In Review: Wolverton and Parks shine in Minnesota Opera's "Silent Night"
"As his partner Anna Sørensen, Karin Wolverton reprised the part she sang in 2011, including an impassioned account of her anguished Act...
In Review: Calenos in Santa Barbara "La bohème"
"His high-powered duets with Eleni Calenos as Mimì were among the delights of this performance. Calenos has a sweet and pliable soprano...
Slack and Outlaw give "powerful" performances in Arizona Opera's "Yardbird"
"Sung by Karen Slack, Addie’s powerful personality reminded me of strong-willed mothers I have known as a teacher. With warm and inviting...
Livengood "wonderful" as The Old Lady in "Candide' with Utah Symphony
"Victoria Livengood as Old Lady, a put-upon woman of the world who nudges Cunegonde and Candide through their foibles with risible...
In Review: Lenormand "striking" in Opéra de Lille "Coraline"
"Marie Lenormand embodies The Mother and The Other Mother, figures of power in each of the two worlds. The mezzo-soprano elaborates the...
Staufenbiel's "Das Rheingold" a triumph in Montreal
"La production de Das Rheingold présentée en première à [samedi] soir à l'Opéra de Montréal était spectaculaire avec ses impressionnants...
Yankovskaya gives "promising and gratifying" debut with Chicago Opera Theater's "
"Under the baton of Lidiya Yankovskaya, the new COT’s Music Director (the only woman to hold that position in a Top-50 opera company in...
In Review: Piper, Mayes, Mechavich, and McIntyre in Madison opera's "Cav/Pag"
"The two are given handsome visual presentations. . . Kristine McIntyre’s staging, some points aside, is imaginative, again, especially...
In Review: Belcher as Sharpless in Kansas City "Madama Butterfly"
"Daniel Belcher, baritone, gave a fine performance, presenting a conflicted American Consul Sharpless, torn between his personal...
In Review: Alapont leads "Le nozze di Figaro" at the Teatro Comunale di Treviso
"Great merit, in the success of this Nozze di Figaro, it is up to the stringent conducting of Sergio Alapont, full of fluidity, of...