The reviews are in for Karen Slack, Dana Beth Miller, and Javier Abreu in Arizona Opera’s “Falstaff”
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As Alice, Karen Slack sang with poise and radiant sound. Slack’s amply blooming high notes were especially brilliant. She and Heather Phillips, who sang Nanetta, stole the show as far as the women were concerned. . . These two women produced some of the sweetest notes and most finely shaped phrases of the evening. . . Javier Abreu was a fine Fenton . . . As Dame Quickly, Dana Beth Miller sang a resonant “Reverenza” that was a perfect response to Falstaff’s invitations.” -Opera Today
“The entire cast is excellent, with standout performances by sopranos Karen Slack as Alice and Heather Phillips as her daughter Nannetta, who gets to sing the opera’s prettiest arias as well as some wonderfully flirtatious duets with Javier Abreu as her suitor Fenton.” -AZ Central