This is very last minute notice, but I just heard about a documentary that will play at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival about mezzo-soprano Barbara Smith Conrad and her struggle to gain acceptance in the world of opera. It's gotten some great notices and...
Time for today's Traviata clips! Here are two very different takes on Violetta's "Sempre libera." First, a delightfully ridiculous version by Anna Moffo (I'm not sure which is my favorite part - her hurling her goblet on the floor or her gazing at...
Great review in Opera News for baritone Gabriel Manro! He was seen here as a reporter in Séance, and will join us again this year as a member of our Studio Artist Program, where he will sing the Marquis and cover Germont...
With Santa Barbara's own International Film Festival kicking off tomorrow evening, I'm starting a mini-festival right here to highlight some favorite Traviata clips...
By popular request, OSB is inaugurating our Aficionado Club. Designed for Opera Santa Barbara patrons who currently attend our productions alone, the Aficionado Club is a great way to meet people who share your passion for opera- so there’s always a friendly face in the crowd! A new Family Opera Plan is available for our matinee performance of La Traviata on March 6, 2011. Children between the ages of 6-12 will be admitted for $5 each, with accompanying adult tickets at the regular price of $70 each. Seating is in Section...
Opera Santa Barbara announces an exciting new season of Opera on the Go presentations. This season, now taking place exclusively in the Granada Theater's intimate Founders' Room, will open with OSB Artistic Director Jose Maria Condemi (pictured above) explaining the “nuts and bolts” of a stage director’s craft. Other moderators and guests include OSB's own Professor Simon Williams, local favorite Dr. Mashey Bernstein, head of SF Opera's Merola Program Sheri Greenawald, and Director of Seattle Opera's Young Artists Program Peter Kazares.