Stage Director: Opera-Theatre-Musicals
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Stage Director: Chuck Hudson
Conductor: Richard Buckley
Austin Lyric Opera: Austin, Texas
Winner of the 2012-2013 Austin Critics’ Table Award for Best Opera Production
…January 31, 2013OperaComments Off on Le Nozze di Figaro: Austin Lyric OperaStrong voices, excellent acting…fabulously entertaining:
In Austin Lyric Opera’s “Figaro,”…the pleasures are
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Stage Director: Chuck Hudson
Conductor:John Mario DiCostanzo
…April 27, 2012OperaComments Off on The Magic Flute: Tri-Cities OperaStrong principals help make TCO’s ‘Flute’ a winner. How can you lose with Mozart? You can’t. I attended the final dress rehearsal Wednesday evening for Tri-Cities Opera’s production of
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Stage Director: Chuck Hudson
Conductor: James Albritten
…March 23, 2007OperaComments Off on Così fan tutte: Piedmont OperaPowerful Ending: Piedmont Opera gives ‘Cosi’ some clarity–stage director Chuck Hudson clarifies the less-than-clear conclusion of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte. Hudson’s brilliant take on an opera:…Almost everything the singers
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Stage Director: Chuck Hudson
Conductor: Louis Menendez
Review: ‘Madama Butterfly’ soars with simplicity
…November 11, 2006OperaComments Off on Madama Butterfly: Shreveport OperaStillness has a way of making sudden gestures seem profound. On Saturday, the Shreveport Opera’s production of “Madama Butterfly” soared because it made the
Associate Stage Director: Chuck Hudson (with Mark Lamos)
Conductor: Stewart Robertson…
Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
Stage Director: Chuck Hudson
Conductor: Timm Rolek
…September 16, 2005OperaComments Off on The Barber of Seville: Sacramento OperaThe Barber of Seville…will keep you laughing for the better part of the night… Director Chuck Hudson never veered into slapstick or overextended the joke; he knew when to trust
Composer: Franz Lehár
Stage Director: Chuck Hudson
Conductor: Michael Borowitz
Nevada Opera’s “Merry Widow” waltzes into Reno’s Pioneer Center
…March 18, 2005OperaComments Off on The Merry Widow: Nevada OperaFranz Lehar’s sumptuously tuneful “The Merry Widow” … a production that looks ravishing, sounds glorious and entertains to the nth degree
Composer: Franz Lehár
Stage Director: Chuck Hudson
Conductor: Martin Fischer-Dieskau
…November 9, 2002OperaComments Off on The Merry Widow: Minnesota OperaA crème brûlée of a production…deliciously sweet… directed by Chuck Hudson amid a set reminiscent of a Viennese chocolate box (The Merry Widow) consistently leans upon the twin crowd pleasers
Text and Music: Carlisle Floyd
Stage Director: Chuck Hudson
Conductor: Robert Ashens
…March 8, 2002OperaComments Off on Susannah: Eugene OperaRisk pays off for opera company
Eugene Opera did an excellent job of bringing this riveting opera to the stage…the production on Friday night was what any opera
Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
Stage Director: Chuck Hudson
Conductor: Emmanuel Plasson
…March 31, 2001OperaComments Off on The Barber of Seville: Minnesota OperaBarber of Seville [was] a witty confection: Barber is a warhorse, but director Chuck Hudson gives it a new patina. His emphasis on physical busyness, including an amazing amount of
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Stage Director: Chuck Hudson
Conductor: Timothy Lindberg
…October 28, 2000OperaComments Off on The Marriage of Figaro: Opera IdahoFigaro has explosively lively staging by Chuck Hudson…[with] fully believable character[s] whose every gesture worked toward greater expressive depth. Melinda Bargreen, The Seattle Times