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The '''San Antonio Grand Opera Festival''' (sometimes referred to as the '''San Antonio Opera Festival''' or just the '''San Antonio Opera''') was an annual opera festival presented by the [[San Antonio Symphony]] from 1945 to 1983.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=CE8xiT3pV6QC&pg=PT1161&dq=San+Antonio+Opera&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JX3uUo7UIY6MyAGau4GYCg&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=San%20Antonio%20Opera&f=false|title=Handbook of Texas Music|author=Laurie E. Jasinski|publisher=[[Texas A&M University Press]]|year=2012}}</ref> |
The '''San Antonio Grand Opera Festival''' (sometimes referred to as the '''San Antonio Opera Festival''' or just the '''San Antonio Opera''') was an annual opera festival presented by the [[San Antonio Symphony]] from 1945 to 1983.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=CE8xiT3pV6QC&pg=PT1161&dq=San+Antonio+Opera&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JX3uUo7UIY6MyAGau4GYCg&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=San%20Antonio%20Opera&f=false|title=Handbook of Texas Music|author=Laurie E. Jasinski|publisher=[[Texas A&M University Press]]|year=2012}}</ref> |
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The festival presented four operas over two consecutive weekends each spring with leading international opera stars in the principal roles. Notable singers to have performed at the festival include [[Rose Bampton]], [[Muriel Costa-Greenspon]], [[Margaret Harshaw]], [[Brenda Lewis]], [[Mildred Miller]], [[Beverly Sills]], [[Joan Sutherland]], [[Norman Treigle]], [[Richard Tucker]], and [[Frances Yeend]] among others. Initially the festival was housed at the [[San Antonio Municipal Auditorium]] which sat 5,000 people, but in 1968 the festival moved to the newly built [[Lila Cockrell Theatre]].<ref name="opera">{{cite web|url=http://classicalvoiceamerica.org/2014/01/16/time-of-opera-in-san-antonio-texas-from-grand-opera-house-to-tobin-center/|title=Golden Peaks, Fiscal Failures Mark History Of Opera In San Antonio|author=Mike Greenberg|work=http://classicalvoiceamerica.org/}}</ref> |
The festival presented four operas over two consecutive weekends each spring with leading international opera stars in the principal roles. Notable singers to have performed at the festival include [[Rose Bampton]], [[Muriel Costa-Greenspon]], [[Margaret Harshaw]], [[Brenda Lewis]], [[Mildred Miller]], [[Beverly Sills]], [[Joan Sutherland]], [[Norman Treigle]], [[Richard Tucker]], and [[Frances Yeend]] among others. Initially the festival was housed at the [[San Antonio Municipal Auditorium]] which sat 5,000 people, but in 1968 the festival moved to the newly built Theatre for the Performing Arts (which would later be renamed the [[Lila Cockrell Theatre]]).<ref name="opera">{{cite web|url=http://classicalvoiceamerica.org/2014/01/16/time-of-opera-in-san-antonio-texas-from-grand-opera-house-to-tobin-center/|title=Golden Peaks, Fiscal Failures Mark History Of Opera In San Antonio|author=Mike Greenberg|work=http://classicalvoiceamerica.org/}}</ref> |
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Conductor [[Max Reiter]], who envisioned the festival, served as Artistic Director from 1945 until his death in 1950. [[Victor Alessandro]] then took the helm, and continued to run the festival successfully until his death in 1976. After the death of Alessandro, the festival floundered under the leadership of first [[François H. Huybrechts]] (1978–1980) and then [[Lawrence Leighton Smith]] (1980–1983). Facing financial losses, the San Antonio Symphony ceased presenting the festival after 1983.<ref name="opera"/> |
Conductor [[Max Reiter]], who envisioned the festival, served as Artistic Director from 1945 until his death in 1950. [[Victor Alessandro]] then took the helm, and continued to run the festival successfully until his death in 1976. After the death of Alessandro, the festival floundered under the leadership of first [[François H. Huybrechts]] (1978–1980) and then [[Lawrence Leighton Smith]] (1980–1983). Facing financial losses, the San Antonio Symphony ceased presenting the festival after 1983.<ref name="opera"/> |
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Revision as of 13:58, 30 September 2014
The San Antonio Grand Opera Festival (sometimes referred to as the San Antonio Opera Festival or just the San Antonio Opera) was an annual opera festival presented by the San Antonio Symphony from 1945 to 1983.[1]
The festival presented four operas over two consecutive weekends each spring with leading international opera stars in the principal roles. Notable singers to have performed at the festival include Rose Bampton, Muriel Costa-Greenspon, Margaret Harshaw, Brenda Lewis, Mildred Miller, Beverly Sills, Joan Sutherland, Norman Treigle, Richard Tucker, and Frances Yeend among others. Initially the festival was housed at the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium which sat 5,000 people, but in 1968 the festival moved to the newly built Theatre for the Performing Arts (which would later be renamed the Lila Cockrell Theatre).[2]
Conductor Max Reiter, who envisioned the festival, served as Artistic Director from 1945 until his death in 1950. Victor Alessandro then took the helm, and continued to run the festival successfully until his death in 1976. After the death of Alessandro, the festival floundered under the leadership of first François H. Huybrechts (1978–1980) and then Lawrence Leighton Smith (1980–1983). Facing financial losses, the San Antonio Symphony ceased presenting the festival after 1983.[2]
References
- ^ Laurie E. Jasinski (2012). Handbook of Texas Music. Texas A&M University Press.
- ^ a b Mike Greenberg. "Golden Peaks, Fiscal Failures Mark History Of Opera In San Antonio". http://classicalvoiceamerica.org/.
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