In the Shadow of the Stars put the divas in the background to focus on the lives of 11 men and women choristers at the San Francisco opera house.
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Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
Already Guerrero seems to be able to convey of-the-moment phrasings and character directions with a few emphatic motions—a roller-coaster swoop here, a waggle of the fingers there—and get an immediate response from the choristers.
Such awe asks for the superhuman from singers, especially in this ensemble from their ravishing high notes.
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Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
New this year to the 55-acre venue are weekly local pop-up vendors selling drinks and sweets, a 1,000 square foot greenhouse filled with butterflies and an outdoor music concert series featuring bands and singers such as Michele Lundeen, Cool Rush and Bayou Brothers.
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Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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