Mezzo-Soprano Kara Cornell and the Hubbard Hall Opera Theater between Carmen and Hansel

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Kara Cornell as Carmen at Hubbard Hall, 2009

Kara Cornell, who sang and acted such a brilliant Carmen at Hubbard Hall last summer, and I recently shared a pleasant Australian blend at the Wine Bar on Lark in Albany, where we reminisced about Carmen

—actually Peter Brook's La Tragédie de Carmen, and talked about next summer's production, Humperdinck'sHansel and Gretel, in which, as Hansel, she will make a total about face from the dangerous gypsy. Considering Kara's vivid and very funny Cherubino in the Capital Opera's Nozze di Figaro last summer, she should be equally successful as the pre-pubescent wood-cutter's boy. Knowing stage director Dianna Heidman's sophistication and originality, I can foresee that Hansel and Gretel will go well beyond the usual family entertainment.
Read the full article on the Berkshire Review for the Arts!

Michael Miller