But really it’s the whole production that succeeds. When he sings “If I Loved You,” there isn’t a peep out of the audience. It’s easy to say it’s because of the star of the show, James Snyder, who plays Billy Bigelow and is a mesmerizing tenor. The audience is reluctant to leave, even after a standing ovation. And what a production it is.ĭirected by Rob Ruggiero, a master of timing and romantic vision, never has a production of this show passed so quickly and so emotionally. It is only when they climb the steps to the Goodspeed Opera House that they realize that like the Pied Piper, the melody has drawn them to a performance of Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s “Carousel” now on the Goodspeed stage. They soon discover that there is neither an amusement park nor a carnival nearby. Credit: Diane SobolewskiĪs distinct as it is alluring, carousel music fills the air in East Haddam and has people turning their heads looking for the source of the music.

Goodspeed Opera House presents ‘Carousel until Sept.

Goodspeed opera house carousel