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Critic Reviews - The Mikado
Date: 6/1/2011 By
We will post reviews as we see them - so keep checking back!
Yo, Yum-Yum! What Up?
Martha Heimberg, Theater Jones
"All happy expectations were fulfilled big-time by a youthful and athletic cast in this bold, witty and joyously performed production."
Opera Review: Can A Sushi Chef Really Succeed As The Mikado
Wayne Lee Gay, D Magazine Front Row
"As a long-time opera goer who had just about given up on anybody anywhere having anything meaningful and new to say about Gilbert and Sullivan, I'll admit I was won over the instant the curtain rose on a swirling world of corporate and political greed, desperately trendy consumerism, and zany game world colors and visual effects."
Opera Review: Fort Worth Opera Festvial opens with zany 'Mikado'
Scott Cantrell, The Dallas Morning News
"Jessica Cates as Yum-Yum is a real find, a radiant, expressive soprano allied to a pert, vivid stage presence."
Fort Worth Opera presents wildly entertaining 'The Mikado'
David Weuste, examiner.com
"After last year's incredibly fun presentation of Elixir of Love (which I saw multiple times), I didn't think there would be anything to top it, but The Mikado blows it out of the water."
Mikado Tinged Blue: FW Opera
Alexandera Bonifield, Examiner.com
"Baritone Lane Johnson, in his FW Opera debut, gives a strong performance, joining comic antics seamlessly to impeccable voicing, as Ko-Ko, the hapless Lord High Executioner. "
Fort Worth Opera Festival 2011: 'The Mikado'
William Madison, Billevesees
"Most impressively, de los Santos, who's also a choreographer, kept the stage constantly moving, whether in ensemble dances or in an exquisite pas de deux for Segway."
Date: 6/1/2011 By
We will post reviews as we see them - so keep checking back!
Yo, Yum-Yum! What Up?
Martha Heimberg, Theater Jones
"All happy expectations were fulfilled big-time by a youthful and athletic cast in this bold, witty and joyously performed production."
Opera Review: Can A Sushi Chef Really Succeed As The Mikado
Wayne Lee Gay, D Magazine Front Row
"As a long-time opera goer who had just about given up on anybody anywhere having anything meaningful and new to say about Gilbert and Sullivan, I'll admit I was won over the instant the curtain rose on a swirling world of corporate and political greed, desperately trendy consumerism, and zany game world colors and visual effects."
Opera Review: Fort Worth Opera Festvial opens with zany 'Mikado'
Scott Cantrell, The Dallas Morning News
"Jessica Cates as Yum-Yum is a real find, a radiant, expressive soprano allied to a pert, vivid stage presence."
Fort Worth Opera presents wildly entertaining 'The Mikado'
David Weuste, examiner.com
"After last year's incredibly fun presentation of Elixir of Love (which I saw multiple times), I didn't think there would be anything to top it, but The Mikado blows it out of the water."
Mikado Tinged Blue: FW Opera
Alexandera Bonifield, Examiner.com
"Baritone Lane Johnson, in his FW Opera debut, gives a strong performance, joining comic antics seamlessly to impeccable voicing, as Ko-Ko, the hapless Lord High Executioner. "
Fort Worth Opera Festival 2011: 'The Mikado'
William Madison, Billevesees
"Most impressively, de los Santos, who's also a choreographer, kept the stage constantly moving, whether in ensemble dances or in an exquisite pas de deux for Segway."
