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Hector Berlioz’s Beatrice and Benedict:
“a caprice written with the point of a needle”
by our Music Director Jonathan Lyness.
An opera with shot glasses, who knew?
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#OperaExplained One of the innovators behind supertitles — projected translations of opera lyrics above the stage — was once our general director!
Lotfi Mansouri faced accusations that he "vulgarized" opera when he started adding supertitles to productions in Canada in 1983.
#OperaExplained What made San Francisco a hub for opera? Part of the answer lies with the Italian immigrants who settled here during the Gold Rush.
They showed a preference for composers like Verdi and Bellini, whose opera "La Sonnambula" would be the first opera shown in full.
#OperaExplained Opera is unique in part because its singers do not need microphones to amplify their voice across thousand-seat theaters.
But there are exceptions. Modern composers like John Adams and Mason Bates embrace mics as a tool for creativity—a daring choice even today.
Have you been following @SFOpera's #OperaExplained? We're learning a lot of fascinating facts about the history of opera.
#OperaExplained When did it become normal to kill off the title heroine in an opera?
Scholar Naomi André points to 1830, when fewer women were playing male "hero" roles and the archetype of the singular "Romantic heroine" took hold, against the backdrop of Italian revolution.
#OperaExplained When did it become normal to kill off the title heroine in an opera?
Scholar Naomi André points to 1830, when fewer women were playing male "hero" roles and the archetype of the singular "Romantic heroine" took hold, against the backdrop of Italian revolution.
#OperaExplained Batons weren't always the status quo in classical music. Conductors once led orchestras from behind organs, harpsichords and violins. They also used paper rolls and staffs to tap out rhythms — which led to composer Jean-Baptiste Lully stabbing his foot and dying!
#OperaExplained Stars like Brandon Jovanovich have had roles in soap operas too — but how did the soap opera get its name?
In the 1930s, brands used radio dramas to peddle items like Ivory soap. But "opera" was already shorthand for drama: Westerns were called "horse operas!"
#OperaExplained Why are a lot of theaters red and gold? Part of the reason has to do with light — red absorbs little of it — but skin color played a role too.
French architect Charles Garnier argued the "rosy reflection" gave (presumably white) women more "youth and vibrancy."
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