Curtis Opera Theatre’s A Midsummer Night's Dream Receives Rave Review from Parterre Box
“But there’s magic here, to be sure—not least in a sense of cohesiveness that we rarely get to see in opera productions. The visual world deftly mixes periods and styles, but it ultimately has a wonderful unity.
More importantly, every performance here feels fully inhabited and part of this collective world. Curtis Opera may be a training program (albeit one at the highest level), but I doubt any professional opera company could deliver a more committed and compelling performance.”
Theatre critic David Fox’s review “’Tis almost fairy time” of Curtis Opera Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a celebration of the production’s artistry and imagination.
Fox guides readers through the opera’s eerie opening scenes, highlighting the “beautifully ethereal” performances of Titania (Jeysla Rosario Santos) and Oberon (Sam Higgins), alongside standout moments from the full 15-member cast. He also applauds the Curtis Symphony Orchestra’s “heroic” performance and recognizes exceptional soloists from the Philadelphia Youth Choral Ensemble.
Curtis Opera Theatre recently presented Benjamin Britten’s enchanting adaptation of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater. Directed by Sarah Ina Meyers and conducted by Vinay Parameswaran (’13), the spellbinding production closed Curtis Opera Theatre’s 2025–26 season, transporting audiences into a twilight world of feuding fairies, mischievous spirits, and surreal dreams.
Read Fox’s review, “’Tis almost fairy time,” published by Parterre Box in May 2026.
