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DESCRIPTION:Sep 12-27\, 2026\nEvery so often\, the opera capitals of Wester
 n Europe and America see waves of big vocal talent from regions they think
  of as provincial backwaters if they think of them at all. Economics\, alo
 ng with prestige\, of course\, has its part to play. Hungry for opportunit
 y\, prize-winning singers from the former Soviet Union\, the Balkans\, Kor
 ea\, and South Africa are finding employment everywhere from Vienna to San
  Francisco. And now Mongolia! The baritone Amartuvshin Enkhbat\, from Sukh
 baatar aimag\, Khalzan (pop. 1\,751)\, remembers the still-vital nomadic c
 ulture of his ancestors. Singing into the unbounded acoustic expanse of th
 e steppes\, he has said\, laid the foundation of his vocal technique years
  before he ever set foot in a music conservatory. And while he no longer h
 erds the nomads’ immemorial “five snouts” (horses\, sheep\, goats\, 
 yaks\, and Bactrian camels)\, Enkhbat remains every inch a nomad. Since hi
 s first-prize win at Plácido Domingo’s Operalia in Beijing in 2012\, he
  has forged ties with companies all over the map. In Baghdad by the Bay\, 
 the eponymous widowed sea pirate turned statesman of Simon Boccanegra is h
 is third Verdi assignment. Over long arcs\, the opera is grave and noble
 —arguably too much so. But in Verdi’s final revisions\, he added a tem
 pestuous new scene\, set in Genoa’s Council Chamber\, that rights the pr
 oportions. Enemy factions are baying for blood\; and it’s only Doge Simo
 ne’s tremendous call for peace that averts civil war. Eleonora Buratto\,
  whose creamy soprano and phrasing have led historically minded fans to th
 ink of the incomparable Renata Tebaldi\, sings Boccanegra’s long-lost da
 ughter Maria. Father-and-daughter reunions are a Verdi specialty. The one 
 in this opera ranks with his finest.
LOCATION:San Francisco Opera\, 301 Van Ness Ave\, San Francisco\, CA 94102\
 , USA
SUMMARY:Simon Boccanegra\, by Giuseppe Verdi
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