PRESS AND REVIEWS
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"The production was a triumph for stage director Brenna Corner and her team, a point strongly acknowledged at the final curtain"
-The Calgary Herald
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VIDEO: Brenna Corner talks about Carmen at Calgary Opera with Global Morning Calgary
INTERVIEW
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"directed with elegant restraint and whistle-cleanliness by Brenna Corner... this approach to “trovatore” went a long way in making the music so lucid and vivid."
-The Washington Post
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”Director Brenna Corner has performed a minor miracle and created a potent blend of good staging, good acting — and good singing.”
– The Vancouver Sun
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The surprise delight of 2022 was “Tenor Overboard”
-The Wall Street Journal
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"Washington National Opera returns to the stage, and it’s something to sing about"
-The Washington Post
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“Corner should be celebrated for her vision in making this production so memorable. Her sense of whimsy permeated everything, from the character relationships to the set design, resulting in an experience where one can sit back and let the drama unfold.”
– Schmopera
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"Absolutely stunning... Stage Director Brenna Corner and Maestro Lidiya Yankovskaya have taken the beloved opera and turned it into a breathtaking virtual experience for 2021."
-Eclectic Arts
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"a triumphant and emotional evening for the Washington National Opera"
-Opera Wire
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“Brenna Corner, returning for her first stint as main stage director, imbued the cafe scene, and production generally, with inner life and vivacity.”
– The Calgary Hearld
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INTERVIEW: Young artists in love: Director Brenna Corner returns to Calgary to direct Puccini's La Boheme
-The Calgary Herald
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“Famous songs and familiar arias seemed remarkable more for the way they wove into an overarching dramatic narrative, rather than for the way they popped out of it, which is one of the production’s many strengths”
– The Atlanta Journal Constitution
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“This year’s production — borrowed from Vancouver Opera, with Canadian director Brenna Corner reprising her original staging — is so visually intoxicating that even the 5-year-old girl in front of me was silently transfixed from the first note to the last.”
- The San Diego Union Tribune
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"when all of this show’s diverse elements come together, the experience is near awe-inducing—no matter what your age”
-The Georgia Straight
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INTERVIEW: Director Brenna Corner of San Diego Opera's Hansel and Gretel
-Broadway World
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“Co-directors [Francesca] Zambello and Brenna Corner… kept the fun bubbling throughout.”
- The Wall Street Journal
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“Another aspect of presenting a comedy is how one is directed and fortunately, Brenna Corner had this part figured out”
- Arts Louisville
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"the drama onstage reigned supreme. "
-Schmopera
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"The audience of enthusiastic adults and children was a testament ... to be an artistic powerhouse, [and] a centerpiece of its upstate community.”
-The Wall Street Journal