“As laid out with elan by stage director Doug Scholz-Carlson, there is a lightness and an eye-winking pleasure in the telling of the story.” “…Scholz-Carlson’s ingenious and witty updates, the sparkling cast and excellent design…” …
Utah Opera opens season with a delightfully demented “Sweeney Todd” “Director Doug Scholz-Carlson leans hard into Sweeney’s perverse humor… Scholz-Carlson’s dynamic direction also uses R. Keith Brumley’s stripped-down but constantly moving set to great effect.” –Utah …
Emily D’Angelo and Ben Bliss in Grounded at the Metropolitan Opera | Photo Ken Howard
“This is hands down the best production of Hamlet I’ve seen on stage. At two hours and forty minutes including intermission it’s also probably one of the shortest while also covering much more of the text than …
Brittany Renee and Ryan Speedo Green directed by James Robinson and Camille A. Brown.
“The Lyric Opera’s Dazzling “Roméo et Juliette” is a Night Divine” “He is a master of movement, with crisp, dramatic staging that keeps the action exciting and clear.….Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette,” in a stunning production that …
“The direction of Doug Scholz-Carlson … had the audience in stitches…Whether you are a Gilbert and Sullivan fan or a first-timer, you WILL be amused!” -Jeanne-Marie Rogers, Arts-Louisville.com “The quips, absurdities, and arias of this …
Assistant Director under Ivo van Hove
“It was wonderful and provocative, an ever present and frightful mirror of our human condition” Winona Daily News
Zerlina/Masetto were framed as a couple in a consensual BDSM relationship. As the StarTribune put it: “Director Keturah Stickann's pro-female concept is boldly imaginative, as the opera's three lead sopranos prove far more than just victims of a womanizing protagonist.”
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