Check out these reviews for Silent Night at Fort Worth Opera starring our own Ava Pine and Craig Irvin!! Ava Pine supplies dignified ardor as Anna Sørensen, and a soprano of great beauty and suppleness. . . Craig Irvin has a truly commanding baritone for the German Lt. Horstmayer . . . -Dallas Morning News dallasnews/entertainment/columnists/scott-cantrell/20140505-review-humanity-in-the-midst-of-war-at-fw-opera-festival.ece This was certainly a male-dominated opera and the baritones ruled the day as baritone Craig Irvin commanded both the men and his stage as German Lieutenant Horstmayer. -OperaPulse operapulse/opera-reviews/2014/05/04/fort-worth-opera-saves-the-best-for-last-in-silent-night/#sthash.dj0l7Hml.dpuf Soprano Ava Pine plays Sprinks lover, who, somewhat unrealistically, ends up with the soldiers on the front lines on Christmas Eve. We need her there, though, because she provides a break from the heavy, all-male cast. She is gorgeous in this role and her voice sparkles even at the highest ranges.-Dallas Observer blogs.dallasobserver/mixmaster/2014/05/review_the_2014_fort_worth_ope.php Sørensen is portrayed by local favorite Ava Pine, who looked glamorous and sounded glorious on Sunday afternoon. . . The German commander, Lt. Horstmayer, is played by Craig Irvin, who has the biggest voice of the three.-Theater Jones theaterjones/ntx/reviews/20140505130129/2014-05-05/Fort-Worth-Opera/Silent-Night The chandelier amongst the dirt and grime of war was the crystalline soprano voice of opera singer Anna Sørenson, sung by Fort Worth favorite, Ava Pine. . . Pine also sang a pivotal piece – the prayerful Dona Nobis Pacem. In this Latin-like chant Pine’s voice floated in with such purity over the soldier’s heads like snowflakes on Christmas Eve. -TheColumnAwards.org thecolumnawards.org/columnonline/review/05-07-2014_SILENT-NIGHT/
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 19:26:06 +0000