UPDATE June 2014:  Reviews for Jaquino

“le Canadien Michael Colvin confère un caractère bien trempé à Jaquino, un personnage qui passe facilement inaperçu si un chanteur plus insignifiant s’en empare.”
“Michael Colvin presents a lively character in Jaquino, a character that is easily missed if a more insignificant singer takes it on.” ­ Sebastian Foucart, ConcertoNet.com

“Tous les rôles principaux sont tenus par des chanteurs impressionnants… Michael Colvin en Jaquino livre également une très bonne prestation” ­
“All the principal roles were taken by impressive singers… Michael Colvin as Jaquino delivers a very good performance”
Claude Jottrand, ForumOpera.com

Michael will appear as Jaquino in Beethoven’s FIDELIO in a European tour with Le Cercle de l’Harmonie this month!

Theatre des champs elysees

June 11 & 12, 2014  20:00
Bozar, Brussels (Belgium)
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June 14, 2014 20:00
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris (France)
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Le Cercle de l’Harmonie & Choeur les éléments
Jérémie Rhorer direction
Malin Byström soprano : Léonore
Joseph Kaiser ténor : Florestan
Sophie Karthäuser soprano : Marzelline
Andrew Foster Williams basse : Don Pizarro
Robert Gleadow basse : Rocco
Michael Colvin ténor : Jaquino
Mischa Schelomianski basse : Don Fernando

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Update May 2014: Review

“I have rarely heard it [the tenor part] sung with greater conviction — a performance of distinctive character and refined musical sense.”
– Kenneth De Long, The Calgary Herald on Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, May 2014

Join Music Director Roberto Minczuk, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, a stellar line-up of soloists and the CPO Chorus in this special performance of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the launch of the CPO’s new 2014/2015 season!

Featuring the world premiere of A Song of Joys by Canadian composer Stephen Chatman alongside Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, this is an evening not to be missed.

Thursday, May 1, 2014 – 8pm
Jack Singer Concert Hall
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Roberto Minczuk, Conductor
Laura Whalen, Soprano
Susan Platts, Mezzo-Soprano
Michael Colvin, Tenor
Kevin Deas, Bass
Tim Rawlings, Percussion
Aaron MacDonald, Timpani
Calgary Philharmonic Chorus

From the Calgary Philharmonic website: cpo-live.com

Michael will be singing his first Evangelist on April 18th, with Jordan de Souza, conductor and Ensemble Caprice, at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul in Montreal!

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February 2014 – Tenor Michael Colvin successfully stepped in on February 6th and 8th to sing the title role of Peter Grimes in David Alden’s production at English National Opera, under the baton of ENO Music Director, Ed Gardner.

“…Michael Colvin (Skelton’s official cover, who sang Bob Boles on the first night) and Judith Howarth slotted into the production so seemlessly… [Colvin’s voice] projected effortlessly into the large auditorium; his diction, like Skelton’s, was immaculate.”
– Hugh Canning, OPERA Magazine

A fine Britten interpreter, Colvin is highly regarded for his portrayal of character roles, especially Bob Boles which he has been singing during the current run of performances at ENO and earlier this season with Antonio Pappano and Accademia di Santa Cecilia and with Vladimir Jurowski and London Symphony Orchestra to critical acclaim.