Opera from the bleachers

In keeping with my ’see it live’ theme (Live Performances, Live Performers), we saw the San Francisco Opera performance of Samson and Delilah last friday - at AT&T Park. It was live - but the performers were across town at the Opera House.

It was great. A different ambiance than the Opera House to be sure. There was the good (a hot dog, a beer and popcorn) and the bad (four adults pirouetting around the base paths during a beautiful aria). We will be able to contrast this next week when we attend the new Opera by Phillip Glass: Appomattox, at the Opera House.

This opera was more about texture than story. Several scenes are all chorus - with texture in the voices - texture in the acting - texture in the scenery and costumes. The visual aspect was better presented on the big screen in the ball park.

Jim on October 1st 2007 in Arts Commentary

One Response to “Opera from the bleachers”

  1. Jim Panttaja » A Night at the Opera - Appomattox responded on 11 Oct 2007 at 9:35 am #

    […] week we got closer to the opera - no longer AT&T Park with a hot dog and a beer - but in the Opera House with Appomattox the new Philip Glass […]

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