“Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s music director laureate, Marin Alsop, conducted the 50-member WNO Orchestra. Maestra Alsop demonstrated in this performance why she is considered among the most gifted conductors, looking directly at the singers and giving strong cues to all in a complex work. She gave a strong and sensitive reading of the orchestral writing, which was at times chamber music and at times with the full orchestra, reflecting the gang war occurring onstage…”

Read more of Arnold Saltzman’s review in OperaWire here.