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“Also impressive was the tenor Stephen Costello, who originated the role of the innocent Greenhorn at the opera’s premiere. Fifteen years later his lyric tenor has grown and now has a clarion power while maintaining a youthful freshness. He’s most moving in duet with the…

“Stephen Costello, der zuletzt in Zürich als Roberto Devereux begeisterte, interpretiert die Rolle des Roméo mit großer Leidenschaft.” Shots Magazin

“Stephen Costello intoniert dieses „Lamm Gottes“ mit seinem leicht metallen timbrierten Tenor klar und mit glaubwürdiger Demut. Kurier

“Stephen Costello gibt die Tenor-Partie mit seinem strahlenden, leicht geführten Tenor.” Online Merker

“Stephen Costello’s tenor is lean and elegant, as is his appearance… He is at his best in “Che gelida manina” or his duets with Buratto’s Mimi, where Nézet-Séguin gaged the balance perfectly. His adept singing and acting in Act IV, when Rodolfo and Mimi sing…

“Costello offers a dazzling blend of agility, control, virile radiance, and colorfully graded emotionality» and «Konstantin Shushakov as Nottingham brought out the darker underbelly of his character impressively»” Musik&Theater⁠