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Staatstheater Braunschweig - WERTHER |
"Eric fenell sings with a smooth tenor voice. " |
Andreas Berger, Braunschweiger Zeitung Braunschweiger Zeitung |
Theater Pforzheim - Hoffmanns Erzählungen - HOFFMANN |
"Among the singers, Eric Fennell in the title role gave reason for particular enthusiasm. This tenor, who can claim Hoffmann as his best role to date, has made tremendous progress. As opposed to many other singers, who have trouble with the long open vowels of the French language, he does not only cope extremely well with the requirements of French diction, but the language has a downright positive impact on his voice, which sounded particularly full-bodied on opening night. Fennell sang powerfully, with great differentiation and emotional involvement throughout. The acclaim that he garnered at the end of the performance was fully justified. " |
Ludwig Steinbach, Der Opernfreund www.deropernfreund.de |
"Eric Fennell proved himself an excellent tenor in this role. He knows how to do justice to all its vocal nuances in a riveting way. He moves with ease from the narrative and detached to the passionate, intimate and heartfelt. " |
Pforzheimer Zeitung |
"Eric Fennell sings Hoffmann with an even, supple tenor who loses nothing at all of its quality and substance even in the challenging passaggio writing that prevails in this role. " |
Badische Neueste Nachrichten |
Slovak National Theater- DORIAN GREY |
"Eric Fennell, dressed in velvet, sings Dorian's seductive vocal lines with a honeyed tenor voice." |
George Loomis, The New York Times |
Theater Pforzheim- Un ballo in maschera - RICCARDO |
"Tall and slender and with a blazing smile, Eric Fennell is an ideal choice for the ruler and lover. He sings the role with an attractive tenor voice, shaping the embellishments with such elegance as to make many a Rossini specialist envious and a smooth timbre that never loses quality throughout the whole range - Fennell dominates the show." |
Badische Neueste Nachrichten |
"Eric Fennell deserves first mention. He sang a first class Riccardo. His convincingly acted portrayal was consistently enhanced by a vocally engaging performance. He has a gorgeous Italianate tenor voice that he handles with elegance to convey the emotions of the role. It's an impressively powerful voice that also has the ease in handling the numerous embellishments. If he handles his precious vocal material carefully, Fennell will have a great career.
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Ludwig Steinbach, Der Opernfreund |
Rigoletto, Deutsche Oper Berlin- Rigoletto - DUKE OF MANTUA |
"Eric Fennell asserted himself as a carefree heartbreaker. An elegant, lean tenor voice..." |
Rosemarie Frühauf, Epoch Times |
"Eric Fennell's acting is appropriately macho, and he wears both his tight leather pants and later a pink suit with style. His tenore di grazia is secure and shapes the musical line with elegance; high-lying passages and top notes do not present any problems for him." |
Frederick Hanssen, Tagesspiegel |
"Eric Fennell jumped in as the Duke of Mantova. The young, racy American credibly embodies the character's volatility, his tenor is easy and responsive, and he delivers a "La donna e mobile" -- the hit of the opera -- full of passion." |
Der neue Merker |
"Eric Fennell's Duke was sung very beautifully..." |
Uwe Friedrich, SWR 2 Kulturthema |
Tony Caruso's Final Broadcast, Monocacy Chamber Orchestra [review of American Opera Classics CD] |
"Greatest praise, however, is reserved for Eric Fennell in the title role. He brings Tony Caruso to life. Fennell's charismatic interpretation puts us directly in contact with Tony's soul. One winces at Tony's painful expressions of failure, one feels sorrow over 'what might have been' in his heroic duets with the ghosts. Fennell's characterization lingers on in the listener's memory." |
Arlo McKinnon, Opera News |
Pacific Opera Victoria- Carmen - DON JOSE |
"Tenor Eric Fennell is sympathetic and ardent as Don José...He impresses most where the most is demanded of him (the long Act 2 duet with Carmen, for instance, and the final scene)." |
Kevin Bazzana, Times Colonist |
"Tenor Eric Fennell's Don José delivered the goods vocally..." |
Ian Cochran, Monday Magazine |
Deutsche Oper am Rhein - Die Lustige Witwe - ROSILLON |
"... Annett Fritch's whispering soubrette Valencienne and the comic tenor Eric Fennell (Rosillon) made an intimate couple." |
Die Welt |
"Annett Fritsch (Valencienne) created a charming contrast to the sentimental "talking-pictures" style tenor of Eric Fennell." |
Der Tagesspiegel |
"...powerful high singing [of] Eric Fennell as Rosillon..." |
Rhein Zeitung |
Lake George Opera Festival- Madama Butterfly - PINKERTON |
"Pinkerton (Eric Fennell) not only succeeded brilliantly as the well-meaning but thoughtless American, but actually looked every inch the handsome young Navy officer that stole Cio-Cio San's heart. It didn't take any effort to believe that this was a couple that belonged together forever. Their voices matched as well. His tenor could only be described as full, with a richness that was a joy to behold. " |
Larry Murray, BerkshireFineArts.com |
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