Reviews and Features
2026
Sante Fe Opera 2026 (But don't let the smoke get in your eyes...)
Handel's Deidamia Triumphs at the International Handel Festival Göttingen in May, 2026
Donizetti's Daughter of the Regiment at Boston Lyric Opera: A Revolutionary Flare for America's 250th Anniversary in 2026
Gustave Mahler - Opera Composer in Disguise: Boston Lyric Opera's Transformative Song of the Earth, March 2026
Two Takes on Tamerlano at the International Handel Festival in Karlsruhe, February 2026
Handel's Atalanta: A Pastoral Delight at the International Handel Festival in Karlsruhe, February 2026
2025
A Mighty Saul Returns to Boston: Handel and Haydn Society, October 2025
Remarkable Soundscapes: Ensembles of the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, 2025
Caldara's Ifigenia in Aulide and Vivaldi's Il Giustino: Innsbruck Festival, 2025
Tommasso Traetta's Ifigenia in Tauride: Innsbruck Festival, 2025
Verdi's 1847 Macbeth and Bellini's La sonnambula: Teatro Nuovo, 2025
Tamerlano as Metaphysical Drama: The Göttingen International Handel Festival, 2025
Handel on the Hudson, May 2025: Giulio Cesare at Hudson Hall and Carnegie Hall
Rinaldo Reimagined: The Internationale Händel-Festspiele Karlsruhe, 2025
A Compelling Game of Power: Siroe: The Karlsruhe International Handel Festival, 2025
2024
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
2023
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
2022
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
2021
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
2020
Opera Lafayette’s Revelatory Leonore, March 2020
Tolomeo and Serse: from Pastoral Simplicity to Showbiz at the Karlsruhe Handel Festival 2020
2019
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
2018
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
2017
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
2016
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
2015
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
2014
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
2013
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
2012
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
2011
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
2010
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
2009
Halle Festival Honors Handel: Summer 2009
The Case for Vivaldi: Spring 2009
2008