| |
 As
Wurm in Luisa Miller with the Bayerische Staatsoper
conductor - Massimo Zanetti
production by - Claus Guth
"Auch Steven Humes
überzeugte mit kerniger Stimme
als intriganter Wurm.
Das Publikum applaudierte euphorisch für
eine Repertoirevorstellung."
Translated from German:
"Steven Humes was also convincing with robust
voice as an intricate Wurm.
The audience euphorically applauded for the repertoire performance."
Sarah Hilgendorff,
Abendzeitung Wochenednde, July 25, 2009
_____________________________________________________________________
 As
Colline in La bohème with Opera Theater of St. Louis
concuctor - Ari Pelto
production by Tim Ocel
"The evening's artistic revelation came in
the person of bass Steven Humes as Colline. He has real presence on
stage, and a big, beautiful voice that's fresh, youthful and
well-produced. Humes, a former Gerdine Young Artist, made the little
aria to his coat into a moment to cherish."
Sarah Bryan Miller, St.
Louis Post Dispatch, May 25, 2009
Rich-voiced bass Steven Humes made the most
out of "Vecchia Zimarra"
Judith Malafronte, Opera
News, September, 2009
Above all, Steven Humes as Colline stood
out for the refinement in both his singing and acting. (Having also
enjoyed Humes’ cameo as the Voice of the Pasha in The Ghosts of
Versailles, I am currently of the opinion that even the most
wonderful operas can be made even better by Humes’ presence
onstage.)"
Alison Moritz, Opera
Today, July 3, 2009
_______________________________________________________________________
 As
La Voce in Idomeneo at the reopening of the Cuvilliés-Theater
in Munich
conductor - Kent Nagano
production by Dieter Dorn
"The voice of the Oracle came thundering
through unseen from the back
of the theater in one particularly effective moment. Mozart would
surely
have been pleased with the first-rate singers in the performance."
Vivian Schweitzer, New
York Times, June 21, 2008
Für den majestätisch vorgetragenen
Orakelspruch steht Steven Humes
mit den Posaunisten im wirkungsvoll hallenden Foyer.
Translated from German:
"For the majestic presentation of the
Oracle,
Steven Humes sang together with the trombones from the Foyer"
Markus Theil, Münchener
Merkur, June 15, 2008
_____________________________________________________________________
Read an interview with Steven Humes from the Münchener Merkur
Markus Theil, March 2008
(article in German)
_____________________________________________________________________
 As
the King of Hearts in Unsuk Chin's Alice in Wonderland with
the Bayerische Staatsoper
conductor - Kent Nagano
production by Achim Freyer
"Steven Humes’ smooth bass stood him in
good stead as the King of Hearts."
Raphael Mostel, Opera
Today, August 20, 2007
"As the King of Hearts, Steven Humes sang
with fantastic falsetto and deep bass"
Citation needed
_____________________________________________________________________
 As
Eremit in Der Freischütz with the Bayerische Staatsoper
conductor - Paolo Carignani
production by Thomas Langhoff
"And also the unfortunately often
underestimated Steven Humes as Eremit."
Translated from German:
"In bühnenbebender Donnerlaune dagegen
zeigen sich Samiel Jörg Hube
und der leider oft unterschätzte Steven Humes als Eremit."
Egbert Tholl -
Sueddeutsche Zeitung, December 27, 2007
_____________________________________________________________________
 As
Timur in Turandot with Atlanta Opera
conductor - Arthur Fagan
director - Bliss Hebert
"Angela Fout was a confident, rich-voiced
Liù, Steven Humes an impressive Timur. Humes's exciting, mellifluous
bass often filled the theater better than the voices of many of his
onstage colleagues."
Stephanie Adrian - Opera
News, September 29, 2007
_____________________________________________________________________
 As
Alaska Wolf Joe in Mahagonny with Los Angeles Opera
conductor - James Conlon
director - John Doyle
"In their turns as McIntyre's lumberjack
buddies, baritone Mel Ulrich provided a well-sung, impassioned Bank
Account Bill; bass Steven Humes was a stentorian Alaska Wolf Joe;
and tenor John Easterlin offered a sweet-voiced Jack O'Brian"
Carl Byron - Opera News,
May 2007
Photo: Robert Millard
_____________________________________________________________________
 As
Il frate/Carlo Quinto in Don Carlo with the Bayerische
Staatsoper
conductor - Paolo Carignani
director - Jürgen Rose
"Steven Humes’ bass on the other hand seems
to have matured wonderfully
in the course of time as you could hear from his Monk/Charles V. All
the parties –
including the chorus – proved up to the singing contest that was
instigated by
Carignani’s partly uninhibited volume and were acclaimed for it most
fervidly in the sold out Nationaltheater."
Translated from German:
Dorothea Zweipfennig, Der neue
Merker - November 1, 2006
Photo: Wilfred Hösl
_____________________________________________________________________
 As
Sam in Ballo in Maschera with the Bayerische Staatsoper
conductor - Maurizio Barbarcini
director - Tom Cairns
"However, with Elena Zaremba as Ulrica we
had luxury in great quantities.
Likewise with Steven Humes who has finally earned main roles at this
house."
Translated from German:
Markus Thiel, Redaktion Kultur
- January, 2006
Photo: Wilfred Hösl
_____________________________________________________________________
 As
Fasolt in Das Rheingold with Eos Orchestra of New York City
conductor- Jonathan Sheffer
director- Christopher Alden
"A class difference between the giants
(both were clearly "Outer Boroughs" men to the gods "Manhattanites)
yielded Kevin Burdette as a louche, gold-chain-wearing contractor
Fafner and Steven Humes as a good-hearted lunk construction worker
Fasolt. Burdette sang with solid point; Humes' warm voluminous bass
(unlike other fine singers here, Pavelka excepted) promised much for
his role in a fully orchestrated version."
-David Shengold, Classics
Today - May 24, 2002
"The beautiful singing of Steven Humes made
the gentle giant Fasolt adorable."
-Paul Griffiths, Andante -
May 24, 2002
Cartoon from the New Yorker
magazine, May 2002
________________________________________________________________________
As Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte with Opera Festival of New
Jersey
conductor- Patrick Hansen
director- Gina Lapinski
"The vocal star of the show was Steven
Humes. Humes was a notably youthful, handsome Sarastro, and he sang
with a rich voice capable of handling the role's deep tones which
more than did justice to Sarastro's two big arias."
-Donald P. Delany, The
(Trenton) Times - June 27, 2001
"The voices here were really very good,
with several superb performances. One rarely singles out the role of
Sarastro, since this is a basso role that finds most performers
struggling at both its top and bottom. Humes was the best these ears
have ever heard. His richly resonant upper register sounded like a
baritone, but when he went down to the lows, the voice kept both
body and pitch. This is a singer to watch, because it seems to me he
could become a phenomenal Wotan."
-Albert H. Cohen, Asbury
Park Press - June 27, 2001
" ..Kara Shay Thomson and Shawn Marie
Williams were fine as the three ladies. Steven Humes, as Sarastro,
offered the most enjoyable performance. He is young..., but his
basso voice is full and rich, right down to those treacherous low
notes Mozart dared anyone to sing."
-Albert H. Cohen, Opera
News - July, 2001
"Humes provided a solid Sarastro in a
register that is fiendishly low."
-Nancy Plum, Town Topics -
June 27, 2001
_________________________________________________________________________
As Colline in La bohème with Athena Grand Opera
conducor- Mark Cedel
director- Stephani Pierce
"The voices were awesome, the sets were
spectacular, the orchestra was seamless, the opera a smash. Humes,
however, really sent people into reverie. His voice was truly
magnificent. A splendid production from start to finish."
-M.A. Barnes, Athens Daily
News - February 25, 2001
_________________________________________________________________________
As Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte with Opera Birmingham
conductor- Garold Whisler
director- John Harris
"Consistently strong performances by the
leads kept this production progressing assuredly. Some stood out
more than others. With his rich, booming bass, Humes played an
authoritative and benevolent Sarastro."
-Michael Huebner, The
Birmingham News - March 17, 2002
|
|
