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20th anniversary revival of the Kurka opera in a terrific new production by DePaul University opera director Harry Silverstein. Think of a manic hybrid between "Mahagonny," "Wozzeck" and "Catch 22," as staged by the Marx Brothers—that's "Schweik." It is brilliant music theater, packed with nonstop energy and lacerating wit...

Silverstein's fluid and inventive staging makes plain the show's Brechtian antecedents... I loved the three wacko psychiatrists in their straitjacket coats as much as I adored the placard-bearing nurses in their sexy chambermaid corsets, not to mention the powerful chorus of dying soldiers at the end of the opera. By John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune

Rigoletto San Francicso Opera

"Simple but inspired" Steven Winn San Francisco Chronicle

Don Giovanni Houston Grand Opera

"Richly revived by Silverstein, who inherited the Jarvefelt productions, again drew out rich characterizations from the cast. Every gesture had meaning but each meaning was carefully folded into the much larger flow." by Charles Ward Houston Chronicle

King World premiere at Canterbury Cathedral

"Staged simply but atmospherically by Harry Silverstein in the soaring nave of Canterbury Cathedral" By Richard Morrison London Times

"On a plain stage behind the small orchestra, Harry Silverstein directed with clarity and an intense focus on projecting inner turmoil." Robert Maycock The Independent

"The direction by Harry Silverstein had moments of brilliance" Robert Hugill

The Marriages Between Zones 3, 4 and 5'

DePaul Opera's director Harry Silverstein, a frequent Glass collaborator, once again showed that he is one of the city's finest opera directors, with a special knack for weaving the apparently fragmented into a seamless whole.

By Andrew Patner Chicago Sun-Times June 11, 2001

Houston Grand Opera Figaro

"Harry Silverstein's sharp-edged direction ensured that Friday's opening-night audience would see the modernity of the Count's situation." By CHARLES WARD Houston Chronicle

Director Harry Silverstein stages Mozart operas worldwide and his intricate comprehension of the composer is apparent. The surprise here is, even though you’ve seen the gag before and you know it’s about to happen, Silverstein and this cast can still make you chuckle. Houston Voice Online

Utah Opera Cosi

Director Harry Silverstein strikes a smart balance between comedy and drama and makes expert use of the Utah Symphony Chorus. One of his most clever choices is to let Benedetti and Chavez decide each night which suitors the sisters will choose. Finding out who ends up with whom is the last of many delightful payoffs in "Cosi fan tutte."

Opera Pacific Figaro

For Opera Pacific’s new production, director Harry Silverstein has focused on the fact that both Beaumarchais and da Ponte chose to make their points with humor. By trusting in this, Silverstein has reclaimed Nozze as a delightfully nimble comedy that makes the libretto’s trenchant observations about class struggle with a guffaw rather than a grimace. In truth, this production elicits more true laughter than any in my experience. By Michael Van Duzer

"Stage director Harry Silverstein found every comic note, every bit of business in a busy, precisely timed opera. His singers were wonderful actors as well, and they were getting laughs as well as applause."

"..on target comedic direction by Harry Silverstein." L.A. Times

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Houston Grand opera Cosi Fan Tutte

The six lead performers, under the deft direction of Harry Silverstein, added their astute comic timing to a production that fully realized the potential...

By Cynthia Greenwood, Houston Press

Opera Delaware TONKIN

“OperaDelaware undertook this ambitious premiere, presenting it in a stripped down, propulsive production by Harry Silverstein (seen Dec. 4), conducted with authority by David Lawton.”

Patrick J. Smith, Opera News

Dallas Opera Cosi Fan Tutte November 2003

Rigoletto Dallas March 2001

Bruce Duffie interview with Harry Silverstein for Good Soldier Schweik