The San Francisco Symphony's subscription series opening the 2013-2014 season is well balanced: something new and interesting, something old and well-worn, something rare and tremulous.
Arthur Bloomfield asks: “Has anyone noticed that Lotfi died on the same day of the year as (Gaetano) Merola? What is the statistical probability here? But then, as you know, Merola died as the soprano sang the word ‘morire.’”
Deborah Voigt, Susan Graham, Kiera Duffy, Laquita Mitchell, Nicholas Phan, Jake Heggie and others headline Sing with Haiti’s Oct. 2 benefit in San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral.
