LA TRAVIATA - OPÉRA LES AZURIALES
“The quality of the shows was so disarmingly good I couldn’t quite believe it – the impact, vitality and stamina of [La Traviata], staged by David Edwards, was exceptional…telling the story with a clarity and conviction that extracted real theatre from simple circumstances…”Michael White, OPERA NOW, November/December 2007

GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG LONDON
“The staging of Hagens Rache…was an ingenious conflation of scenes from Götterdämmerung. It was a triumphant conclusion to the Mastersingers’ four-year project..the Funeral March sequence had indescribable emotional power. The ending was astonishing, unexpected but for me amazingly successful.” Katie Barnes, WAGNER NEWS, February 2007

THE SCREAMS OF KITTY GENOVESE NEW YORK
“An incredibly powerful piece of theatrical story-telling…superbly directed by David G. Edwards” Oscar E. Moore, Talk Entertainment, September 2006

“Arranging Will Todd and David Simpatico’s vibrantly lyrical musical-theatre opera…would have been daunting for most creative teams with Broadway-level resources, but director David G. Edwards and musical director Randall Eng have done so without a single detectable misstep” Matthew Murray, Talkin’ Broadway Off-Broadway, September 2006

DIE WALKÜRE LONDON
"David Edwards' production [DIE WALKÜRE Act 3] was compellingly powerful far more hard-hitting than any of our subsidised companies would dare to perform....As a one-off presentation of a single act, it was sensational." Katie Barnes, WAGNER NEWS, February 2005

LUCREZIA BORGIA LONDON
"The Minnesota Opera has a hit on its hands." Star Tribune, January 30, 2004

THE BLACKENED MAN BUXTON FESTIVAL
“Lighting was inspired, designs and back-projections intelligent, direction and blocking admirable…” Roderick Dunnett, OPERA NOW, Nov/Dec 2004

PAGLIACCI/GOYESCAS CENTRAL CITY COLORADO
"A bold theatrical experiment, stripped bare and presented with uncompromising honesty ...an attempt to shake up stuffy operatic convention is always welcome. Edwards' nervy staging and his desire to dig beneath the surface will generate lively debate...the extraordinary effort both works receive from a terrific cast of singing actors." Marc Shugold, Rocky Mountain News July 9, 2003

CARMEN - PHILADELPHIA
"Edwards provides a sharply etched staging that matches the intent musical performance. Robert Israel's simple set creates an effective playing space that Edwards fills with vivid dramatic action, highlighted by the glare of Marcus Dilliard's lighting. This CARMEN hurtles forward without losing dramatic tension. Edwards strips away the traditional gestures and tiresome clichés that burden many productions of Bizet's opera."Robert Baxter, Philadelphia Courier-Post November 11, 2002

DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER - SAN DIEGO OPERA
"The dramatic elements of the production, which were in the charge of David Edwards, were integrated by means of a psychological concept focusing on Senta, who was treated as profoundly neurotic and alienated from external reality...The effect was to give the action the quality of a dream...everything in the opera carried an aura of visionary experience, as though it were all taking place in the heroine's mind."Jonathan Saville, OPERA December 2002

SIMON BOCCANEGRA - SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
"David Edwards' production gave this tale of political intrigue and separated families powerful theatrical life. Edwards juxtaposed realistic action with striking passages of symbolic representation...the simplicity of the staging and the careful observation of the ways in which personal emotion and political ambition color and modify each other showed that SIMON BOCCANEGRA is as complete a work of theater as any of Verdi's other mature works." Simon Williams, OPERA NEWS October 2001

DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES - PORTLAND OPERA
"David Edwards' uncluttered, sensitive staging made CARMÉLITES a particularly uplifting experience...the final tableau was striking..." Mark Mandel, OPERA NEWS June 2001