“American baritone Joshua Conyers gave a rousing version of Aaron Copland’s setting of the minstrel show tune, “The Boatman’s Dance,” finishing with such a stentorian flourish it was hard to think where the energy might possibly go from there. I’ve had the pleasure of...

"Patrick Terry incarnates Joacim with a thrilling amalgam of power and sweetness.”

-The Independent

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"the American countertenor Patrick Terry is a wonderful singer: his ‘On fair Euphrates’ verdant side’ was a masterclass in Handelian lyricism. He has alre...

"Lassiter, sung by powerful baritone Christian Bowers . . . Conductor Joseph Mechavich, known for his ability with both traditional and twenty-first century opera, gave a rousing performance of this exciting new work."

-OperaWire

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"Baritone Noel Bouley made the Philistine High Priest a smooth spin doctor with rich, easy volume."
- Washington Post
 

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"Baritone Noel Bouley executes the role of High Priest with commanding strength, and he successfully pushes forward the dramatic tens...

"With its cavernous auditorium, The Palais is the closest thing Victoria has to a grand European opera house. The acoustic is no challenge for Australian bass-baritone Daniel Sumegi or English tenor Ian Storey, who give thrilling vocal turns as Jochanaan and Herod resp...

"Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya displayed remarkable versatility in her leadership of the seventy-member orchestra, here placed behind the action onstage. The eerie opening passages of Everest suggested isolation itself, while the peasant dances in the Rachmaninoff caree...

"Two finer men could not have been cast for the leading roles of the lovers, Hawk and “Skippy.” Baritone Jesse Blumberg, as the super-confident Hawk Fuller. . . looked gorgeous and sang that way as well."

-Opera News

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“tenor Jonathan Riesen’s short, colorful appearance as Pirelli was both musically and dramatically satisfying.”  
  -Opera News

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"San Diego Opera General Director David Bennett assembled a solid vocal cast, including singers who have become welcome regulars in the company. Sara Gartland, who sang Musetta in the the 2015 La bohème, used her clear, bright soprano to portray a pert, sincere Gretel,...

"Conductor and COT music director Lidiya Yankovskaya led the soloists, choirs and the Chicago Sinfonietta in a crisp performance that served populist and classical idioms with equal aplomb." -Chicago Tribune

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"Last, but by no means least, there are the m...