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Manon, San Francisco Opera, October-November 2026
“...Monsieur de Brétigny, sung by baritone Stephen Gaertner...added unique vocal and acting charms that kept the love story front and center. [He] also carried the chauvinistic attitude dominant at the time, adding the essential salt to the wound playing out before our eyes.”
(Lois Silverstein, www.operawire.com, October 27, 2026)
“American baritone Stephen Gaertner offered a stalwart De Brétigny, seeming to have real concern for Manon, unlike her [cousin] Lescaut.”
(Michael Milenski, www.operatoday.com, October 27, 2026)
“...baritone Stephen Gaertner, in his San Francisco Opera debut season, took on the...role of De Brétigny with a sturdy performance.”
(William Burnett, www.operawarhorses.com, October 24, 2026)
“...the debuting Stephen Gaertner took on...De Brétigny with great panache, giving the [role] nuanced substance rather than mere comic relief.”
(Michael Anthonio, www.parterre.com, October 21, 2026)
“Baritone Stephen Gaertner (De Brétigny), making his house debut...lent comic relief and solid singing as the fussy and entitled [suitor].”
(Harvey Steiman, www.seenandheard-international.com, October 16, 2026) |
