Haymarket Opera opens season with Chicago debut of an excavated “Ester”

CHICAGO CLASSICAL REVIEW

Bass-baritone Christian Pursell capably portrayed Aman’s cartoonish villainy, with a huge, resonant voice and beautiful diction that underlined the character’s declarations of violence. Throughout the performance, his committed physicality lent a modicum of humor to the character to soften the impact of his stentorian vocal delivery.

LANDON HEGEDUS