F E A T U R E D R E V I E W S
"As Raimondo, Richard Ollarsaba stood out for his plush bass-baritone and abundant dynamic nuance."
- Opera News
"Bass-baritone Richard Ollarsaba is fantastic as Figaro...Ollarsaba, who was a swaggering Escamillo in "Carmen" two years ago, has no patience with Almaviva and makes that robustly clear through every scene, especially in his spitting-nails cavatina, "Se vuol ballare," and the wedding scene."
- Post-Bulletin
"Richard Ollarsaba as the decadent [Don Giovanni] conveyed moments of dark humour with dark timbres rich in narrative nuance."
- South China Morning Post
"Richard Ollarsaba, evoking a young Ruggero Raimondi in looks and manner, with a meltingly smooth bass-baritone"
- Washington Post
"The singer showed the poise and communicative power of a seasoned artist, singing with commanding, stentorian tone"
- Chicago Classical Review
E V E N T S
FEB
26
SYMPHONY NO.9 - BEETHOVEN
Bass Soloist
Master Chorale of South Florida
8:00 PM February 26
Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church,
Ft. Lauderdale
APR
3
PULCINELLA - STRAVINSKY
Fourbo & Dottore
Dallas Opera
7:30 PM April 3, 4, 8
2:00 PM April 5
Winspear Opera House, Dallas
JUN
4
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO - MOZART
Figaro
New Zealand Opera
7:30 PM June 4, 6, 10, 12
2:30 PM June 14
Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Auckland
7:30 PM June 27, July 2, 4
6:30 PM June 30
The Opera House, Wellington
7:30 PM July 16, 18, 22, 24
Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch
RICHARD
OLLARSABA
Bass-Baritone