February 12th, 2024 – “Yet another debut came with conductor Farkhad Khudyev, who led the Calgary Philharmonic with skill and clarity, judging the tempos well and never letting the orchestra cover the voices. This is particularly hard to do in this opera since most of the voices are light. The rhythms were always perky in the “cute” numbers, and there was orchestral atmosphere in the more dramatic moments. The orchestral playing was crisp and taut, and the many solos (especially the trumpet) delivered with Italianate elan.”- Galgary Herald Newspaper