Opera News applauds Faircloth and Piper for Utah Opera "Pagliacci" & "Gianni Schi
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"Under the sure hands of stage director Tara Faircloth and conductor Timothy Myers, these one-act operas spanned a broad emotional range with tight drama, good pacing and imaginative charm . . . Scott Piper sang Canio with palpable menace. Piper’s “Vesti la giubba” was artfully paced and played to his dramatic strengths. His interaction with Marina Costa-Jackson as Nedda was brutal and terrifyingly realistic."
-Opera News