“Beautifully shaped by the young Venezuelan conductor Carlos Izcaray. He led the performance with an unstinting command of pace, superbly capturing the score’s dramatic fire.”

OPERA NEWS 2011

“Maestro Izcaray displayed a fine command of the comic pacing and the overall propulsion of the piece, and he elicited a beautifully filigreed succession of instrumental details that imparted substantial delight.”  OPERA TODAY 2011

”Idiomatic conducting, Izcaray supplies the necessary dramatic propulsion.” 

THE SUNDAY TIMES 2010