by: Jessi Hafer

by: Jessi Hafer

I am a huge fan of the Fresno Grand Opera (FGO), and I was not a regular patron of the opera before coming to Fresno. I had never had anything against opera, I just wasn’t overly enthused about it. Once I moved to Fresno and learned about FGO, I knew I had to check it out. I’m not entirely sure what my initial draw was. I suppose part of it was knowing that it was another great way to support arts in Fresno, and I knew that Fresno was fortunate to have the opera at all.

Jessi Hafer
Assoc. Editor, the Undercurrent

Marisol’s achievement is that by managing to be simultaneously strong and subtle, the audience feels interest and even familiarity in the plight of the characters as they deal with their fantastical and apocalyptic world. As a result, Marisol is intense without being overwhelming as well as thoroughly thought-provoking.