The Merola Grand Finale, which presented — and said farewell to — one of the finest Merola classes in years, presented six tenors all of whom are ready for prime time.
The Fremont Symphony is replacing David Sloss, who headed the orchestra since 1980, and Sue Rose in what the orchestra has termed a "challenging new direction" and spurred by a new grant.
The S.F. Opera Chorus — and a star featured in the Academy Award-winning documentary In the Shadow of the Stars — has lost one of its prominent veterans.
Merola Opera Program, now in full flight, is teeming with talent, as usual, and in a somewhat arbitrary way, I am picking just two of them to tell about. Tell, that is, through a helpful third party.
