Adriana Zabala is a soloist and Joseph Mechavich conducts "Opera in the Park" with Madison
Join us for the 16th year of a Madison summer tradition! Opera in the Park has become the very definition of what Madison Opera means to...
In Review: Edelson creates a "brilliant staging" of "The Cradle Rocks" at Opera
“In this piece about angry people, the Lawrence Edelson-directed production had no polite veneer to soften Blitzstein’s social outrage,...
Another review is in for McIntyre's "Billy Budd" at DMMO!
Billy Budd Indomitable in Des Moines "It is hard to know where to begin to praise the peerless accomplishment that is Des Moines Metro...
Munger brings her "filigree coloratura" and a "dash of magic" to Aix en Provence
"Best of all was Marie-Eve Munger’s fairy, her filigree coloratura as delicate as French lace, towering over Pinocchio in a steepling...
Opera News applauds Ollarsaba for his "sizeable, creamy bass-baritone" in Wolf Trap "
"As Asdrubale, Richard Ollarsaba used his sizable, creamy bass-baritone to keen effect. He proved an astute comic actor, too, especially...
In Review: Chicago Tribune hails Kristine McIntyre's "Billy Budd" at DMMO
"Kristine McIntyre moved human traffic with telling dramatic detail within a handsome, realistic British frigate-set by designer R. Keith...
Lenormand hailed for her "pure and mellow mezzo" in "La mère coupable" with On S
"Marie Lenormand's pure and mellow mezzo made Suzanne a delight whenever she appeared." -Bruce Hodges, Musical America Worldwide Read...
In Review: Ollarsaba lends his "meltingly smooth bass-baritone" to Wolf Trap's "T
"The count Asdrubale (Richard Ollarsaba, who did well in “L’Opera Seria” here last year, evoking a young Ruggero Raimondi in looks and...
In Review: Andreassen and Barron stand out in Princeton Festival "Fidelio"
"Andreassen wrestles with the complexities and ambiguities of Rocco's character, presenting him as an ultimately compassionate man...
Lidiya Yankovskaya is named Music Director of Chicago Opera Theater
Chicago Opera Theater has appointed Lidiya Yankovskaya as its music director, effective immediately. She will work with COT general...