In Review: Zabala, Ollarsaba, and Boehler impress in Minnesota Opera "Le nozze di Figaro"
"Bass-baritone Richard Ollarsaba is fantastic as Figaro, servant to the pompous aristocrat Count Almaviva. . . Ollarsaba, who was a...
"Riders of the Purple Sage" featuring Wolverton, Jeremiah, and Mechavich will broadcast in
(Phoenix, Tucson, Arizona) Arizona Opera's electrifying premiere of the new American opera Riders of the Purple Sage will be released for...
In Review: Velasco "dominated the stage" in Nashville Opera's "Maria de Buenos Ai
"Channeling her experience at Teatro Colón in 2012 and employing her smoothest porteña accent,Velasco brought an entrancing, vulnerable...
In Review: León a favorite in Florida Grand Opera "Lucia"
“León’s intensely expressive Edgardo earned the loudest applause at curtain call. Though Edgardo was positioned as a star-crossed victim...
Hernandez "brilliant" as Marcello in "La bohème" with Opera Colorado
"Baritone Levi Hernandez as the painter Marcello delivers the role with the right amount of forceful comedy and mild cynicism. Marcello...
In Review: Babcock and Livengood impress in COT "The Consul"
"Audrey Babcock was on the same level as Magda’s nemesis, the Secretary–the consul gatekeeper whose mindless subservience to rules, forms...
Nistico brings "beautifully sung" Germont to Sarasota Opera "La Traviata"
"The role of Georgio Germont was ably portrayed by Sarasota Opera veteran Marc Nisticò, who is always an audience favorite. His voice. ....
Amanda Crider impresses in LA Opera's "Persona"
"as Alma, mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider sang for almost the entire 90-minute duration of the work. Crider colored her tones, projected...
Corey Crider a "wonderful" Escamillo in Madison Opera "Carmen"
"Among the supporting cast, Corey Crider — last seen as a deliciously murderous barber in Madison Opera’s 2015 “Sweeney Todd” — acquits...
In Review: Slack, Mechavich impress in Kentucky Opera "Dead Man Walking"
"The Louisville Orchestra led by Joseph Mechavich deftly commands the score and builds on the story’s emotion and tension." -WFPL.org...