In Review: Havey's "The Crucible" at Opera Santa Barbara
"Stage director Stephanie Havey told highly dramatic story of THE CRUCIBLE in a realistic manner .... That kept the tension building...
In Review: Colaneri "masterful" as maestro for Juilliard "Don Giovanni"
"There was a palpable sense of excitement emanating from the pit. Under Joseph Colaneri’s masterful watch, the orchestra, all Juilliard...
In Review: McIntyre and Yankovskaya "superb" in COT's "Moby Dick"
This Superb Moby-Dick is a Defining Point in Chicago Opera Theater’s History "By any measure, the Chicago Opera Theater's staging of Jake...
In Review: Apostolou in Syracuse Opera's "The Threepenny Opera"
"Polly is wise to doubt Macheath, who is loyal to no woman. He is a regular at the brothel, where Jenny, played by soprano Sharin...
In Review: Habersham in "Porgy & Bess" with the BSO
In the other supporting roles, Jasmine Habersham as Clara captured the haunting lullaby “Summertime” during the opening -MD Theatre...
In Review: Zeniodi garners acclaim at Festival de Bogota
“The Greek conductor Zoe Zeniodi does not resemble Emmanuele Haim, so we get a different repertoire for her younger age. But, like Haim,...
Mayes "perfect" in "Nixon in China" with Staatsoper Stuttgart
“Michael Mayes, Baritone (Nixon) and Matthias Klink (Mao Tse-tung) were the perfect political couple and received well-deserved applause.”...
MacKenzie brings "appealing, impeccably-controlled vocalism" to North Carolina "Tosca
"Some interpreters of Tosca’s antagonist, the sadistic superintendent of Rome’s Stasi-esque police, Barone Scarpia, inspire hatred solely...
In Review: Larkin leads "The Dialogues of the Carmelites" at Oberlin Conservatory
"Poulenc’s music in Dialogues visits every corner of his wide-ranging style, and Larkin and the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra supported the...
Riesen brings his "impressive" tenor to Gulfshore Opera "La Traviata"
"John Riesen has opera's Emotional Boy, Alfredo, firmly in hand. He is desperately in love and his heart is on his sleeve for the entire...