Rodney Punt writes music criticism for SFCV, Classical Voice North America, Huffington Post, and LA Opus, the latter of which he also publishes. He is a career arts management professional.
In many ways a trailblazer, Florencia en el Amazonas was the first Spanish-language opera to be commissioned by a major opera company north of the Rio Grande. Its prodigal return to the Chandler Pavilion was problematic.
To celebrate St. Teresa as the 500th anniversary of her birth approaches, the Discalced Carmelite Family of the Western U.S. presented an impressive concert featuring Dolora Zajick.