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THE HUMAN VOICE, New York Opera FEST

"A magnificent adaptation of an operatic masterpiece"

- Jennifer Byron, OPERA WIRE

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The Shakespeare Riots Proves Opera is for Everyone

October 11, 2022

"Divaria's latest opera is a smash hit!"

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Breathtaking Performance of Joan of Arc by Divaria Productions

October 17, 2023

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"Divaria Productions, one-night-only live opera performance of "Joan of Arc, An Opera" at Bay Street Theater held the audience spellbound from the moment the performers stepped onstage. With a stellar cast, this captivating production is one of those uplifting theatrical experiences that stays with you long after you exit the theater"

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The Human Voice Rings Loud, Passionate and True at Bay Street Theatre

October 2, 2021

"Saturday night's riveting performance of La Voix Humaine/The Human Voice at Bay Street was an artistic triumph...I left the theatre blown away by the extraordinary level of talent that I had just witnessed from this unforgettable production of the classic opera and play La Voix Humaine."

The World Premiere of Rival Queens is a Success

November 16, 2020

When you watch this production, you go back centuries in time; you go behind closed doors and you go inside people's minds as they think, read and write. Then the powers of the voices of Ashley Galvani Bell and Anna Tonna capture you. It's a total success.

Rival Queens for your entertainment and enjoyment

November 12, 2020

A documentary that will entertain and delight lovers of opera and history alike.

THE HUMAN VOICE - Opera Wire

"A magnificent adaptation of an operatic masterpiece...From his stage setting, which encapsulates the very inner-workings of Elle’s erratic emotional compulsions, to his finely tuned awareness of Poulenc’s dense music as the main guide, Armendariz Diaz invites one to experience the opera’s main theme surrounding love and supports the understanding of the forms of love, as being equally as important as the purpose of love itself."

DON GIOVANNI IN NEW YORK

"Last night, Divaria Productions presented a fascinating exploration of how the extravagant lives of librettist Lorenzo da Ponte and singer Manuel Garcia influenced and were influenced by the opera Don Giovanni....Thanks to the diligent scholarship and astute writing of Andrew Bell, the scripted production ofDon Giovanni in New York left us with much to think about, as well as some memorable performances dancing around our brain"

Reinventing Othello for a 21st Century Audience

The idea of mixing both is really interesting because we can study all the characters and the main three characters from different points of view, and to create a new production off of these two masterpieces.”

THE HUMAN VOICE - Berkshire Fine Arts

"DIVAria's Ashley Bell (Elle, soprano)  and Anton Armendariz Diaz (director) offer an unusual and effective take on The Human Voice. ..What this troupe is able to achieve is both clarity and beauty.  It is a remarkable and accessible evening of opera theater."

COSI FAN TUTTE

“What you first see is the switch of couples, like in a commedia dell’arte. But the plot is really more about hypocrisy, because all of the characters lie to the others. They pretend to be something they’re not until the end of the opera, when they discover who they really are.”

DON PASQUALE: Commedia dell'arte lives on (NY)

"This is the third time we have had the pleasure of reviewing a DIVAria production and we left thinking that with directors like Anton Armendariz Diaz on "team opera", we do not have to worry about opera's future. "

DISCOVERING MRS. ROSSINI

"The musical values were high all around and the storytelling was effective...It was a most enjoyable evening that left us wanting more"

'LA TRAVIATA' ON SPEED

"We try to meld theater with opera,” .....“It’s a way to bring in audiences who are more familiar with musicals and do like theater, but are afraid of opera.”

LORENZO DA PONTE: 175TH ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE

"The unique nature of the event lies in the performance of Abruzzese Mario Fratti as the character Lorenzo Da Ponte..we are moved...the poet lives on...especially thanks to the musical concert accompanying Fratti's performance."

DON PASQUALE: An Exemplary Production (LA RIOJA)

"A stupendous invention...

an original and well-crafted proposal transferred to a rabidly current era....a great success!"

LA DOLOROSA

"The performances were, in every case, first-rate.  Soprano Ashley Bell has a fine full voice that is strong in the lower register and brilliant in the upper register...Soprano Amaya Arberas has a bright resonant instrument which she uses well....Tenor José Daniel Mojica has a sweet generous voice that is filled with sazón, the Spanish equivalent of the garlic in the voice of an Italian tenor...."

LA SERVA PADRONA: Farcical Opera Seriously

"pioneering not just the resurgence of opera, but as keeping opera alive....The world of opera, it’s big, it’s bold, it’s got a lot of possibility. She’s breathing life into it, breathing life into this art. And maybe a new life. A modern life.”

LA SERVA PADRONA: NYC PERFORMANCE

 

"This isn't your grandmother's opera...Performers are young, agile, and insanely energetic!" 

CONCERT AT ST. PATRICK'S OLD CATHEDRAL

"A wonderfully thrilling and intensely musical evening....the concert offered by Divaria productions is proof that sometimes the smaller, lesser known companies are where opera truly lives."

VAUDEVILLE OPERA IN ARIZONA

A unique vaudeville adaptation of Pergolesi's Opera La Serva Padrona will come to the Sedona Creative Life Center on Saturday, March 17, at 6:30 p.m."

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