:: Przegląd tematu - six performances June 12-July 1

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n the 16th-century Venetian femme fatale will run for seven performances from Sept. 23-Oct. 11.New productions to the War Memorial stage include Mozart's "The Magic Flute" (nine performances from June 8-July 3, 2012), starring baritone Nathan Gunn and featuring a stage design of fanciful projected animations of the celebrated artist Jun Kaneko. Also new are a production from La Scala of Verdi's "Attila" (six performances June 12-July 1, 2012), starring bass Ferrucio Furlanetto as the famous Hun and featuring Ramon Vargas and Samuel Ramey as Pope Leo I; and S.F. Opera's own reworking of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" (nine performances from Oct. 15-Nov. 10), to be directed by Italian film and theater director and actor Gabriele Lavia.There are two revivals on the season schedule: The Jean-Pierre Ponnelle production of Bizet's "Carmen" (11 performances from Nov. 6-Dec. 4) will bring mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich back to reprise the title role she did so well as a last-minute substitute for three performances of the 2006 production. And the season will open Sept. 9 with a gala performance of Puccini's "Turandot," in the bold and colorful production designed by artist David Hockney. Swedish dramatic soprano Irene Theorin will make her S.F. Opera debut in the title role t