Interview: “La rondine” at Mercury Theater

My guests on the 06/18/26 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 FM were stage director Elly Lichenstein and dramatic coloratura soprano Michelle Allie Drever from the Mercury Theater/Pocket Opera co-production of Giacomo Puccini’s La rondine. The opera runs in the little red schoolhouse on the hill in Petaluma through June 28, then travels…

Review: “The Marriage of Figaro” in Modesto

As I read the program’s synopsis of Opera Modesto’s production of The Marriage of Figaro in my seat in the Gallo Center, waiting for Annalisa Winberg and her husband Roy Stevens to welcome everyone (by encouraging us to yell “bravo!” and “brava!” and “bravissimo!” like they do in Italy), I learned something very interesting: The…

KSRO Interview – “La Traviata”

My guests on the June 9 Theatre Thursday segment on The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO were director Elly Lichenstein and actor Gene Wright from the Cinnabar Theater production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata. Click below to listen: ********** Click the graphic below for more info: