| West Edge Opera - Berkeley | 26 April 2024 |
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L'incoronazione di PoppeaWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
The Coronation of Poppea dives into devious politics |
 2 Aug 23 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
West Edge Opera dives into the duplicitous world of ancient Rome |
| 24 Jul 23 / San Francisco Chronicle |
Le RossignolWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Powerful singers propel The Nightingale, Erwartung |
| 1 Aug 23 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
The cast works an imaginative spell |
| 31 Jul 23 / San Francisco Chronicle |
ErwartungWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Powerful singers propel The Nightingale, Erwartung |
| 1 Aug 23 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
West Edge Opera takes an eerie plunge into one woman’s subconscious |
| 31 Jul 23 / San Francisco Chronicle |
Cruzar la Cara de la LunaWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
A delicate Mariachi opera about loss and reconciliation |
| 26 Jul 23 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
‘Cruzar’ tells a wrenching tale of Mexican American migration through mariachi music |
| 25 Jul 23 / San Francisco Chronicle |
Giulio Cesare in EgittoWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
‘Cesare,’ condensed |
| 9 Aug 22 / parterre box |
Familiar voices and powerful scenes in West Edge Opera’s Julius Caesar |
| 3 Aug 22 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
CoralineWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
If Coraline is Mark-Anthony Turnage’s last opera, it’s a good one |
| 3 Aug 22 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
An operatic ‘Coraline’ travels into an eerie world of make-believe menace |
| 1 Aug 22 / San Francisco Chronicle |
Ariane et Barbe-BleueWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
West Edge Opera makes the case for a nearly forgotten masterpiece |
| 27 Jul 22 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
West Edge Opera excavates a thrillingly unfamiliar masterpiece to open its season |
| 26 Jul 22 / San Francisco Chronicle |
EliogabaloWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Sex, corruption, and song at West Edge Opera’s Eliogabalo |
| 4 Aug 21 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
West Edge Opera turns to ancient Rome with mix of emotion, bawdy camp |
| 2 Aug 21 / San Francisco Chronicle |
Elizabeth CreeWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
West Edge’s Elizabeth Cree is a wild ride |
| 4 Aug 21 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
‘Elizabeth Cree’ makes a splendid, bloody splash at West Edge Opera |
| 27 Jul 21 / San Francisco Chronicle |
Kat'a KabanovaWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Katya Kabanová makes much of the small moments |
| 28 Jul 21 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
‘Katya Kabanova’ struggles and shines in a new outdoor performance venue |
| 26 Jul 21 / San Francisco Chronicle |
The Threepenny OperaWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
West Edge Opera’s Threepenny Opera Is on the Edge |
| 20 Aug 19 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Exciting singers can’t overcome muffled intentions by the production |
| 18 Aug 19 / OperaWire |
‘Threepenny Opera’ stumbles and sags at West Edge |
| 13 Aug 19 / San Francisco Chronicle |
Breaking the WavesWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
West Edge Opera transfixes with Breaking the Waves |
| 13 Aug 19 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
‘Breaking the Waves’ tells dark, operatic tale of faith, degradation |
| 12 Aug 19 / San Francisco Chronicle |
Orfeo ed EuridiceWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
A queer-themed ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’ stumbles at West Edge Opera |
| 6 Aug 19 / San Francisco Chronicle |
West Edge Opera’s Orfeo & Euridice comes alive in the underworld |
| 6 Aug 19 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
QuartettWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
It may not be everyone’s cup of tea; but Quartett is a contemporaary opera definitely worth our attention |
| 20 Aug 18 / The Berkeley Daily Planet |
The spotlight is on moral decay in Luca Francesconi’s provocative Quartett |
| 15 Aug 18 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
West Edge Opera’s ‘Quartett’ puts a pitiless bravura spin on ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ |
| 13 Aug 18 / San Francisco Chronicle |
Pelléas et MélisandeWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
An enigma inside a conundrum |
| 19 Aug 18 / The Berkeley Daily Planet |
West Edge pulls Debussy’s ‘Pelléas’ out of shadows with brilliant performance |
| 14 Aug 18 / San Francisco Chronicle |
Kendra Broom electrifying in West Edge Opera's Pelléas & Mélisande |
| 9 Aug 18 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Mata HariWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
'Mata Hari’ offers a blurry picture of a sexy spy in Bay Area’s West Edge Opera |
| 9 Aug 18 / San Francisco Chronicle |
West Edge Opera's Mata Hari unveils different facets of a misunderstood icon |
| 9 Aug 18 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
FrankensteinWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Libby Larsen’s opera gets vibrantly immersive production |
| 23 Aug 17 / OperaWire |
HamletWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet is not quite Shakespeare’s |
| 20 Aug 17 / The Berkeley Daily Planet |
Edward Nelson commands West Edge Opera’s Hamlet |
| 16 Aug 17 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Solid singing can’t overcome opera’s dramatic deficiencies |
| 15 Aug 17 / OperaWire |
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West Edge strikes a blow in favor of Thomas’ ‘Hamlet’ |
| 15 Aug 17 / San Francisco Chronicle |
L'arbore di DianaWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
West Edge Opera at Pacific Pipe: A new venue & new operas |
| 14 Aug 17 / The Berkeley Daily Planet |
An exciting and enticing comedic romp |
| 14 Aug 17 / OperaWire |
A rare delight from Mozart’s Vienna debuts at West Edge Opera |
| 9 Aug 17 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
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West Edge Opera stages a Viennese rarity |
| 8 Aug 17 / San Francisco Chronicle |
AgrippinaWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
A rollicking Handel opera |
| 22 Aug 16 / The Berkeley Daily Planet |
West Edge limps to a close with ‘Agrippina’ |
| 14 Aug 16 / San Francisco Chronicle |
A gripping Agrippina at West Edge Opera |
| 10 Aug 16 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Powder her FaceWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Sex with a side of brilliant opera |
| 16 Aug 16 / Bachtrack |
West Edge’s ‘Powder’ is a brash erotic adventure |
| 6 Aug 16 / San Francisco Chronicle |
Powder Her Face is sordid and brilliant |
| 3 Aug 16 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
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West Edge Opera opens summer season with winning works by Janacek and Adès |
| 3 Aug 16 / Mercury News |
The Cunning Little VixenWest Edge OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
A dreamlike forest in an abandoned train station |
| 9 Aug 16 / Bachtrack |
West Edge mounts a charming forest fable |
| 6 Aug 16 / San Francisco Chronicle |
The Cunning Little Vixen serves up mainly musical delights |
| 3 Aug 16 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
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West Edge Opera opens summer season with winning works by Janacek and Adès |
| 3 Aug 16 / Mercury News |
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News & Articles
| West Edge Opera unveils 2021 festival |
The 2021 festival will feature works by Janacek, Puts and Cavalli. |
| 6 Feb 2021 / OperaWire |
| West Edge Opera puts its annual festival on ice until 2021 |
Lovers of challenging, edgy, intimate opera will have to tamp down their expectations yet again as the ambitious West Edge Opera bows to the inevitable. |
| 27 May 2020 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
| West Edge Festival announces 2020 slate, set for late summer |
The West Edge Festival in Berkeley, California has announced that it is planning to move forward with presenting its events between July 25-August 9, 2020. |
| 26 Mar 2020 / OperaWire |
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