"...the orchestra, led by its most capable music director, Karen Keltner, played with idiomatic Verdian style and technical accuracy. Maestro Keltner's interpretation of the score was sprightly in the lighter moments but she kept the tension mounting in the dramatic scenes without ever covering the voices of the singers. As a result, the finale in which Rigoletto vents his rage over the death of his daughter was truly memorable. This was a performance in which many different parts came together to form an original and inventive production. The musical values were always paramount, however, and the novel production complimented them beautifully."

- Maria Nockin
Opera Japonica (January 2002)


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