"Her use of the orchestra shows a sovereign confidence, benefiting from a gift for color and texture infused with lyricism." Musical America With her first opera, Higdon has taken a big step forward in her vocal writing." St. "Higdon is best known for her instrumental work, and "Cold Mountain" stands out for the evocative quality of the orchestration. "Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Higdon embellishes the libretto with her evocative music gleaned from an inventive sound-palette of orchestral color." Albuquerque Journal "It is a score, which, in its sure-handed clarity, accessibility, and inventiveness, marks Higdon as a natural creator for the lyric stage." San Francisco Classical Voice "In this critic's mind, Cold Mountain is an astonishing triumph, destined to enter the operatic canon of frequently performed works." The Star-Telegram "Underneath it all was one of the more solid operas to come from an American composer in recent years." Philadelphia Inquirer ".it is a delight to report that the newest manifestation of this oft-told tale-the opera version of the best-selling novel "Cold Mountain," just given its world premiere in Santa Fe-captures all of its adventure, romance and pathos in a fresh, vibrant musical idiom." Washington Post "Cold Mountain", the opera, turns out to be a special piece of American art that examines both our fortitude and failures." ".Higdon finds sounds for all of her characters and makes it their signature the musical dimensions she adds would feel right to the millions of people who read Frazier's original work." Denver Post 7) reaffirmed the power and high quality of the composer's first-ever opera." Opera News "Jennifer Higdon's Cold Mountain (heard Feb. PUBLISHING AND RIGHTS | PRODUCTION COMPANIES PRAISE | ABOUT (Synopsis) | ORIGINAL PRODUCTION TEAM
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