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Sep 27, 2022

In Review: Terry in Brett Dean's "In This Brief Moment" with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

"Yet it was Darwin’s measured and poetic tone that created the requisite sense of awe, sung by soloists Jennifer France and Patrick Terry with moments of extreme beauty in the intertwining of their soaring lines. These two effectively stole the show, soprano France with her impeccable diction and laser precision, and countertenor Terry in Jocelyn’s zany cabaret sequence" – The Guardian

Sep 26, 2022

Opera News celebrates Askren, McIntyre, Gartland, and Boehler in DMMO 2022 season

Congratulations to our artists who were a part of Des Moines Metro Opera's season this year on this wonderful review from Opera News! Bravi Elizabeth Askren, Kristine McIntyre, Sara Gartland, and Matt Boehler! A Thousand Acres "Sara Gartland brought a shimmering soprano to the doomed Rose..." "Kristine McIntyre's perceptive direction managed the seamier elements of the story sensitively and rendered the sisterly relationships to perfection...." A Midsummer Night's Dream "Ma

Sep 26, 2022

Opera News on Habersham, Colaneri, Ollarsaba, Pearce, and Mayes at The Glimmerglass Festival

Opera News has turned in its report from summer 2022's festival at Glimmerglass. . . Holy Ground "Lyric-coloratura Jasmine Habersham did a wonderful job expressing the doubts and yearnings of Mary (candidate #490) and also encompassing her wide-ranging vocal part in lustrous, emotional tone." Taking Up Serpents "Michael Mayes inhabited the father's spasmodic movement and rough, ranting utterances." Carmen "Carmen scored a definite success at the July 30 matinee. Joseph Colane

Sep 23, 2022

Gartland lends a "voice of true beauty" to Pittsburgh Opera "Rusalka"

"The “bubble” in question, Rusalka, is portrayed by soprano Sara Gartland in a strong Pittsburgh debut. Her “Song to the Moon,” the opera’s most famous tune, is fulsome, lyrical and tender... Gartland, a native of St. Paul, Minn., was an impressive replacement as the original singer had to withdraw for personal reasons." – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Sara Gartland was not the soprano long advertised to sing the title role, but she was not, by any stretch of the imagination, a “s

Sep 21, 2022

Soprano Jasmine Habersham is the cover story for the Fall 2022 edition of Classical Singer Magazine

Jasmine Habersham : Creating the Road Less Traveled At first glance, Jasmine Habersham might seem to onlookers as a classical vocalist who has followed a well worn path. But as one begins to peel back the layers of the soprano called “magnificent” by the San Francisco Chronicle, “memorable” by Twin Cities Arts, and “exquisite” by Broadway World, they’re likely to find an intriguing reminder that no two roads are ever alike. And that’s OK, Habersham believes. “I think the key

Sep 19, 2022

In Review: Boehler in Bernstein's MASS with the National Symphony Orchestra

"“Mass” also relies heavily on the strength of its ensemble singers and soloists, here presented as an assertively contemporary-looking congregation...Several of the soloists gave fantastic, if fleeting, turns. ...bass Matt Boehler and actor-singer Bobby Conte also made powerful appearances, to name a few." – Washington Post

Sep 14, 2022

McDonald "brilliant" in OrpheusPDX "L'Orfeo"

“This L’Orfeo production embodied so many elements that a good opera with a good story should have. . . several brilliant singers, most notably the talented lead baritone Conor McDonald as Orfeo. He could give the mythological Orfeo a run for his lyre. A powerful lead must carry a powerful opera, and he did it exceptionally well . . . It takes a long time for Orfeo to reach Hell, or the “City of Pain.” Even with his immense musical talent and charm-inducing lyre, he has to n

Sep 14, 2022

In Review: Rofrano leads "The Fall of the House of Usher" at OrpheusPDX

"Conductor Rofrano, with a 12-person orchestra (including synthesizer), never overplayed the score. She captured the ambiguity and sinister mystery of the story with the quiet pulsing staccato of the music and moments of pause. Poe writes about a crack in “the house,” but in this production, the crack is Roderick’s split life, and the music makes it all the more haunting." – Oregon ArtsWatch

Sep 14, 2022

In Review: Irvin as Older Thompson in Knoxville Opera's "Glory Denied"

"The older Thompson (baritone Craig Irvin) is worn down, not only by the brutality of the years of imprisonment, but by what he finds when he returns home. Irvin’s character has been burnished vocally, displayed here by Irvin with a golden richness carefully twisted by powerful pangs of angst and disappointment. . . An aria from the older Thompson listing his irritations with the cultural changes in American life, was not just melodic, but strangely comic at a moment that was

Sep 8, 2022

TENOR JOHN RIESEN SHINES ON SEMI-FINALS OF AMERICA’S GOT TALENT

* Praised by Simon Cowell as “the best act of the series so far,” Riesen performs with Metaphysic AI as the voice of AGT judge Howie Mandel. * * Tenors Daniel Emmet, John Riesen and Patrick Dailey team up with AI technology wizards, Tom Graham and Chris Ume of Metaphysic, to perform “Nessun Dorma” on the LIVE semi-finals round of American’s Got Talent. * Los Angeles, CA (August 31, 2022) – Praised as “every inch the hero in stature and voice,” award-winning operatic tenor Joh

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