June - 2019

NEWS

In Review: Thelwell thrills in OTSL Center Stage Concert

“Blaszko returned with the duet “Tvoje moudrost vsechno tusi” from Dvorak’s “Rusalka,” with Lyle as the lovestruck title character and...

In Review: Krause and Barron in Princeton Festival " Nixon in China"

"Rainelle Krause is a catalog of facets as she presents a diverse Pat Nixon, at once deferent and astute, aloof and canny, and ready for...

PRESS RELEASE: Soprano Elaine Alvarez steps in as Aïda with Ricardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Or

At the behest of Ricard Muti, Elaine Alvarez has been asked to step in last minute for an ailing colleague to sing the remaining...

In Review: Slack "shines" in "Fire Shut Up In My Bones" at Opera Theatre of St.

"Billie, the hardscrabble mother (the feisty, rich-voiced soprano Karen Slack), works in a chicken factory to keep her family fed and as...

Carico garners rave reviews for his Sancho Panza in "Don Quichotte" at Deutsche Oper Berli

"As Sancho Panza, Seth Carico gives a vital, powerful, benevolently present performance of the servant who, shaking his head, follows his...

Packer brings his "clear tenor" to Lincoln Center "Masters of the Spiritual" con

"Chauncey Packer’s clear tenor voice caused a minor uproar among the audience in his delivery of Roland Carter’s “Freedom.” His last...

In Review: Blumberg shines at Boston Early Music Festival in Steffani's "Orlando"

"Jesse Blumberg’s Atalante proved appealingly versatile: sinister in his Act 1 appearances, elegant and suave in Act 2’s “Che bella...

Opera News hails Staufenbiel and Belcher for "Today it Rains" at Opera Parallèle

"Director Brian Staufenbiel gave the opera a fluid staging on Sean Riley’s set, which employed a series of moveable pieces. A stack of...

In Review: Zaremba impresses at OTSL's Sparafucile in "Rigoletto"

"Christian Zaremba is gracefully menacing as Sparafucile, the hired assassin. On his exit at the end of one scene he holds an almost...

In Review: Jeremiah brings his "rich baritone" to Experiments in Opera

"Joshua Jeremiah’s rich baritone is imposing and bereft as the father" -San Francisco Classical Voice Read full review.