"UNDER THE STEADY BATON OF MICHAEL SAKIR, every calculated effect was allowed its proper place.
Maestro Sakir’s concentration never wavered and HE LED WITH INSIGHT AND SKILL.
HE WAS IN FULL COMMAND of the most minute shifts of the sound palette, - OPERA TODAY
Maestro Sakir’s concentration never wavered and HE LED WITH INSIGHT AND SKILL.
HE WAS IN FULL COMMAND of the most minute shifts of the sound palette, - OPERA TODAY
"Music director Michael Sakir'S BAND WAS SPOT ON THE ENTIRE SHOW.
SAKIR led a fresh and playful performance."
- OPERA WIRE
“THE CONDUCTING WAS WONDERFUL.
There was not a moment where it seemed Michael Sakir was not in control.
Yet at the same time there was a FLUIDITY OF EXPRESSION which allowed for a lively performance by the singers."
- BOSTON MUSICAL INTELLIGENCER
There was not a moment where it seemed Michael Sakir was not in control.
Yet at the same time there was a FLUIDITY OF EXPRESSION which allowed for a lively performance by the singers."
- BOSTON MUSICAL INTELLIGENCER
