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As it is clear from this thoughtful article, Kosman and just about every
local reviewer still hope for the best, instead of sharpening knives as
a bunker mentality develops in the War Memorial. We are all rooting for
Rosenberg's success achieving musical-theatrical excellence, rather than
hope for her failure through excesses in staging. After all, what we'll
get is what we'll have to live with.
Opener dims hopes for Rosenberg
Heavy-handedness of 'Giardiniera' portends ill judgment by
general director
Joshua Kosman, Chronicle Music Critic [5/5/02]
When Pamela Rosenberg was first named as the San Francisco Opera's
new general director, she promised, among other things, to foster a
newly thoughtful and sophisticated brand of musical theater. That
sounded good, even if local observers couldn't be certain precisely
what it would entail. We still don't know for sure -- Rosenberg's
first full main-stage season won't be unveiled until the fall -- but
it's possible that we caught a disheartening early glimpse of the
company's new approach last month. That was when the San Francisco
Opera Center presented its annual Showcase Presentation, a colossally
puerile and inane staging of Mozart's "La Finta Giardiniera" staged
by director Roy Rallo.
Uh-oh. ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/05/05/PK26155.DTL
Janos Gereben/SF
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