| Michael Spyres |
Schumann's Faust Szenen-Lincoln Center
Michael Spyres emerged victorious. Rarely heard in the United States, Spyres had a radiant and poetic tenor with blushes of ardor and musical evangelism.
Posted in The Volume by Olivia Giovetti
April 12th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Michael Spyres emerged victorious. Rarely heard in the United States, Spyres had a radiant and poetic tenor with blushes of ardor and musical evangelism.
Posted in The Volume by Olivia Giovetti
April 12th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Romeo-Romeo et Juliette
Musically, the revival is eminently stylish through French conductor Jerome Pillement and the sensitive expression of US tenor Michael Spyres and French soprano Nathalie Manfrino in the title roles. The duo are the ideal interpreters of Gounod's tenderly sensuous vocal writing.Youthful attractiveness also makes them perfectly suited as the ill-fated lovers, and lyrically unforced tone is the substantial ingredient of their tasteful realisationBut the evening triumphs in the refined artistry of Nathalie Manfrino and Michael Spyres.
By Pat O'KellyWednesday March 03 2010Irish Independent
The Romeo (Michael Spyres) and Juliette (Nathalie Manfrino) both look young, and Spyres has a manner that convincingly combines ardency and grace and always lives in the emotion of the moment, whether it's the depth of his feeling or the most tender of recollections.
By MICHAEL DERVAN.26 Feb 2010Irish Times
Musically, the revival is eminently stylish through French conductor Jerome Pillement and the sensitive expression of US tenor Michael Spyres and French soprano Nathalie Manfrino in the title roles. The duo are the ideal interpreters of Gounod's tenderly sensuous vocal writing.Youthful attractiveness also makes them perfectly suited as the ill-fated lovers, and lyrically unforced tone is the substantial ingredient of their tasteful realisationBut the evening triumphs in the refined artistry of Nathalie Manfrino and Michael Spyres.
By Pat O'KellyWednesday March 03 2010Irish Independent
The Romeo (Michael Spyres) and Juliette (Nathalie Manfrino) both look young, and Spyres has a manner that convincingly combines ardency and grace and always lives in the emotion of the moment, whether it's the depth of his feeling or the most tender of recollections.
By MICHAEL DERVAN.26 Feb 2010Irish Times
Raoul-Les Huguenots
Michael Spyres’s tenor had both the bel canto beauty and dramatic weight for Raoul’s music, making the rhapsodic, high-flying Act I aria in praise of his unknown love and the forceful encounters of later acts stylish and convincing.
By HEIDI WALESON
Thursday, August 6, 2009 wall street journal
Tenor Michael Spyres had the lead as Raoul, the Protestant nobleman. He has a gilt-edged flexible voice that met Meyerbeer’s daunting tessitura head-on. Still under 30, his beautiful timbre impressed greatly; European opera houses already know of this American singer's skill.
By REX HEARN
26 AUGUST 2009 palm beach artspaper
Michael Spyres has a lovely, liquid tenor, all honey for love duets and some metal for cries of outraged honor. You can’t do a Huguenots without a Raoul, and Bard had a winning Raoul
By John Yohalem
05 Aug 2009 Opera today
Michael Spyres sang the hero, Raoul de Nagis, with a handsome rich tenor, suggesting the leathery colors of a heldentenor...
By Michael Miller
August 10, 2009 berkshire review for the arts
Michael Spyres’s tenor had both the bel canto beauty and dramatic weight for Raoul’s music, making the rhapsodic, high-flying Act I aria in praise of his unknown love and the forceful encounters of later acts stylish and convincing.
By HEIDI WALESON
Thursday, August 6, 2009 wall street journal
Tenor Michael Spyres had the lead as Raoul, the Protestant nobleman. He has a gilt-edged flexible voice that met Meyerbeer’s daunting tessitura head-on. Still under 30, his beautiful timbre impressed greatly; European opera houses already know of this American singer's skill.
By REX HEARN
26 AUGUST 2009 palm beach artspaper
Michael Spyres has a lovely, liquid tenor, all honey for love duets and some metal for cries of outraged honor. You can’t do a Huguenots without a Raoul, and Bard had a winning Raoul
By John Yohalem
05 Aug 2009 Opera today
Michael Spyres sang the hero, Raoul de Nagis, with a handsome rich tenor, suggesting the leathery colors of a heldentenor...
By Michael Miller
August 10, 2009 berkshire review for the arts
Candide-Candide
Hats off to casting: Michael Spyres’ lovable Candide treats the music like Mozart, blending a gorgeous light tenor with premium diction.
By Francis Carlin
December 28 2009 18:55 London Financial Times
The Novice-Billy Budd
Muy grata la sorpresa de Michael Spyres en el papel del Novato. A este tenor habría que seguirle los pasos porque nos puede dar grandes alegrías.
"A very pleasant surprise was that of Michael Spyres in the role of the Novice. It would be wise to follow the steps of him because it could give us great joys."
Javier del OlivoBilbao,
24/10/2009 www.mundoclasico.com
Edmondo-Manon Lescaut
Now fifty-nine years old, Shicoff showed his age, even more so alongside the wonderful (and young) tenor Michael Spyres, who was singing Edmondo.
A. J. GOLDMANN
Opera News Online 10/22/08
Jacquino-Fidelio
‘Jacquino’ fue Michael Spyres; de voz fresca y aspecto juvenil, estuvo en todo momento metido en el papel, muy bien en el dúo inicial y sobresaliente en el cuarteto, empastando con las demás voces y destacando cuando debía
`Jacquino' was Michael Spyres; of fresh voice and youthful aspect in every moment of the role. He did very well in the initial duet as well as in the quartet, blending well with the other voices and impressing when needed.
Josep Mª. RotaNapoli,
04/12/2005 www.mundoclasico.com
Hats off to casting: Michael Spyres’ lovable Candide treats the music like Mozart, blending a gorgeous light tenor with premium diction.
By Francis Carlin
December 28 2009 18:55 London Financial Times
The Novice-Billy Budd
Muy grata la sorpresa de Michael Spyres en el papel del Novato. A este tenor habría que seguirle los pasos porque nos puede dar grandes alegrías.
"A very pleasant surprise was that of Michael Spyres in the role of the Novice. It would be wise to follow the steps of him because it could give us great joys."
Javier del OlivoBilbao,
24/10/2009 www.mundoclasico.com
Edmondo-Manon Lescaut
Now fifty-nine years old, Shicoff showed his age, even more so alongside the wonderful (and young) tenor Michael Spyres, who was singing Edmondo.
A. J. GOLDMANN
Opera News Online 10/22/08
Jacquino-Fidelio
‘Jacquino’ fue Michael Spyres; de voz fresca y aspecto juvenil, estuvo en todo momento metido en el papel, muy bien en el dúo inicial y sobresaliente en el cuarteto, empastando con las demás voces y destacando cuando debía
`Jacquino' was Michael Spyres; of fresh voice and youthful aspect in every moment of the role. He did very well in the initial duet as well as in the quartet, blending well with the other voices and impressing when needed.
Josep Mª. RotaNapoli,
04/12/2005 www.mundoclasico.com
