Miami Beach Classical Music Festival Expands Its Summer Offerings with Wagner Opera and New Venues.

– Jesús Vega, ArtburstMiami.com

“The Miami Beach Classical Music Festival’s production of this Gallic treat opened on Friday night at the Faena Forum, a venue that seemed made to order for the work’s blend of romance and fantasy.”

— South Florida Classical Review

“El elenco que tuvo a su cargo la representación del domingo no defraudó a nadie, sino que más bien sobrecumplió las expectativas de un público que al final ovacionó de pie, no solo a los cantantes, sino a la estupenda orquesta, bajo la dirección del joven maestro Aaron Breid.”

— Artburst Miami

“While deceptively simple on the surface, Albert Herring is a multifaceted and musically complex score. The festival’s opening-night cast and production were fully equal to its demands.”

— South Florida Classical Review

“All of the youthful podium directors made a fine showing and, with continued study and artistic maturity, could make a contribution to the professional concert and opera scene.”

— South Florida Classical Review

The victims of the Surfside collapse were honored in an interfaith vigil as the death toll rose to 64.

— NBC 6 Coverage

“The Miami Beach Music Festival Orchestra performed Thursday evening at The Temple Emanu-El Cultural Arts Center to benefit the families of the Surfside building collapse victims.”

— Local 10 News

“The audience was treated to soothing classical music interlaced with inspirational messages from community leaders, including Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, as well as several rabbis and ministers.”

— CBSMiami

“Hearing Das Rheingold live in such an intimate space was thrilling, sometimes approximating Rossi’s own earlier experience of hearing the opera from the pit.”

— James L. Paulk