In Review: McIntyre, Wood, and Riesen in UrbanArias "Glory Denied"
"stage director Kristine McIntyre has kept the story-telling as fluid as possible. Although written in two acts, she quite rightly, I...
In Review: Faircloth and Wood illuminate Austin's "Rigoletto"
"Guest conductor Robert Wood underscored the drama and sonority of the music for Austin Opera’s latest staging, which plays through...
Wood hailed for "The Juliet Letters" at UrbanArias
"Conductor Robert Wood have created a wholly original interpretation of Costello’s quixotic exploration of love in all its facets: raw,...
In Review: Apostolou, McEuen, and Wood in the world premiere of "Florida" at UrbanArias
‘“Florida” certainly had strong moments, not least Florida herself: Sharin Apostolou was terrific playing a curious, vibrant teenager...
In Review: Ringle, Outlaw, and Wood impress in UrbanArias' "Shining Brow"
"The outstanding mezzo-soprano Rebecca Ringle, her voice dark and warm and a tangible anchor in the ensembles. . . As Wright, the fine...
In Review: Robert Wood leads "Lucy" at UrbanArias
"Robert Wood, UrbanArias’s founder, conducted with his usual clarity and sensitivity" -Washington Post Read full review.
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...
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...
Rave reviews are in for Maestro ROBERT WOOD and UrbanArias production of “As One”!
“They were backed up by the inner dialogues of a string quartet (members of the Inscape Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Urban Arias...
New York Times hails Wood's "luminous account" of "Paul's Case" at the P
"Robert Wood, the general director of UrbanArias, conducted the players of the American Modern Ensemble and the pianist Keith Chambers in...