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Nelson and Edelson impress in Opera Saratoga's "The Consul"

"Tenor Tyler Nelson, who played the magician, displayed great sleight of hand, much to the audience’s pleasure and sang quite...

In Review: Jeremiah hailed for his "powerful, true baritone" in Pittsburgh Festival Opera

"Joshua Jeremiah (Marcel) stood out in the crowd, singing with a powerful, true baritone voice, and he acted the part with a great flair...

In Review: Colaneri inspires a "graceful and electrifying" "Il barbiere di Siviglia&q

"The sounds that emerged from the pit were just as graceful and electrifying. The overture was played without any distracting stage...

In Review: Thompson in The Glimmerglass Festival's "Silent Night"

"Wm. Clay Thompson’s Father Palmer and Timothy Bruno as the General were strong contributors to this stirring performance" -Opera News...

Opera News: Thompson brings "mahogany-timbered" bass to Glimmerglass Festival "Vixen&

"Mahogany-timbred bass Wm. Clay Thompson was an imposing presence as the oafish, lying Poacher" -Opera News Read full review.

Babcock brings her "nuanced, smoldering portrayal" of Carmen to Mill City Summer Opera

"Sometimes opera performances are dominated by a single singer. That was the case Friday evening when Mill City Summer Opera opened its...

Opera News: Conyers lends his "refined baritone" to Wolf Trap "Roméo et Juliette&quot

“Joshua Conyers enriched the role of Capulet with a refined baritone.” -Opera News Read full review.

In Review: Latini and Colaneri in Glimmerglass Festival's "The Cunning Little Vixen"

"Music director Joseph Colaneri led a sumptuous performance featuring an expanded orchestra. Long passages of the opera carry on with no...

In Review: McIntyre directs "Flight" at Des Moines Metro Opera

Flight Soars High in Des Moines "Jonathan Dove’s innovative opera Flight is being lavished with an absolutely riveting new production at...

Opera News praises Calenos, Anderson, and Vickers in opera Delaware "Il trittico"

"All three Tabarro principals acted (and interacted) very credibly. Eleni Calenos (Giorgietta) proved a find, a real verista who...