Velasco a standout in Nashville's "Madama Butterfly"
"But it's Cassandra Zoe Velasco, as Butterfly's loyal and loving maid Suzuki, whose best encapsulates the audience's revulsion at...
In Review: Watson excels as Ismaele in Deutsche Oper Berlin "Nabucco"
"Ismaele was sung the first night by Robert Watson. . . Watson’s youthful tenor established the character’s purity and innocence. . . In...
Yankovskaya makes "impressive Arizona Opera debut" with "Shining Brow"
"With this performance, Russian-American conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya made a most impressive Arizona Opera debut. Her beat was cogent and...
In Review: Staufenbiel and Irvin in Minnesota Opera's "Elektra"
"Craig Irvin as Orest made a vivid impression, completing a front-line vocal roster whose stamina never wavered through the 100-minute,...
In Review: Biller and Griffin in Florentine Opera's "Le nozze di Figaro"
"As Figaro, bass-baritone Calvin Griffin delivered a performance that could have been on any opera stage in the world. He sang with a...
McIntyre's "Don Giovanni" for Pittsburgh is "a stroke of inspiration"
In Review: In Pittsburgh Opera's Don Giovanni, a noir spin proves arresting, thought-provoking "When serial womanizer and sexual deviant...
In Review: Angus and Mayes in BLO "Pagliacci"
"Baritone Michael Mayes made a conniving Tonio, the circus performer who longs to possess Nedda for himself. With a rich tone that easily...
In Review: Faircloth remounts a "wickedly funny" Barber of Seville for Lyric Opera of Chic
Lyric Opera review: A wickedly funny ‘Barber of Seville’ begins season "Lyric Opera of Chicago launched its 65th season on Saturday night...