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
MAR
12
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO - MOZART
Conte Almaviva
Virginia Opera
8:00 PM March 12
2:30 PM March 14
7:30 PM March 16
Harrison Opera House, Norfolk
8:00 PM March 20
2:00 PM March 21
George Mason University Center for the Arts, Fairfax
8:00 PM March 26
2:30 PM March 28
Dominion Energy Center, Richmond
JUN
8
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO - MOZART
Figaro
New Zealand Opera
7:30 PM June 8, 10
2:30 PM June 13
Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Auckland
7:30 PM June 23, 25
2:30 PM June 27
The Opera House, Wellington
7:30 PM July 8, 10, 13
Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch
RICHARD
OLLARSABA
Bass-Baritone