Dana Beth Miller "Thrills" with her "remarkable" mezzo as Ulrica in Florida Gran
"The Ulrica of Dana Beth Miller harkens to the great mezzos and contraltos of the past. She is the most interesting character in the...
In Review: Birsan brings her "silvery clear" soprano to Bliss's "Beatitudes"
"The soprano Emily Birsan was silvery clear" -The Times Read full review. "Soloists Ben Johnson and Emily Birsan impressed, not least in...
In Review: Matthew Burns is Leporello in Utah Opera's "Don Giovanni"
"Bass-baritone Matthew Burns is equally charming as the Don's long-suffering sidekick, Leporello; the two men are so well-matched...
Thurman brings "ringing, facile vocals" to "Il barbiere di Siviglia" with Floren
"The production features a top-notch cast of beautifully matched, technically polished voices, which belong to a group of theatrically...
In Review: Colaneri leads "Vanessa" at Mannes School of Music
"The musically striking and dramatically trenchant qualities of “Vanessa” came through in the Mannes performance, with the conductor...
In Review: Blumberg brings his "liquid upper register" and "cavernous low notes"
"Baritone Jesse Blumberg’s Lucifer sounded both suave and demonic, with a liquid upper register and wondrously cavernous low notes" -San...
In Review: Krumm in the ALT Alumni Concert at the Morgan Library
"Baritone Joseph Lattanzi and mezzo Laura Krumm didn't originate at the roles of Jack and Jackie Kennedy when JFK--the new opera by David...
In Review: Birsan and Angus in BLO "Le nozze di Figaro"
"this more wooden take on the character gave Emily Birsan space to step up as a brilliant Susanna, nearly nudging Figaro out as main...
Babcock and Irvin impress in Fort Worth Opera "Carmen"
"Carmen as portrayed by mezzo Audrey Babcock would surely make you crawl out and take notice. Babcock certainly did seem to have that...
In Review: Blumberg in Opera Atelier's "Medea"
"Jesse Blumberg is solid and convincing as Oronte, another hero vying for Créuse’s attentions. Every voice on stage was beautifully...