Otello in Otello
Deutsche Oper Berlin
“An honest, committed interpretation of Otello…full of emotion and nuances..”
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Otello in Otello
Canadian Opera Company
“Otello requires a voice that marries Wagnerian stamina and Italianate beauty. The universe of tenors who can sing it well is small. Russell Thomas is one of them.”
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Tito in La clemenza di Tito
Los Angeles Opera
“The fervency and emotional commitment of Thomas’s interpretation proved fiercely effective… Here was a tenor who didn’t so much act the role of the doomed lover Manrico as inhabit it…”
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Tenor Soloist in Das Lied von der Erde
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
“The fervency and emotional commitment of Thomas’s interpretation proved fiercely effective… Here was a tenor who didn’t so much act the role of the doomed lover Manrico as inhabit it…”
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Manrico in Il trovatore
Lyric Opera of Chicago
“The fervency and emotional commitment of Thomas’s interpretation proved fiercely effective… Here was a tenor who didn’t so much act the role of the doomed lover Manrico as inhabit it…”
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Manrico in Il trovatore
Bayerische Staatsoper
“Thomas builds his metallic high notes from a dark, strong middle register and creates with a lot of musicality and courage in the piano…
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Roberto Devereux in Roberto Devereux
San Francisco Opera
“An extraordinary performance… Thomas made the difficult title role sound like a child’s play and he imbued his performance with swagger and confidence...”
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Tenor Soloist in Beethoven Symphony No. 9
BBC Proms
“The rounded but strong tenor of Russell Thomas – no straining or shouting here…”
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Otello in Otello
Los Angeles Philharmonic
“A formidable Otello…an all-in performance that conveyed the power and the emotionally conflicting elements that drive Otello to his doom…”
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