“The orchestra, conducted by David Stern, gave a vigorous performance. The musicians played with sharp precision in the fast nervous figures that provide so much energy to vocal passages and rich power in tuttis, such as the grave music that foreshadows the calamity to come at Sparafucile’s tavern. In the famous quartet of Act 3, Stern led a finely balanced performance with all four voices coming through in their conflicting emotions.”
David Fleshler – South Florida Classical Review , Mars 2026
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https://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2026/03/palm-beach-opera-wraps-season-with-a-dark-and-compelling-rigoletto/