Reviews  

June 24, 2008, The Des Moines Register: "Doomed king, court fulfill Verdi's score"

Des Moines Metro Opera's new production of A Masked Ball "is right on target. Verdi's score is brilliant, the singing is expressive and the staging is as well-paced as a Hollywood blockbuster, thanks to director Robert Larsen's ambitious guidance."

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June 24, 2008,The Des Moines Register: "Squabbling Southern family schemes"

Mark Blitzstein's Regina is "difficult to watch--and undoubtedly difficult to perform--but it's impossible to turn away."

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July 2, 2008,The Des Moines Register: "Principals perfect 'Elixir of Love' roles"

"Jane Redding [as Adina] must be one of the most charming and talented sopranos ever...In addition to his good looks--think young Errol Flynn--[Jeremy] Little's superbly shaded voice touched the heart and proved, as did Redding, that Donizetti really does have a soul underneath all that fancy vocalizing."

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