Peter Perret’s review of “Silent Night” for Classical Voice of North Carolina
The large audience was stunned and overwhelmed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary opera which James Allbritten, general director and principal conductor of the Piedmont Opera has chosen to open the company’s 40th season: Silent Night, by composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell. The singing was terrific, the orchestra sounded at its very best, and the dialogue contrasted Gaelic, Gallic, and Germanic wit most effectively. Read more here.