“As Cesare, countertenor Nicholas Tamagna handled his complex runs and vocal ornaments fluently through all eight of his arias.”
“As her other stooge, countertenor Nicholas Tamagna in his Met debut proved a find — a focused tone with presence and color and a droll comic actor.”
“When not otherwise engaged with rescuing everybody, countertenor Nicholas Tamagna as Giustino sang with a tone of purity, strength and smoothness, unblemished by mannerism or the slightest hint of stridency, taking virtuosic rapidity in his stride as though it was just another ferocious beast.”
“Exciting countertenor Nicholas Tamagna, making his Pinchgut debut, was superb in the title role, his voice sweet and gentle in the showstopping love duet with British-Australian soprano Lauren Lodge-Campbell as the princess Eufemia, and powerful with a menacing cutting edge in the battle scenes.”
