“A composer many believe to be the best of his generation.”
   -THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Dennis Cleveland is the most exciting and innovative new opera since Einstein on the Beach..."
   -Kyle Gann, THE VILLAGE VOICE

“And Rouse's music, the overlapping rhythmic
patterns in strings and winds and electronic keyboards are pure sonic encouragement, lifting us all to a higher plane.”
   -Mark Swed, LOS ANGELES TIMES on Funding

“But for now, we have Rouse’s works as living proof that complexity need not keep listeners at a distance, and that pop music can sustain serious interest with the right person at the helm.”
   -Ken Smith, GRAMOPHONE, on Cameraworld

“A revelation, a rarity.”
   -Robyn Archer, MELBOURNE FESTIVAL NEWS

"Opera deals with higher truths. And the particular path that Rouse is exploring has much promise for the advancement of a new and, in its own right, distinctly American art form.”
   -Mark Swed, LOS ANGELES TIMES