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Consummate good taste: Amanda Majeski stars in a superb Santa Fe Capriccio

By Maria Nockin, 09 August 2016
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Reviewed at Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe on 5 August 2016
Programme
Strauss R., Capriccio
Performers
Santa Fe Opera
Leo Hussain, Conductor
Tim Albery, Director
Tobias Hoheisel, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Amanda Majeski, The Countess
Susan Graham, Clairon
Ben Bliss, Flamand
Joshua Hopkins, Olivier
Craig Verm, The Count
Eric Owens, La Roche
Shelley Jackson, Soprano
Galeano Salas, Tenor
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Maria Nockin
Maria Nockin
Originally from New York City, Maria Nockin began attending opera and concerts as a child when her parents could not find a babysitter. She has studied violin, piano and guitar as well as voice, and she has a master’s degree in education from Fordham University. Having spent many years teaching high school in winter and working at the Salzburg Festival in summer, she now lives in the Southwest where she covers classical music for Opera Today, Bachtrack, Fanfare, and Classical Singer as well as publications in Spanish, Dutch, and Italian.