LA CENERENTOLA
Houston Grand Opera, Houston
October - November | 2024
"Led by guest conductor Lorenzo Passerini, the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra was a finely tuned ensemble, bringing off the composer’s long crescendos as if there were a magical volume knob being turned up ever so slowly and steadily."
Gregory Barnett - HOUSTON CHRONICLE
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"Providing a firm foundation to all the comic hurly-burly, conductor Lorenzo Passerini, who made his U.S. debut with the Cincinnati Opera Festival last summer, kept the comedy zipping along lightly. The Houston Grand Opera Orchestra responded with sparkle and punch, and it brought an extra-light touch to Rossini’s pivotal sotto voce ensembles."
Steven Brown - TEXAS CLASSICAL REVIEW
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"Under HGO maestro Lorenzo Passerini (and chorus master Richard Bado), Rossini’s Cinderella is a musical macaron. There is sweetness of voice and a chewy visual delight."
D.L. Groover - HOUSTON PRESS
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https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/review-rossinis-cinderella-at-houston-grand-opera-19233785