 |
| As
Vasek in The Bartered Bride |
| "Mark Calvert delivered a masterpiece
as Vasek." |
- AARGAUER ZEITUNG,
Aarau (CH) |
| |
| As
Pane in La Calisto |
| "Mark Calvert's poised Pane completed
the ensemble." |
- DER NEUE MERKER, Vienna |
| |
| "Intimidating - yet exquisite
- the trio of „buggers“: Mark Calvert, Armin
Gramer and Florian Spiess." |
- NEUES VOLKSBLATT,
Austria |
| |
| In
J.S. Bach's St. John Passion |
| "Exquisite… he had the
right touch with his arias." |
- OÖNACHRICHTEN,
Austria |
| |
| As
Damon in Acis & Galatea |
| "As the shepard invoking impressions
of Pierrot, Mark Calvert (Damon) poignantly recalled the
fleeting memories of happiness." |
- OÖNACHRICHTEN,
Austria |
| |
| "Mark Calvert delighted as Damon." |
- NEUES VOLKSBLATT,
Austria |
| |
| "Christian Zenker as Acis showed
- once again - his gorgeous tenor capabilities in voice
and character. His good friend and sidekick (Mark Calvert
as Damon) impressed equally. You have to love the both of
them." |
- DER NEUE MERKER, Vienna |
| |
| In Händel's Messiah |
| "Tenor Mark
Calvert negotiated the florid intricacies of Ev'ry Valley
with assurance, but I liked even more his firm timbre and
top notes in Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron. A
pleasant surprise to find a tenor who understood the aria
deals with grim prophecy rather than huff and puff bluster
and thus resisted blowing the roof off. Calvert…ornamented
[his] lines tastefully just enough to bring out interpretative
nuance." |
- THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN,
USA |
| |
| In
Donizetti's Messa di Requiem |
| "The conductor
experienced the worst nightmare possible two days before
the concert: [the scheduled tenor] had cancelled due to
illness. However, the maestro had an impressive substitute
in the American Mark Calvert. The brilliant tenor studied
his part day and night (his "Ingemisco" aria was
bittersweet). Wow!" |
- SÜDWESTPRESSE
ULM, Germany |
| |
| As
Don Basilio in Le nozze di Figaro |
| The Don Basilio of Mark Calvert was
a slimy contribution. |
- DER NEUE MERKER, Vienna |
| |
| As Jan
Janicki in Der Bettelstudent |
| "Mark Calvert posesses a beautiful,
bright Spieltenor. The wonderful duet from the couple [Jan/Bronislawa]
was an absolute delight." |
- NEUES VOLKSBLATT,
Austria |
|
"Although Mark
Calvert was required to act in the background as [Symon's]
"secretary," his voice was equally as expressive
[as Christian Zenker in the title role]. As well, he is
an exceedingly chic young man. It is easily understandable
that Bronislawa [soprano, Gotho Griesmeier] burns with
love for him." |
- DER NEUE MERKER, Vienna |
| |
| As
Wilhelm Meister in Mignon |
| "...an exceptionally supple and
flexible voice." |
- MANNHEIMER MORGEN,
Germany |
| |
| "...a warm, lyric tenor." |
- RHEINPFALZ-ZEITUNG,
Germany |
| |
| As
Freddy in My Fair Lady |
| "Mark Calvert as Freddy Eynsford-Hill
declaimed his love to Eliza with an impressive, beautiful
voice." |
- BLICKPUNKT MUSICAL,
Vienna |
| |
| "It was almost inconcievable
that [Julia Klotz as Eliza] did not fall for Mark Calvert's
dense but adorable Freddy." |
- ÖSTERREICH ZEITUNG,
Austria |
|
"Mark Calvert
as Freddy... splendidly sung..." |
- OBERÖSTERREICHISCHE
NACHRICHTEN, Austria |
| |
| In
Carmina Burana |
| "Mark Calvert sang with a lyric
timbre and avoided the temptation of letting his Swan on
the grill whine, as is too often heard during performances." |
- MANNHEIMER MORGEN,
Germany |
| |
"With
the rock-solid portrayal of a stoic grave digger, Mark
Calvert presented a delicious portrayal of the Swan."
|
| - RHEIN-NECKAR ZEITUNG, Germany
|
| |
| As Pfarrer/Ästhet
in Rautavaara's Vincent |
| "Mark Calvert
engraved the evening with remarkable vocal highlights." |
- RHEINPFALZ-ZEITUNG,
Germany |
