"Kudos also to tenor Drew Slatton for delivering a passionate Manrico and doing so in a manner that seemed only to get better as the show continued. Manrico's character spends considerable time on stage with both Leonora and Azucena, two very strong female roles, and when not in duet gets plenty of opportunity to vent in solo; and in the end, he won out big time, winning us over on both counts. Bravo!"
- Paul Joseph Walkowski, OperaOnline.us
"Tenor Drew Slatton sang well and was convinceing as Manrico."
- Jim Lowe, The Barke Montpellier Times Argus
“Admirable work is done by Drew Slatton as Manrico. Slatton’s robust tenor makes the troubadour song in Act 1 ring out even though he’s offstage…he delivers the notoriously difficult aria (‘Di Quella Pira, L’orrendo Foco’) with intensity and passion.”
-Gary Panetta, Peoria Journal Star
“Tenor Drew Slatton as Manrico the troubadour, the man Leonora really loves, was impressive in his two big third act arias, especially in the high C in "Di Quella Pira" (that burning pyre makes my anger boil"). He also achieved a beautiful effect in the final, fourth act troubadour song, sung from prison. It was a good thing for the opera that prisoners were allowed to have guitars.”
-Phil Lucas, Peoria Times-Observer
"Tenor Drew Slatton's voice seemed to only get stronger as the afternoon progressed, and culminated in a thrilling 'Di quella pira.'"
- Joanne Briana-Gartner, The Falmouth Enterprise
"Tenor Drew Slatton has one of the most distinctive voices around. He is nothing if not intense. When he let loose with the litmus-test pair, 'Ah si, ben mio' and 'Di quella pira', it was hair-raising both vocally and emotionally."
- Paul Somers, Classical New Jersey
- Paul Joseph Walkowski, OperaOnline.us
"Tenor Drew Slatton sang well and was convinceing as Manrico."
- Jim Lowe, The Barke Montpellier Times Argus
“Admirable work is done by Drew Slatton as Manrico. Slatton’s robust tenor makes the troubadour song in Act 1 ring out even though he’s offstage…he delivers the notoriously difficult aria (‘Di Quella Pira, L’orrendo Foco’) with intensity and passion.”
-Gary Panetta, Peoria Journal Star
“Tenor Drew Slatton as Manrico the troubadour, the man Leonora really loves, was impressive in his two big third act arias, especially in the high C in "Di Quella Pira" (that burning pyre makes my anger boil"). He also achieved a beautiful effect in the final, fourth act troubadour song, sung from prison. It was a good thing for the opera that prisoners were allowed to have guitars.”
-Phil Lucas, Peoria Times-Observer
"Tenor Drew Slatton's voice seemed to only get stronger as the afternoon progressed, and culminated in a thrilling 'Di quella pira.'"
- Joanne Briana-Gartner, The Falmouth Enterprise
"Tenor Drew Slatton has one of the most distinctive voices around. He is nothing if not intense. When he let loose with the litmus-test pair, 'Ah si, ben mio' and 'Di quella pira', it was hair-raising both vocally and emotionally."
- Paul Somers, Classical New Jersey
