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In Review: Yankovskaya, Guarrine, and Mayes impress in "Rev 23" with White Snake Projects

"The evening was marked by many fine performances. Lidiya Yankovskaya led a fully committed pit orchestra that met the challenges of...

Opera News hails Michael Mayes as Joseph De Rocher in Washington National Opera's "Dead Man

"The role of the "dead man," Joseph DeRocher, was inhabited fully by Michael Mayes, down to the ever-twitching leg that belied his death...

In Review: Babcock, Mayes, Irvin, and Pine in Fort Worth Opera's Season Opening Concert

"Pine, who has attracted an enthusiastic following in this area through the years, was in excellent form. Her appearance was made...

Michael Mayes receives a multitude of praise for his "Dead Man Walking" at Washington Nati

"Michael Mayes is dangerously good as he inhabits fully the explosive power of the title character. He has been living inside the skin of...

In Review: Mayes stars and McIntyre directs DMMO's "Soldier Songs"

"I don’t think I’ve ever come away from an opera quite so shaken as I did from Sunday’s Des Moines Metro Opera final staging of David T....

In Review: Michael Mayes and John Hoomes bring "an embarrassment of riches" to "Glory

"For classical music fans in Nashville, the last couple of weeks have represented an embarrassment of riches with two wonderful concerts...

Michael Mayes "sings fearlessly" as Older Thompson in "Glory Denied" with Nashvi

"Baritone Michael Mayes as Older Jim sucked the breath out of the room. More than once. Older Jim's character is the most complex, having...

In Review: Moran, Mayes, and Angus in Boston Lyric Opera's "Carmen"

"The cartoonishly masculine, granite-jawed Michael Mayes brought a shyster’s swagger and a robust sound as Escamillo. He and Johnson Cano...

Opera News hails Susanne Mentzer and Michael Mayes in Central City Opera's summer season!

"With her Maggie Smith-like facial expressions, mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer could hardly have been better as Augusta, conveying the...

Michael Mayes receives accolades from Opera News for his chilling Joseph De Rocher with New Orleans

"Musically, the casting of the leads could not have been bettered. Baritone Michael Mayes, in his sixth production of the opera, embodied...