

Gianetta (Austinite Sara Ann Mitchell) doesn’t have much of a part here, but her elegant soprano certainly made the most of her short solos. No slouch as an actor either, with good physicality and well-timed looks and movements. He’s a special singer, the sort whose golden tone follows him in his entire range, even in his quietest moments. Luckily, our hero is played by Rene Barbera, the San Antonio native with a world-class tenor (and a budding world-class career).

Dulcamara Strummer’s bass voice radiates with character, but he was often falling behind the baton.

Adina (soprano Sara Gartland) belted out some soaring phrases, but also voiced practically every line with a tight vibrato, to the point of sameness. This production’s voices had a mixed showing.
