…  and Laurence Albert a daemonic-shaded Pizarro with Heldenbaritone flair.

Der Bund

(Switzerland)

 

… For his part (Rigoletto), Albert’s voice is a strong, well-rounded instrument that imparts power and beauty as well as profound emotion.

The Memphis Business Journal

(USA)

 

To find Laurence Albert and his warm voice again is a real joy.  The role of Marcello, the friend on whom one can always count, fits him like a glove.

L’Est Republicain

(France)

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(Sharpless)  …  And finally, we know and love the warm voice, and gangly nonchalance of Laurence-Russel Albert, and more so than the role of bad guy, we prefer him in the role of the good friend.

L’Est Republicain

(France)

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Other praiseworthy protagonists in this ensemble all turn around Méphistophélès:  incarnated by a singer-actor (Laurence-Russel Albert) of exceptional dynamism. 

L’Est Republicain

(France) 

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Laurence-Russel Albert as Méphistophélès wins as a thrilling  stage presence and is impressive with a robust, resonant, and very moving bass.

Neue Zurcher Zeitung

(Switzerland)

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Equally captivating is the stage portrayal and vocal performance produced by Laurence-Russel Albert as Méphistophélès:  the good sound of his bass is not only through his polished safe-sound or through the stand-out clearness of his diction – but through the  winning stage presence of this versatile American.  His expressivity as an actor, his luxurious vocal reserves, and the flexibility of his bitter vocal colors make his stage appearance its own attraction.

Der Bote

(Switzerland)

 

The protagonist was the incarnation of evil, Hoffman’s enemy Lindorf (sung with real accomplishment by the American bass-baritone Laurence Albert) appeared in different guise in each of the opera’s three stories, each time undermining Hoffmann’s relationship with his latest love.

The Irish News

(Ireland)

 

In the premiere on Saturday night, the male roles were aptly dominated by Jean-Pierre Furlan, as a forceful yet hopelessly idealistic Hoffmann, and by Laurence Albert’s Mephistophelian vocal and stage presence as Coppelius, Miracle, et al.

The Irish Times

(Ireland)

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