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Corinne Winters is Musical America’s New Artist of the Month!

Take the Ball and Run With It!

ST. LOUIS, MO –“Things are happening,” says soprano Corinne Winters.

That they are. The 28-year-old self-described “lyric soprano with extension” just completed a run of Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta” with New York’s Dicapo Opera Theater and heads to Miami this month for a run of … read more

Amanda Crider sings “with a plush tone” with the New World Symphony

Mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider performed Ravel’s “Songs of Madagascar” Sunday with members of the New World Symphony.

“The mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider, who has sung locally with Seraphic Fire and Florida Grand Opera, was the soloist in Ravel’s Songs of Madagascar, three settings of French poems about the island from the 18th century read more

Aylmer is “spot on” as Susanna

“Daniel Mobbs and Jennifer Aylmer led a well-matched cast as the central couple, the valet (and former barber of Seville) Figaro and the maid Susanna. Both sang in strong, nimble voices, and they had great chemistry and expressive presences — wily, determined and vulnerable in turn.”

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Lenormand a “lustrous and agile” Dorabella

“Five of the six singers made their Lyric Opera debuts with this production, but it was the two mezzos, Marie Lenormand and Susanne Mentzer, who stole the show and appropriately earned the most applause come curtain. Lenormand’s Dorabella, though attached at the hip to Fiordiligi for most of the opera’s … read more

McNeese Shines Vocally in MOT Figaro

“As the hormonally out-of-control young page Cherubino, mezzo-soprano Lauren McNeese set the bar for this production’s energy level. You may never see a more athletic Cherubino. McNeese plunges headlong into the page’s antics as breathless idolator of the countess and maddening nemesis of the count. She also makes the most … read more

Jason Hardy “Vocal Star” of MOT Figaro

“The vocal star was baritone Jason Hardy, whose effortless singing as Figaro complemented his assured stage presence. Hardy cuts a tall, lanky figure but also one of almost balletic grace. He’s also quite sure of himself vocally, imbuing aria upon aria with a uniform smoothness and luster that only … read more

Charismatic Cindy Sadler delivers top-notch comic sparks

“The charismatic mezzo Cindy Sadler delivered top-notch comic sparks as Baba, in her prattling aria over breakfast, and then in her dishware-smashing rage (the plates dutifully handed to her by her bored husband). However, she was also unexpectedly moving in her scene with Anne, emerging as surprisingly big-hearted when Baba … read more

Cindy Sadler “wonderful” as Baba

The mezzo-soprano Cindy Sadler was wonderful as Baba the Turk, an exotic bearded lady, a celebrity in London and beyond. With her flowing robes, deep voice and distinctive diction, Ms. Sadler made every phrase count.

Read the rest of the New York Times review here.read more

You Rang? Corbeil joins The Addams Family Tour

Tom Corbeil takes a turn into Musical Theatre as he portrays Lurch in the first national tour of The Addams Family Musical! Visit the website
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Boehler impresses with “chilling intensity” and “sonorous bass”

Philip Glass’ “In the Penal Colony”
American Opera Projects

“As the Officer, Mr. Boehler, [embodied] the obsessive, maniacal delight of the true believer… With superb diction, an eerie, caressing lyricism in the higher parts of his range and an easy descent into punctuating profundo notes, he was terrifying.”
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