Soloist in SUMMER GALA

San Francisco Opera

“Tenor Russell Thomas was scheduled to debut in the title role in Ernani. The heroic ‘Odi il voto’ is an aria Verdi added to a revision of the opera to suit the abilities of a star tenor, and the addition would have been justified here. Thomas’s sound was vibrant and strong yet pliant, and embraced expressive melody and fioratura.”
–Harvey Steiman, Seen and Heard International