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F E A T U R E D R E V I E W S

E V E N T S

2021

"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

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