Park and Musik-Ayala Shine in Opera in the Heights' L'Italiana

Shipshape and Smooth Sailing: Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri at Opera in the Heights

D.L. Groover

Photo by Pin Lim: Tenor Andrew Morstein, baritone Sejin Park, soprano Laura Corina Sanders, baritone Andy Papas and mezzo-soprano Kelly Guerra

"...bass baritone Isaiah Musik-Ayala, as major domo Haly, nails his part with presence and ringing voice. There’s a gay subplot between him and Taddeo (baritone Sejin Park, who commands the space with a resonant tone and superb diction) that’s unsuspected but handled with delicacy – during the escape, Taddeo throws Haly a life preserver to save him and fleeing maid Zulma (mezzo Meaghan Heath, all bright and bubbly). In the final seconds, they are reunited, as are all the Italians who have been saved by Isabella’s quick thinking and wily plotting. They wave Italian flags on the set’s upper deck as they sail off to Italy and freedom."

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