In Review: Staufenbiel's "Das Rheingold" at Minnesota Opera
"Under the stage direction and production concept of Brian Staufenbiel, Minnesota Opera’s production involves a layered mixture of...
In Review: Calvin Griffin as Escamillo in Florida Grand Opera's "Carmen"
"Calvin Griffin . . . bringing a darkly lustrous voice to the toreador’s final duet with Carmen" -South Florida Classical Review Read...
In Review: Birsan and Moran triumph in Madison Opera's "Roméo et Juliette"
"Romeo may get top billing in the title, but Madison Opera’s latest production is all about the girl. . . Emily Birsan’s Juliet is a...
Nistico "outstanding" as Sarasota Opera's "Don Pasquale"
"Written for four of the great singers of that time, “Don Pasquale” has big vocal demands in every role — and Sarasota Opera’s singers...
Blumberg brings his "sweet upper range" to Boston Baroque in Bach Mass in B Minor
"Baritone Jesse Blumberg brought a sweet upper range and incisive rhythmic verve, his singing rivalling the horn in adroit virtuosity. ....
Zetlan "compelling" in the world premiere of "Jane Eyre"
“As Jane, the compelling, rich-voiced soprano Jennifer Zetlan" -The New York Times Read full review. "The title role, Jane Eyre, is a...
Lugo makes "vibrant impression with his imposing voice" in ASO "Friedenstag"
"Bass Ricardo Lugo (above), as the opposing general, made a vibrant impression with his imposing voice and intrinsic sense of the drama....
In Review: McEuen and Wood in "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" at UrbanArias
"The excellent cast (the patient, his wife and the doctor) does its best to interact with the 180 degrees of audience, and the hour-long...
In Review: Slayden impresses as Gabriele Adorno in "Simon Boccanegra" with Pacific Opera V
"As her lover Gabriele, tenor Jason Slayden also impressed, nicely conveying his character’s anguish — “I’m raving, I’m weeping” — when...
Opera News hails Zabala, Morgan in review of Florentine Opera's "Sister Carrie"
"There were some excellent performances. The title role is a tricky wicket, something of a turn-of-the-century Manon. Adriana Zabala...