Praise from the Press!

Here’s what the media have been saying about the 2008 festival:

“Emmanuel Villaume led the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra and the Westminster Choir with the diligence and musicianship we have come to expect from him. We are lucky to have him in Charleston.” - Tim Page, The Post and Courier on Amistad

“The brightest sparkle [of La Cenerentola] belonged to Ms. Piques Eddy, a swan-necked mezzo with fine technique, a range of colors from honeyed to bright and charm to burn.”
– Dan Wakin, The New York Times

“A pleasing production…well worth seeing.” – Russell Platt, newyorker.com on La Cenerentola

“A visual feast!” - Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal on Monkey: Journey to the West

“Mesmerizing…the acting is an embarrassment of riches with an unbelievably strong cast.” - Paula Citron, Globe and Mail on The Burial at Thebes

“Emmanuel Villaume conducts with style…an effective evening in the theatre.”
- Russell Platt, newyorker.com on Amistad

“The hottest ticket of the Spoleto season!”
- Anne Midgette, The Washington Post on Monkey: Journey to the West

“Davis’s very American music more than anything made this an evening that will haunt me for the rest of the festival.” - Lindsey Koob, Charleston City Paper on Amistad

“Run to get tickets for Rossini's La Cenerentola, a bejeweled, melodious and altogether crazy masterpiece.” - Tim Page, The Post and Courier

“…beyond comparison, description or explanation.”
- Julie York Coppens, The Charlotte Observer on Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

“A timeless, indefinable, ecstasy of movement. The ballet seems up for anything.”
- Dottie Ashley, The Post and Courier on Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève