The Buzz

“It would have been hard to predict, though, just how splendid the results would be… Everything is steeped in restraint and rigor.”
— San Francisco Chronicle

“The exquisite vocalism of the entire cast registered on opening night like a series of seraphic shafts of light.”
— San Francisco Chronicle

“As Mother Marie, soprano Melody Moore—now grown into the promise of her early years as an Adler fellow—brought heft and precision to the assignment.”
— San Francisco Chronicle

“Just as rewarding were the women making company debuts, including American soprano Deanna Breiwick as a sparkling, crystalline Sister Constance, and American soprano Michelle Bradley, who brought both gravitas and force to the role of Mme. Lidoine.”
— San Francisco Chronicle

“For a jaw-dropping tour de force of vocal and theatrical prowess, though, honors must go to the German soprano Michaela Schuster as the original prioress, Mme. de Croissy… Schuster delivered [her role] with an unforgettable combination of arching vocal power and emotional turmoil.”
— San Francisco Chronicle

“Under director John Keene, the Opera Chorus lent luminous depth to the score’s liturgical passages.”
— San Francisco Chronicle

“‘Carmelites’ is a potentially tricky undertaking… The San Francisco production does the work, and the company’s own legacy, proud.”
— San Francisco Chronicle