“Previn’s busy orchestral writing is complex and unrelenting. Indeed some of the work’s most imaginative moments come in the instrumental interludes between scenes. Gregory Buchalter masterfully coordinated the score’s shifting meters and textures. His expert pacing and total command drew outstanding playing from the ensemble while never overwhelming the singers.”

South Florida Classical Review

“Buchalter’s presence in the pit was perhaps the biggest advantage this performance had. Here was an opera specialist in control of the music. Orchestra, chorus and principals were supported and inspired.”

ALC-PRO.com

“Ensembles build with Donizetti's characteristic burbling energy, a vibrancy captured by Gregory Buchalter's conducting...”

New York Times

“Gregory Buchalter made a dashing figure as he lead the orchestra in a vivacious performance of the world's most famous opera overture. He continued with a confident hand throughout the performance, ably supported by the production's outstanding musicians and singers.”

Las Vegas Review-Journal

“It is the conductor who holds the entire performance together and Gregory Buchalter's attention to detail made this production memorable. His interpretation involved brisk pacing and increasing tension along with subtly nuanced expressivity. Buchalter, the company's artistic director, is a find for Opera Las Vegas.”

Opera Today

“...thanks to an energized Charleston Symphony Orchestra and the flexible conducting of Gregory Buchalter, it was an overwhelming success.”

The Charleston Post

“Gregory Buchalter's forces had mastered every nuance of Britten's score: fragments of gossip, slander and rumor cohered into formidable choral numbers.”

Opera News