• “As Jan, baritone Robert Wesley Mason gave a gleaming, vocally burly performance that burst with life even as he spent most of the opera confined to a hospital bed.” -The San Francisco Chronicle

• “The opera’s heroine, Bess McNeill, thoroughly embodied in voice and soul by soprano Sara LeMesh, is at once giddy and grateful for bringing Jan Nyman (the compelling baritone [Robert Wesley] Mason) into her life.” -San Francisco Classical Voice

• “Lovingness oozes and tested emotions are firmly rendered in Robert Wesley Mason’s handsomely rugged Jan as life turns upside down, his warm, muscular and resonant baritone a perfect casing and compliment for LeMesh’s Bess.” -The Opera Chaser

• “The rest of the cast supported LeMesh well, nearly all the characters have many different sides and get to portray a range of emotions. From baritone Robert Wesley Mason, whose Jan is heartbreaking…” -The Opera Tattler

• “In a small miracle, the entire cast was up to LeMesh's quality, including baritone Robert Wesley Mason as her Norwegian oil rigger new husband, who made you believe Bess would see their balls-to-the-wall marital sex as a direct pipeline to the sacred. Mason sounded great and was sympathetic in a tricky role where he's paralyzed for most of the second half.” -Civic Center

• Jan Nyman

• Company and role debut

• Directed by Mark Streshinsky

• Conducted by Jonathan Khuner

• West Edge Opera (West Coast Premiere)