[:en]”As the mercurial Count, Joel Prieto handles his rather unsympathetic character in the best way possible: by transforming him into a bumbling mess of contrition and contradiction, particularly when he\u2019s in the company of the bigger-than-life Armanda.<\/p>\n
Mr. Prieto\u2019s comic touch and flexible lyric tenor voice combine to transform Mozart\u2019s would-be murderer into an ultimately hapless lover we can forgive in the end, which is a key to the story\u2019s resolution.” “The sterling cast boasts several singers . . . the disguised Belfiore (the personable, bright-voiced Spanish tenor Joel Prieto) . . .” “Joel Prieto was dashing and confused as Belfiore, who is torn between Sandrina and Arminda . . .” “Here the whole far exceeds the sum of its parts, although these parts be wondrously taken . . . Item: The bewitching \u201cCaro pupille belle,\u201d Belfiore\u2019s aria, graciously sung by light-voiced tenor charmer, Joel Prieto.” “Tenor Joel Prieto (as Count Belfiore) and baritone Joshua Hopkins (as the false-gardener\u2019s assistant, Nardo) both sang with lovely tone and musical intelligence, and they integrated their music-making into appealing and amusing stage presences.” Mr. Prieto\u2019s comic touch and flexible lyric tenor voice combine to transform Mozart\u2019s would-be murderer into an ultimately hapless lover we can forgive in the end, which is a key to the story\u2019s resolution.” “Here the whole far exceeds the sum of its parts, although these parts be wondrously taken . . . Item: The bewitching \u201cCaro pupille belle,\u201d Belfiore\u2019s aria, graciously sung by light-voiced tenor charmer, Joel Prieto.”
\nTerry Ponick – Community Digital News<\/a><\/p>\n
\nJohn von Rhein – The Chicago Tribune<\/a><\/p>\n
\nHeidi Waleson – The Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/p>\n
\nJohn Stege – Santa Fe Reporter<\/a><\/p>\n
\nJames M. Keller – Santa Fe New Mexican<\/a>[:de]”As the mercurial Count, Joel Prieto handles his rather unsympathetic character in the best way possible: by transforming him into a bumbling mess of contrition and contradiction, particularly when he\u2019s in the company of the bigger-than-life Armanda.<\/p>\n
\nTerry Ponick – Community Digital News<\/a><\/p>\n
\nJohn Stege – Santa Fe Reporter<\/a><\/p>\n