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Mechavich in OPERA NEWS: Conducts Moby Dick “brilliantly…in a totally persuasive performance”
“When Karen Keltner, San Diego’s scheduled conductor, fell ill before opening night, conductor Joseph Mechavich was called into to save the day — which he did brilliantly, leading the San Diego Symphony in a totally persuasive performance.” – David Gregson, Opera … read more
Mechavich & Sadler in Review: Continued success at Florida Grand
“Fine supporting came from American mezzo Cindy Sadler in a minor role as Gertrude, the nurse; she has a rich and distinctive voice, and she was charming in a bit of good stage business involving a gang of Capulet roughs and a sword”
“One of the best things about this … read more
Joseph Mechavich: CBC Broadcast of Moby Dick
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera begins its Canadian season of broadcasts this week. CBC will be broadcasting recordings from major opera houses around the country over the next several months. Their first stop is with Calgary Opera and a stunning new opera production based on an American classic novel. Joseph … read more
Joseph Mechavich: In Review, conducting Romeo et Juiliette at FGO
The orchestra under the baton of Joseph Mechavich in his FGO debut was in emotional sync with Gounod’s rich swelling melodies that sound less like the Italians of the period and more like a harbinger of the accessible operettas and even musical comedy to come.”
Review: “with power and clarity” Maestro Mechavich conducts Susannah.
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Joseph Mechavich, accompanied the production with power and clarity.
And you could hear those Expressionist textures in the way guest conductor Joseph Mechavich—a Floyd specialist—lead the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. There were times when Floyd’s grand musical gestures overwhelmed the voices onstage (at … read more
News: Joseph Mechavich will conduct San Diego’s ‘Moby-Dick’
Joseph Mechavich will replace conductor Karen Keltner in the San Diego Opera’s West Coast premiere production of Jake Heggie’s “Moby-Dick,” which opens Saturday at the Civic Theatre.
Mechavich, the music director and principal conductor of the Kentucky Opera, has guest conducted the Deutscheoper Berlin, New York City Opera, Washington National … read more
Review: Mo. Mechavich triumphs in Moby Dick with Calgary Opera
The orchestra, crisply led by Joseph Mechavich, provides all the sounds of the sea, idiomatically rendering the often movie-like sound-scape into sound. This element is so pronounced that one wonders if the score is conceived as much as a cinematic sound-scape as a conventional operatic score.
Mo. Mechavich discuss Heggie’s “Moby Dick”
Wondering what to expect from the music of Moby-Dick? Conductor Joseph Mechavich sat down with us to give a brief run-down of this fantastic new opera.… read more
Mechavich proves Impressive in Aida
“Musically, a strength of the production is the rock-solid contribution of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, which, under conductor Joseph Mechavich, provided an impressive orchestral underpinning. Mechavich drew some very fine playing, not only in the grand public scenes, but notably in the atmospheric Nile Scene and in the richly complicated … read more
Mechavich leads virtuosic Faust
“Members of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra sounded superb under the precise baton of Joseph Mechavich, who led them with insight and intensity. The orchestra sounds particularly virtuosic in the music accompanying Mephistopheles’ spells, and throughout the work Mechavich keeps a close rein on tempo and volume, supporting and heightening the … read more