Reviews and Features

Two Iconic Works Cross Paths in Chicago: Paër's Leonora and Beethoven's Fidelio, 2024

A Vivid Display of Virtuosity: Mozart's Mitridate at Boston Lyric Opera

Giacomelli's Cesare in Egitto Captivates at The Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, 2024

A Stunning Arianna in Creta at The Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, 2024

"Beyond," A Concert by Jacub Orlinski, The Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, 2024

Operatic Rarities Delight in Göttingen: The 2024 International Handel Festival

Opera Lafayette's Enterprising Spring Festival, 2024: "The Era of Madame de Maintenon"

Sarasota Opera, 2024: Haydn's Delightful L'infedeltà Delusa Caps a Fine Season

Washington Concert Opera, 2023:  Rossini's Masterful Ermione Finally Sees the Light of Day in D.C.

Boston Lyric Opera Triumphs with La Cenerentoloa, Fall 2023

Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, 2023: An Abundance of Riches

Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, 2023: L'Olimpiade Sparks a Comprehensive Focus on Vivaldi

Internationale Händel Festspiele Göttingen 2023: A Glorious Hercules

Internationale Händel Festspiele Göttingen 2023: A Buoyant Semele Delights

Opera Lafayette: The Era of Madame de Pompadour: An Adventurous Immersion in the Music of mid-18th century France

Handel and Haydn Society: From Bononcini to Bach - A Somber Stabat Mater and a Vibrant Easter Oratorio

Boston Lyric Opera's Bluebeard's Castle with Four Songs by Alma Mahler: A Journey Worth the Trip

With The English Concert's Refined and Elegant Solomon, Carnegie Hall's Commitment to Handel Continues

LA Opera's The Marriage of Figaro: A Perfect Marriage of Music and Drama

Opera Philadelphia’s Riveting Festival O22:  Otello and The Raven - Two Haunting Descents into Despair

Opera Lafayette’s Inventive Silvain: A Southwestern Take on Grétry’s Opéra comique

A Vibrant Falstaff at Berkshire Opera Festival, 2021 - A Fitting Commemoration

Santa Fe Opera, 2021, A Welcome Return: The Marriage of Figaro and A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Santa Fe Opera, 2021, A Miss and A Hit: The Lord of Cries and Eugene Onegin

Opera Lafayette’s Revelatory Leonore, March 2020

Tolomeo and Serse: from Pastoral Simplicity to Showbiz at the  Karlsruhe Handel Festival 2020

A Sensational Semele highlights Opera Philadelphia’s 2019 Innovative Festival O

Innsbruck Festival of Early Music 2019: An Exceptional Training Ground for Young Singers

Riccardo Broschi’s Merope Mesmerizes - Innsbruck Festival of Early Music 2019

Steffani’s Seminal Orlando generoso Enchants - The Boston Early Music Festival 2019

An Apt and Captivating Pair: Rodrigo and Saul, The 2019 International Händel Festival Göttingen

Bernice Returns to Covent Garden - The London Handel Festival 2019

A Tale of Two Worlds: Handel’s Ariodante at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, March, 2019

Opera Philadelphia’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream:  Robert Carsen’s Magical Production of Britten’s Opera

Lands in Philly for its North American Premier, February, 2019


Opera Lafayette’s Beguiling Radamisto in its Rarely Performed 1st Version, 2019


A Vibrant and Theatrical Messiah by Handel & Haydn Society, 2018

Gounod’s Sapho Soars in an Intoxicating Performance by Washington Concert Opera 2018

Opera Lafayette: Cerere Placata, A Jommelli Jewel Revived

The 42nd Innsbruck Festival of Early Music: An Enticing Perspective on the Baroque

A Scintillating Saul Returns to Glyndebourne International Festival 2018

Arminio: A Soundtrack for Sorrow, not Glory at the Göttingen International Handel Festival 2018

Muzio Scevola: A Triptych Complete at the 2018 Handel Festival Halle

Oreste: Power Corrupts at the 2018 Handel Festival Halle

Berenice Captivates and Distracts at the 2018 Handel Festival Halle

Parnasso in Festa: A Feast for Ears and Eyes at the 2018 Handel Festival Halle

A Scintillating La Straniera: Washington Concert Opera, November 19, 2017

The Golden Cockerel Captivates at Santa Fe Opera 2017

The Complete Lotario: a Winning Endeavor at The Göttingen International Handel Festival 2017

Jephtha and Acis and Galatea Brought to the Stage - Händel-Festspiele Halle 2017

A Rare Treat: Brockes-Passion 2017 - Göttingen International Handel Festival 2017

The 2017 London Handel Festival: Young Artists Shine in a Feisty Faramondo

Tancredi in Philly:  A Happy Marriage of Music and Drama, February 2017

Amleto and Falstaff Captivate: OperaDelaware Festival 2016

Handel Festival Halle 2016:  Sosarme Highlights a Season of Rarities

Göttingen International Handel Festival 2016 - A Triumphant Trilogy

Susanna and Berenice Impress in Concert - Göttingen International Handel Festival 2016

A Baroque Jewel - Imeneo Charms - Göttingen International Handel Festival 2016

Handel in America: A Personal Account, 2015 - 2016

Wexford Festival Opera 2015: A Season of Discoveries

A Journey to Cold Mountain: Santa Fe Opera, 2015 Festival Season

A Dynamic Duo: Vinci and Vivaldi - Catone in Utica, Wiesbaden and Cooperstown 2015

Agrippina and Other Heroines: Göttingen International Handel Festival, May 2015

Handel’s Richard the Lionheart: Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, June 2015

Handel’s Lucio Cornelio Silla Triumphs: Händel-Festspiele Halle, June 2015

Handel’s Oreste in Bremen, May, 2015: Personification of Evil

Wexford Opera Festival 2014: A Formula for Success

Santa Fe Opera 2014: A Varied and Inventive Season

Boston Midsummer Opera’s The Bartered Bride, July 2014: In the Spirit of Mozart

A Phoenix Rises: Handel Festival Halle 2014

Faramondo, Göttingen International Handel Festival 2014: A Season Fit for a King

Going for Baroque in Toronto: Persée with Opera Atelier and Hercules with Canadian Opera Company, May 2014

Acis and Galatea: A Happy Union of Music and Dance, Boston Celebrity Series, May 2014

A Worthy Season at Wexford: Wexford Festival Opera, 2013

Santa Fe Opera Festival 2013: A Season to Savor

Grétry’s Guillaume Tell Charms,The Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège, June 2013

A Scintillating Siroe: Göttingen International Handel Festival, May 2013

Rossini’s La gazzetta: A Sparkling Premier, New England Conservatory of Music, Spring 2013

Rossini’s Mosè in Egitto Triumphs at City Center, New York City Opera, Spring 2013

London Handel Festival 2013: Imeneo Delights

Wexford Festival Opera 2012: A Bountiful Season

Amore Opera’s Captivating Olivo e Pasquale, Fall 2012

Santa Fe Opera, 2012: Maometto II Triumphs in a Solid Season

Don Pasquale Delights, Boston Midsummer Opera, 2012

A Baroque Banquet: Göttingen International Handel Festspiele, 2012

Handelian Magic in Chicago: Lyric Opera of Chicago: Rinaldo / Chicago Opera Theater: Teseo, Spring 2012

A Rich and Rewarding Riccardo Primo: London Handel Festival 2012

Wexford Festival Opera: A Winning Season in Fall 2011

The Enchanted Island, January 2012

Vivaldi Takes Center Stage, Summer 2011

Amadigi di Gaula: Central City Strikes Gold, July 2011

A Feisty Italian Girl in Algiers, Boston Midsummer Opera, July 2011

A Double Edged Teseo, Göttingen Handel Festival Summer 2011

Wexford Festival Opera 2010: Back on a Winning Track

Donizetti Rarities: Wexford and Caramoor, Summer 2010

Glimmerglass At Its Best: Summer 2010

2010 Handel Festival in Göttingen:  A Contemporary Tamerlano

Halle Festival Honors Handel: Summer 2009

The Case for Vivaldi: Spring 2009

Santa Fe 2008 - Reaching New Heights