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| Boston Globe |
| “A triumph…this baritone has the vocal wherewithal to do just about anything he wants.” |
| The Washington Post |
| “It is impossible to imagine Randall Scarlata singing a mechanical or thoughtless phrase. One has the wonderful sense that Scarlata searches out the Platonic essence of anything he plans to sing and then uses every attribute at his disposal to create the most appropriate and fully dimensional realization possible.” |
| The Los Angeles Times |
| “Scarlata gave an engaging performance, showing intelligence, strong programming and a felicitous knowledge of his materials.” |
| The Scotsman |
| “Scarlata has interesting contours to his voice and a streamlined upper range. His crisp diction and lack of artifice worked well for Schubert, and he found a moment to lose himself in Aufenthalt and sent his voice cascading into its stormy textures. Schumann’s Dichterliebe was a performance that grew in stature as it progressed. At the end there was a deep sense of a journey re-lived, a life opened up for close inspection.” |
| The Daily
Telegraph |
| “Randall Scarlata sings with the assurance of one with nothing to prove. It would be criminal not to mention his comprehensive artistry.” |
| Contra Costa
Times |
| “The young American singer revealed a baritone of handsome weight and color as well as considerable power and agility. Even more impressive was the depth of emotion Scarlata found in the music, bringing texts to life with arresting force. Idiomatic phrasing, clear diction and unerring tone combined with Goode's artfully shaded pianism to give a first-rate performance.” |
| The Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| “Scarlata is a true art song singer, with warm expressive voice and clear words. He connected with the audience and never lost them. His voice is even throughout a wide range, with a firm bottom and true sweet high notes, and power when he needs it.” |
| The New York Times |
| "Randall Scarlata is an intelligent and communicative singer. In songs of Schumann and Schubert his delivery of the text was vivid, and this was not just a matter of clear diction but of a compelling desire to bring texts to life. His voice is hearty and robust, and his lovely, soft singing in high-lying phrases was poignant." |
| Opera Now |
| “Scarlata demonstrated admirable stylistic flexibility, a burly yet beautifully schooled instrument, and a winning way with the audience. The performance brought to mind the sensibility of Peter Pears and the lusty swagger of Bryn Terfel.” |
| Opera News |
| “Randall Scarlata’s singing was one of the highlights of the evening.” |