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Recent acclaim for ADA Artists

Seth Mease Carico – Sacristan

TOSCA is the story of an absorbing triangular relationship centring on a strong female character. Scarpia, Tosca and Cavaradossi, in their different ways, all insist on their personal freedom to act as they please – Scarpia as a condition of his claim to power, Cavaradossi in his rebellious urge to

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Seth Mease Carico – Antonio

Figaro and Susanna are servants at the court of Duke Almaviva. Before they can tie the knot, however, they have a series of obstacles to overcome. Mozart’s work is one of the most perfectly rounded musical comedies in the history of opera: timeless in its humanity, sophisticated in its treatment… read more

Audrey Babcock: Maddalena

A father’s revenge is no jester’s joke
Torn between a servant’s bitterness and a father’s love, Rigoletto discovers that revenge is a double-edged sword.  Tickets & Information.

What Makes the Merola Opera Program So Great? Master Class Teacher Chuck Hudson

What Makes the Merola Opera Program Great?
Master Class teacher Chuck Hudson.

Published 07/15/2010 BAY AREA REPORTER
by Jason Victor Serinus

See the photo gallery from Chuck Hudson’s Public Master Class here.

It’s no secret that San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera summer training program has prepared more… read more

Zamora continues philanthropy with Sting, Gunn & Bell

In honor of Robert Schumann’s 200th birthday, Culture Project presents a special, one-night-only performance of Sting and Trudie Styler portraying the deep and ultimately tragic love between Schumann and his pianist wife, Clara Wieck.

Sting and Styler read the couple’s poignant letters with accompaniment from a six-member ensemble of classical… read more

“Vocally magnificent” Crider in FGO’s Carmen

“Julia Ebner and Amanda Crider, as Frasquita and Mercedes, respectively, were vocally magnificent”

El Nuevo Herald
Daniel Fernandez
April 27, 2010

Abreu performs a “penetrating” Pepe in Premiere

“Javier Abreu is aptly slimy, with a penetrating tenor, as the betrayer Pepe.”

Dallas Morning News

Criders’ “lavishly eccentric” Berta is a hit!

“Funniest of all, is mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider as Berta the maid. Crider plays Berta as a lavishly eccentric fuddy-duddy whose every take and piece of business is a priceless hoot.”

Miami Arts Lover
Tony Guzman
February 28, 2010

“Supporting characters, including Fiorello (Count’s assistant) and Berta (Assistant of… read more

Munger makes a “grand debut” in Paris

Il forme un couple parfait avec la jeune soprano canadienne Marie-Eve Munger. Récemment Ophélie à Metz, la belle chanteuse fait ici ses grands débuts dans la capitale. Le timbre est ravissant, d’une grande pureté, l’aigu riche et magnifiquement timbré, émis sans effort, la maîtrise du souffle impressionne – notammentread more

Corbeil turns in a “nuanced, sterling performance”

“As Don Giovanni’s sidekick and foil Leporello, and the strongest actor in the cast, Tom Corbeil gave the audience ample chance to sympathize with his unearned plight and laugh at his antics…This 2009 Liederkrantz Foundation winner thrilled Fort Worth Opera’s opening night’s audience with his nuanced, sterling performance.… read more