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...
In Review: Havey directs "eye-popping" Bohème at Pittsburgh Opera
"The Pittsburgh Opera staging by Stephanie Havey, which opened Saturday evening at the Benedum Center, captures the spirit of that novel...
In Review: Karen Slack appears with the Philadelphia Orchestra
“Soprano Karen Slack as the Eternal Mother was love in sound in an aria about a vision of the New Being and a world “undivided by power,...
Tucker and Watson impress in San Diego Opera "Carmen"
"As Don José, tenor Robert Watson makes a solid company debut. He has a sweet and sensitive vocal tone, a big sound and performs his...
Martin impresses in Lyric Opera of Chicago "American Dream"
"The performances proved better than the opera itself, mezzo Martin the most imposing voice in the cast as Eva Crowley, the scale of...
Opera News hails Belcher's "strong and sensitive" portrayal in the recoding of "H
"baritone Daniel Belcher is entirely believable as the the troubled patriarchal figure, and his commanding presence creates riveting...
In Review: Crider and Treviño in Florentine Opera's "L'incoronazione di Poppea"
"There is star acting from mezzo Amanda Crider as Poppea. She is not just fetching in her seductive manner and sly power to corrupt, but...