Metropolitan Opera, Rigoletto

22 Oct 2015

“. . . this revival looked fresh and well-rehearsed. Its principal strength was the taut, propulsive conducing of Pablo Heras-Casado returning to the opera in which he made his Met debut in 2013 . . . it was a pleasure to encounter such bold and crisply articulated Verdi playing from the orchestra . . .”

Christopher Corwin, Parterre.com

“Young Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado’s Met debut came with this production in 2013 . . . to favorable reviews. This evening was no exception. He infused the opera with a careening forward momentum – an astute choice. Heras-Casado has an outstanding ability to perceive where the action is onstage. He sculpted swirling, sinister grace notes and zoomed in to the size of a pinhole camera as the characters began key arias.”

Sacha Evans, Bachtrack.com

“Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado led a tight and energetic performance.”

Paul du Quenoy – ConcertoNet.com

“Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado is right at home with the music.”

Barry Bassis – The Epoch Times

” . . . the playing was seamless. As he did last season, Heras-Casado led the musicians with a finely judged forward line—the action in this opera can seem to hurtle along, but Tuesday night everything fell into place with a sense of inexorable foreboding. The orchestra played with a pleasantly lean, Verdian sound.”

George Grella, New York Classical Review