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Reviews
October 1, 2011, Opera News: "In Review: Des Moines-- La Bohème (7/1/11), Dialogues of the Carmelites (7/2/11), Don Pasquale (7/3/11)"
by Mark Thomas Ketterson
Des Moines Metro Opera's thirty-ninth season generated some extra-musical excitement with the unveiling of a 17,000-square-foot addition to the Blank Performing Arts Center that provides increased rehearsal space, as well as dining facilities, elevators and an impressive second-floor promenade. Matters onstage looked good, too.
October 1, 2010, Opera News: "In Review: Des Moines-- Le Nozze di Figaro (7/2/10), Susannah (7/3/10), Macbeth (7/4/10)
by Mark Thomas Ketterson
Des Moines Metro Opera's thirty-eighth season marked an important milestone, as company founder Robert L. Larsen, who has staged and conducted virtually all DMMO's offerings since 1973, passed baton and directorial duties over to his talented staff — an emotional transition for the house and its dedicated audience alike.
October 1, 2009, Opera News: "In Review: Des Moines-- Der Freischütz (7/3/09), Tosca (7/4/09), Il Barbiere di Siviglia (7/5/09), Des Moines Metro Opera"
by Mark Thomas Ketterson
For their thirty-seventh festival season, Des Moines Metro Opera abandoned a frequent policy of sandwiching a twentieth-century masterpiece between two repertory staples, instead complementing two beloved Italian warhorses with the exceedingly welcome company premiere of a rarely encountered German Romantic classic.
June 30, 2009, The Des Moines Register: "Barber of Seville seduces audience"
by Bruce Carr
All precautions are useless, any resistance is futile—you're going to be totally seduced by the Des Moines Metro Opera's charming production of The Barber of Seville.
June 23, 2009, The Des Moines Register: "Tosca, Der Freischütz right on target"
by Michael Morain
The Des Moines Metro Opera opened its 37th season this weekend with a bang—or several, really...Although [Tosca] is traditional and [Der Freischütz] breaks new technical ground, both are right on target.
Past Reviews
October 1, 2008, Opera News: "IN REVIEW: DES MOINES, IA — Un Ballo in Maschera (7/5/08), Regina, (7/4/08), L'Elisir d'Amore (7/6/08), Des Moines Metro Opera"
by Mark Thomas Ketterson
Des Moines Metro Opera's thirty-sixth season served up a persuasive account of a twentieth-century masterpiece, plus two tried-and-true Italian favorites — all three works conducted and staged by company founder and artistic director Robert L. Larsen.
October 1, 2007, Opera News: "IN REVIEW: DES MOINES — A Midsummer Night's Dream (7/6/07), Otello (7/8/07), Carmen (7/7/07), Des Moines Metro Opera"
by Mark Thomas Ketterson
Des Moines Metro Opera celebrated its thirty-fifth season with a twentieth-century British masterpiece complementing a pair of French and Italian favorites, all under the dramatic and musical guidance of Robert L. Larsen, in settings by R. Keith Brumley and lighting by Barry J. Steele.
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