It Was A Special Knight...
Reviews. Sweet glorious reviews. We have a few in from Saturday night and they all have a theme in common. Don Quixote is a special night out. I'd been saying that all along but it is finally nice to have that verified by people who are smarter than I am. I tend to like reviews, good and bad, because I have a bunch of very smart critics who manage to teach me a thing or two each opera. I have my opinions watching each opera and sometimes it is nice to see that I'm noticing things that people who are paid to notice things are noticing. But really, let's be honest; I really only like the good ones. And boy these are good: "What do you get when you acquire the services of Italian basso Ferruccio Furlanetto to perform [the] opera’s title role here in San Diego?", asks David Gregson of SanDiego.com ."Eyes full of tears and a heart that feels a little floppy until you work off your vapors in a standing, cheering ovation." Marcus Overton of the San Diego Union...