“Thomas delivers a shattering performance. There is ringing prowess in every bar he sings and he inhabits the part from start to finish. It is a searing and overdue interpretation and he will be a hard act to follow when Covent Garden is casting its next revival.”
“Thomas’s vocalism was strong and rich with emotion all evening. Fervent and unstintingly heroic…”
“Thomas could hardly have been more comfortable as Cavaradossi, delivering the character’s soaring lines with technical assuredness and thrilling expressiveness…”
“Thomas turned agony and idealism into a gripping portrayal of the human spirit stretched to the limits. In a voice scoured by his character’s isolation and ordeal, Thomas ranged from fiercely raw lows to high notes flung heavenward in heedless abandon...”
