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In Review: Biller is "delicious" in "The Trial" at Opera Theatre of St. Louis

"The cast is resplendent with wonderful voices. Now this is, for the singers, very difficult music. No hummable Puccini melodies here....

Whyte brings her "large and brilliant" voice to the Cathedral Arts Series in Ottawa

"Of the two singers, Whyte had the more impressive and reliable instrument. The voice is large and brilliant, edging into dramatic...

In Review: Joshua Jeremiah's "Gianni Schicchi" with Opera Company of Middlebury "

"Baritone Joshua Jeremiah delivered a richly sung and wonderfully comic performance as Schicchi." -Rutland Herald Read full review.

Staufenbiel "director par excellence": Opera Parallèle's "Les enfants terribles&q

"Brian Staufenbiel is Director par excellence. He fuses not only these many narrative and dramatic elements but the magical projections...

In Review: Ferrante in Opera Philadelphia's "Le nozze di Figaro" is "outstanding&

"Even the supporting players, enablers in the count’s retinue, were outstanding: Patrick Carfizzi, Jason Ferrante and Lucy Schauffer."...

Opera News hails McEuen for his "Standout contribution" as Toby in "Sweeney Todd&quot

"Another standout contribution was the Toby of Ian McEuen, another performer who completely understood the style." -Opera News Read full...

In Review: McIntyre and Larkin in Utah Opera's "Don Giovanni"

"Utah Opera has gone to the movies for its season closer, a production of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" reimagined as a 1950s film...

In Review: Mackenzie Whitney "vibrant" as Pinkerton in Heartbeat Opera "Madama Butter

"the vibrant tenor Mackenzie Whitney" -The New York Times Read full review. "Mackenzie Whitney's . . . sang "Addio fiorito asil" quite...

In Review: Vickers exudes "warmth and generosity" as Sam in "Susannah" with Oper

"Tenor Matthew Vickers (Sam Polk) exudes warmth and generosity as Susannah’s brother, conjuring the impetuosity that marks Sam’s failure...

In Review: Catherine Martin in Houston Grand Opera's "Götterdämmerung"

"Andrea Carroll, Catherine Martin and Renée Tatum sang (and splashed) with brio." -Houstonia Read full review. "The three Rhine Maidens...