"DMMO has hitched its wagon to the sublime talents of soprano Sara Gartland and the annual outcome could not be happier. Having been...

"San Diego Opera General Director David Bennett assembled a solid vocal cast, including singers who have become welcome regulars in the...

"THERE WERE SURPRISES on July 14 with Kristine McIntyre’s emotionally shattering mounting of Alban Berg’s seminal twelve-tone masterpiece...

"If any further proof were needed that Des Moines Metro Opera is at the forefront of operatic excellence in America, their theatrically...

“The audience at the performance I attended on July 6, was open to the risk DMMO took and rewarded them with their applause. The applause...

"Gartland’s sparkling upper range provided all the evidence necessary for her character’s unwavering virtue in the Act III aria, “Je dis...

"As Rosalinde, Sara Gartland sang with dark, full-bodied tone that easily filled the hall. Gartland and her Eisenstein, Daniel Belcher,...

"Sara Gartland was masterful in the title role of the opera. She beautifully portrayed Rusalka's journey from restless optimist to...

"The festival presentations were crowned by director Kristine McIntyre’s stunning mounting of Janáček’s Jenůfa on July 5, which fielded...

"Making her role debut as Violetta, Sara Gartland's statuesque beauty and opulent coloratura created a wholly sympathetic heroine....