“I have come to have very high expectations of Great River Shakespeare Festival’s work. This Romeo and Julietexceeds even those, and is one the best productions yet from this essential fount of classic theater.” -TalkinBroadway.com …
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Fights: Silent Night (World Premier) Minnesota Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Fort Worth Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Michigan Opera Theatre, Montreal Opera
The opera’s opening battle is one of the vivid and breathtaking pieces of stagecraft to ever grace the Ordway stage.” -St Paul Pioneer Press
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Director: The Barber of Seville – Madison Opera
“Review: Fun-loving ‘Barber of Seville’ finds the joy in Rossini’s comedy” “Madison Opera’s lighthearted production of “The Barber of Seville” makes clear why this bright, comic opera has been endlessly adapted for cartoon characters… It’s delightful …
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To tell a story in the theater, an actor allows the audience to witness an event that does not take place. If successful, what the audience believes they have seen is not what actually happened. …
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Director: Romeo and Juliet – Austin Opera
“Given a polished and glowing presentation by Austin Opera, Romeo and Juliet is a grandiose, gallant, and beautifully staged telling of Shakespeare’s most well-known tale…” –Examiner.com “…Douglas Scholz-Carlson would prove to be a gifted director, marrying …
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Director: Opera on the Go “The Pirates of Penzance” – Opera Theatre of St. Louis
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Director: La Fanciulla del West at Minnesota Opera
“Doug Scholz-Carlson’s direction worked excellently in the opening crowd scenes, giving a strong sense of many individuals and groups within the larger mass.” -TC Daily Planet
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Actor: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at Great River Shakespeare Festival
“This was a remarkable production. I can’t enumerate the points that was done so brilliantly—there were just too many of them—but the best thing about the production (besides the incredible harmony of the acting pair …
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Director: Lucia di Lammermoor at Portland Opera
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Director: The Very Last Green Thing – Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Watch the full performance: hectv.org/inside-the-artists-studio-the-very-last-green-thing-october-2013/
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