Cavaradossi in Tosca
Los Angeles Philharmonic
“Thrilling, powerful vocally and without excess…”
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Florestan in Fidelio
Cincinnati Opera
“The superb Russell Thomas held nothing back in his big aria, his clarion tenor rising inexorably…”
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Don Jose in Carmen
Canadian Opera Company
“Thomas, with his magnificent tenor voice and commanding stage presence, gave us a Jose more sure of himself at the beginning of the opera, and therefore more conscious of his degradation at its end…"
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Stiffelio in Stiffelio
Oper Frankfurt
“Thomas has power and charisma, sounds intense and beautiful, avoids every sob and swagger, and is ideally cast…”
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Pollione in Norma
Los Angeles Opera
“A robust and fiery Pollione…Russell was a wholly believable anti-hero…"
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Tenor Soloist in In Their Footsteps
New York Philharmonic
“Thomas brought his heroic, burnished sound…”
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Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana
Deutsche Oper Berlin
“Singing incisively, the American tenor revealed impressive tone quality…”
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Recitalist in Rosenblatt Recital
Wigmore Hall
“A rich tenor voice with a baritonal warmth in the lower register [that] can also rise to the ringing top notes of the tenor range…”
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Ismaele in Nabucco
Seattle Opera
“Thomas sang with a clarion tone quality, polish, and power…"
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