizabeth Futral and Anna Netrebko taking turns as Violetta.  “La Traviata” tells the tale of a conflicted courtesan, her devoted lover and his disapproving father.  Adrienne Pieczonka makes her Company debut with the title role of “Tosca”, a tempestuous tale of creulty and deception.  The San Francisco Opera will also be featuring Eric Owens in Francesca Zambello’s staging of “Porgy and Bess”, an American masterpiece that tells the story of a crippled beggar, the headstrong woman he loves, and the community that sustains them both.  For more information, visit sfopera.com.

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