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
SEP
20
CARMEN - BIZET
Escamillo
Kentucky Opera
8:00 PM September 20
2:00 PM September 22
Brown Theater, Louisville
DEC
7
MESSIAH - HANDEL
Bass Soloist
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
8:00 PM December 7
Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh
DEC
11
MESSIAH - HANDEL
Bass Soloist
Phoenix Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM December 11
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale
7:30 PM December 12
Paradise Valley United Methodist Church, Paradise Valley
7:30 PM December 13
Mesa Arts Center, Mesa
7:30 PM December 14
American Lutheran Church, Sun City
3:00 PM December 15
Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, Scottsdale
RICHARD
OLLARSABA
Bass-Baritone