Cold Sassy Tree
The Austin Lyric Opera production of Cold Sassy Tree, Carlisle Floyd's sweet, simple opera of blooming love between a small-town Georgia shopkeeper and a much younger woman, featured a fine ensemble giving heartwarming performances, but their efforts were repeatedly wrecked by poorly executed set changes that brought the show to a halt.
"...Simpson. But the real star of this production was Dean Peterson, whose Rucker Lattimore is a wonderful concoction of..."
Jan. 19, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar