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Staufenbiel "director par excellence": Opera Parallèle's "Les enfants terribles&q
"Brian Staufenbiel is Director par excellence. He fuses not only these many narrative and dramatic elements but the magical projections...
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In Review: Ferrante in Opera Philadelphia's "Le nozze di Figaro" is "outstanding&
"Even the supporting players, enablers in the count’s retinue, were outstanding: Patrick Carfizzi, Jason Ferrante and Lucy Schauffer."...
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Opera News hails McEuen for his "Standout contribution" as Toby in "Sweeney Todd"
"Another standout contribution was the Toby of Ian McEuen, another performer who completely understood the style." -Opera News Read full...
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![In Review: McIntyre and Larkin in Utah Opera's "Don Giovanni"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f2b22b_f2bda213573e4927ac282606cf0de973~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_364,h_205,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f2b22b_f2bda213573e4927ac282606cf0de973~mv2.webp)
In Review: McIntyre and Larkin in Utah Opera's "Don Giovanni"
"Utah Opera has gone to the movies for its season closer, a production of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" reimagined as a 1950s film...
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In Review: Mackenzie Whitney "vibrant" as Pinkerton in Heartbeat Opera "Madama Butter
"the vibrant tenor Mackenzie Whitney" -The New York Times Read full review. "Mackenzie Whitney's . . . sang "Addio fiorito asil" quite...
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In Review: Vickers exudes "warmth and generosity" as Sam in "Susannah" with Oper
"Tenor Matthew Vickers (Sam Polk) exudes warmth and generosity as Susannah’s brother, conjuring the impetuosity that marks Sam’s failure...
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In Review: Catherine Martin in Houston Grand Opera's "Götterdämmerung"
"Andrea Carroll, Catherine Martin and Renée Tatum sang (and splashed) with brio." -Houstonia Read full review. "The three Rhine Maidens...
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Dana Beth Miller "Thrills" with her "remarkable" mezzo as Ulrica in Florida Gran
"The Ulrica of Dana Beth Miller harkens to the great mezzos and contraltos of the past. She is the most interesting character in the...
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In Review: Birsan brings her "silvery clear" soprano to Bliss's "Beatitudes"
"The soprano Emily Birsan was silvery clear" -The Times Read full review. "Soloists Ben Johnson and Emily Birsan impressed, not least in...
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In Review: Matthew Burns is Leporello in Utah Opera's "Don Giovanni"
"Bass-baritone Matthew Burns is equally charming as the Don's long-suffering sidekick, Leporello; the two men are so well-matched...