KATYA KABANOVA  by Leos Janacek at the Santa Fe Opera, 2003 The Dallas Morning News, 3 August 2003 "The young secondary couple, Varvara and Kudrjas, is saucily played and gorgeously sung by mezzo Patricia Risley and tenor Michael Smallwood...." The Santa Fe New Mexican, 29 July 2003 "A breath of healthy air came courtesy of Patricia Risley's Varvara and Michael Smallwood's Vanya..... Smallwood, who was an excellent Andres in SFO's 2001 Wozzeck as an apprentice artist, sang sweetly and firmly and acted the cocky young lover with natural charm..." The Wall Street Journal, 12 August2003 "Tenor Michael Smallwood and mezzo Patricia Risley sparkled as a younger more heedless pair of lovers...." 1. As Kudrjas with Richard Decker (Boris) 2. As Kudrjas with Patricia Risley (Varvara) Photos: Ken Howard << back