“Stage director Leigh Holman kept the action moving...with some life and energy, and demonstrated why [Nabucco] was such a landmark work in Italian opera.” - Palm Beach Arts Paper

 

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“[Eklund Opera Director] Leigh Holman has achieved such heights in her tenure that it seems almost unthinkable that she could reach a new level of excellence.” - Daily Camera

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“Eklund Opera’s ‘Cosi fan tutte’ is ‘intense, hysterical, radiant’….Director Leigh Holman’s updated setting of the 1790 work to the 1950s-’60s...is striking without being distracting….Holman’s production does not shy away from overt sensuality...scenes such as the Fiordiligi/Ferrando duet...are filled with breathtaking sexual tension.” - Daily Camera

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“...[T]he exuberance of the comedy bears all the hallmarks of Leigh Holman, the program and stage director who approaches everything with an effervescent, infectious gusto.” - Daily Camera (Falstaff)   

 

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“Visually sensual and extraordinarily detailed….Bravo, Leigh Holman, for paving the way to such a delightful production of excellence.” - Operagasm (Le nozze di Figaro)

 

“...[G]orgeous set...beautiful costumes...something special that is entirely new and exciting. - Daily Camera (Le Nozze di Figaro)