Opera repertoire
Adamo, Mark
Kinesias Lysistrata
Bernstein
Sam A Quiet Place
Bizet
Escamillo Carmen
Bizet/Constant
Escamillo La Tragédie de Carmen
Cipullo, Tom
Older Thompson Glory Denied
Cummings, Conrad
Politician Photo-Op
Danielpour, Richard
Edward Gaines Margaret Garner
Gans-Morse, Ethan
Adam Canticle of the Black Madonna
Gounod
Valentin Faust
Heggie
Joseph De Rocher Dead Man Walking
Starbuck Moby Dick
Manfred Out of Darkeness
Wendell Swann Great Scott
Charlie Three Decembers
Humperdinck
Father Hänsel und Gretel
Leoncavallo
Silvio Pagliacci
Little, David
Soldier Soldier Songs
Mozart
Title role Don Giovanni
Papageno Die Zauberflöte
Count Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro
Guglielmo Così fan tutte
Puccini
Scarpia Tosca
Marcello La bohème
Sharpless Madama Butterfly
Jack Rance La fanciulla del West
Marco Gianni Schicchi
Rossini
Figaro Il barbiere di Siviglia
Dandini La Cenerentola
Smyth, Ethel
Lawrence The Wreckers
Talbot, Joby
Beck Weathers/Doug Everest
Verdi
Title role Rigoletto
Conte di Luna Il trovatore
Padre Guardiano La Forza del Destino
The TimesMichael Mayes was a revelation.
Arts DeskMichael Mayes’ Joseph de Rocher, whose craggy physicality and cringing bravura has all the sharp nooks and rough dramatic fissures of his namesake. Mayes’ baritone, by contrast, is molasses-smooth, and thickly poured through his Act Two aria.
Daily TelegraphBut the strongest impact is made by the forceful baritone and hulking figure of Michael Mayes as the condemned man and Maria Zifchak as the pathetically dignified figure of his helpless hopeless mother. Even this sceptical critic was moved by the awkward poignancy of their farewell meeting.