"The true horror in Ghosts is the devastating toll that obsession, hatred, cruelty, abuse and neglect can inflict on the human psyche." The San Diego Union-Tribune

"The Copper Queen begins like a ghost story, but evolves into much more. Julia’s aria, “Still Pretty,” deserves to become to become a 21st American opera standard." - Opera News

"A mini-opera's moods of lust, fear, hope, and love capture our anxieties about this perilous time." - DC Metro Theater Arts

"The production brims with energetic performers, some taking extravagant advantage of the wide comic berth director and choreographer John de los Santos affords them." - La Scena Musicale

"John de los Santos provides virtuoso choreography for the matador's episode..." - The Dallas Morning News

"John de los Santos' direction set up the conflicts well, adding nuance where the libretto doesn't bother." - The Wall Street Journal

"The crowd-pleaser was “Service Provider” by Christopher Weiss and John de los Santos, about a couple whose anniversary dinner in a restaurant is compromised by the wife’s constant texting and the husband’s lover’s subsequent intrusion." - The Washington Post

"this youthful company drew a youthful audience of 400 to a warehouse deep in Bushwick, Brooklyn, for a performance of — lieder? I was surprised, too, as I was by the effectiveness of the production, which wove together song cycles by Berlioz and Mahler into an affecting, excellently played and sung reflection on lost love."- The New York Times

Named one of the Top Ten Theatre Productions of 2014 by The Dallas Morning News

"Stage director and choreographer John de los Santos’ background includes both opera and musical theater, and it shows. There are differences between what kind of staging works for each, and it’s nice to see an opera company perform a musical with an understanding of the differences." - The Daily Progress

"...a shimmery, sweet confection. The overall production, directed by John de los Santos, was very pretty, conjuring up all those storybook pictures from the past -- sumptuous costumes in muted pastels and shining fabrics, fantastical wigs, and simple but effective scenery." - Louisville.com

“It would be hard to complain that the production of Smokey Joe’s Cafe that WaterTower Theatre opened Monday lacked soul. It captures the passion of the songs of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, as well as their wit, verve and, yes, sophistication. Choreographer John de los Santos keeps the nine performers moving along and gets the audience’s blood boiling."- The Dallas Morning News

"The minuet, accompanied to some of Mozart's most famous music, becomes a madcap but meticulously complex tango, beautifully choreographed by John de los Santos." - D Magazine

*DFW Critics' Forum Award Winner for Best Choreography *Named one of the Top Ten Theatre Productions of 2009 by the Dallas Voice

"Director John de los Santos provided just the right elements. His choreography reflected Mr. (Ricky Ian) Gordon's musical moods and made the story line clear." - The Dallas Morning News