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Beruan reigns as the stand out actor of the cast as "Zuniga" in the Lyric Opera of Kansas

" Bass Jeffrey Beruan reigns as the stand-out actor of this cast. He positively commanded the stage as Zuniga, with a voice that boomed...

McIntyre's production of Hoffmann in Madison hailed as a "triumph"!

"Both visually and musically, Madison Opera’s production of Jacques Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann is an absolute triumph — perhaps the...

Simpson lauded for his “fine voice and confident body language” as NC Opera Dr. Bartolo

“The role of Dr. Bartolo is prone to being overplayed but bass-baritone Tyler Simpson knows where to draw the line, using his fine voice...

The reviews are in for Karen Slack, Dana Beth Miller, and Javier Abreu in Arizona Opera’s “Falstaff”

“ As Alice, Karen Slack sang with poise and radiant sound. Slack’s amply blooming high notes were especially brilliant. She and Heather...

In Review: Lenormand hailed for her solid voice and plump timbre in “Persée” with Arsenal de Metz

“MARIE LENORMAND est une Cassiope à la voix solide et au timbre charnu, à la fois reine charismatique et mère éplorée.” /”MARIE LENORMAND...

Munger brings her “full and crystal clear” voice to Toledo’s “Romeo and Juliet”

“In a preshow discussion, opera associate conductor Sarah Jobin spoke of Eve-Marie Munger as having the ability to “invest every word...

In Review: Mayes brings his “strong and bright” voice to UrbanArias

“As Pablo Picasso, baritone Michael Mayes, clad in lemon and pale yellow, a gold cap sitting rakishly atop his head, is jaunty and...

More reviews are in for AVA PINE and ROBERT WOOD in UrbanArias’ double bill of “After Life / Josephi

“In what will be one of the opera’s defining moments, the girl (AVA PINE), her face shining with angelic sweetness, sings, in a kind of...

In Review: Christopher Larkin leads Oberlin’s ‘Alcina”

“In the pit, conductor Christopher Larkin drew consistently stylish playing from the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra.” -ClevelandClassical.com...

In Review: Havey brings "flair and a raucous sense of joy" to North Carolina Opera "I

"Directed with flair and a raucous sense of joy by Stephanie Havey.......what Barbiere needs is the integrity of a team of artists who...