Octavio Roca

Octavio Roca has been a music, dance, and theater critic for "The Washington Post", "The Washington Times", "The San Francisco Chronicle, " and the "Miami New Times". He is the author of "Scotto: , More Than A Diva, Prologue to Greatness, " and "Dance: A Constantly Evolving Tradition". His works for the stage include commissioned translations of Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale", Mascagni's "Our Friend Fritz", Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice", and Monteverdi's The "Coronation of Poppea", as well...See more

Octavio Roca has been a music, dance, and theater critic for "The Washington Post", "The Washington Times", "The San Francisco Chronicle, " and the "Miami New Times". He is the author of "Scotto: , More Than A Diva, Prologue to Greatness, " and "Dance: A Constantly Evolving Tradition". His works for the stage include commissioned translations of Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale", Mascagni's "Our Friend Fritz", Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice", and Monteverdi's The "Coronation of Poppea", as well as the original libretto for Lucia Hwong's "The Unwelcome Rhythm of Your Pulse". See less