November, 2004 - A stronger 'Butterfly'
The Puccini heroine is something of a type: fragile, melancholy, victimized by men. Or so it would seem in a simple recital of their tragic endings. Liu in Turandot commits suicide; so do the title divas of Tosca and Suor... [ Read this article ]

April, 2003 - La Boheme's Bohemians
"La Boheme" fever has, indeed, reached New Jersey, courtesy of the popular Trenton company, Boheme Opera New Jersey. James Marvel will be holding the dramatic reins on the perennial favorite that will be presented for two performances at the Patriots... [ Read this article ]

March, 2002 - This 'Faust' Like Nothing You've Seen Before
James Marvel. Sounds like the name of a superhero, someone who solves problems and then rides off into the sunset when it's all done. In a way, that's what he does. This New Orleans native was called in by Ed... [ Read this article ]

April, 2001 - Boheme Opera brings 'La Traviata' to Trenton
The production, which will mark the 100th anniversary of Verdi's death, has been staged by James Marvel, a successful director who happens to be a fifth-generation member of a Princeton family and who makes no secret of his deep personal... [ Read this article ]

April, 2001 - Returning to the Roots of 'La Traviata'
For director James Marvel wisdom carries no clout. Probing, he makes his own judgments. "'La Traviata,"' he says, "is the big love story. I don't understand why people think Romeo and Juliet is a great love story; it's about two... [ Read this article ]