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As Don José in Carmen,Castleton Festival,June, 2011
"Mr.Troxell lent conviction and dignity to this role with his clear,steady voice,creating, even in these excerpts, a considerable amount of sympathy for his character."
Washington Times

As Don José in Carmen, Green Mountain Opera Festival,
Vermont ,June,2011
"...the story of Carmen is told through the music, and the cast was excellent.[Julie}Nesrallah's sultry passion was countered beautifully by Richard Troxell's more earnest but lyrically expresssed passion and desperation. His aria of love to Carmen in the second act was heart-wrenchingly beautiful."
Times Argus
Richard Troxell was one of the better Don José's I have heard.The moment when he tells Carmen how miserable he was in prison and how the flower that she gave him was the sole solace that he had was so intensely emotional that I for one was deeply moved."
Dan Wolfe Classical Voice of New England

Tenor Soloist, Carmina Burana Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, May,2011

Tenor Richard Troxell did a perfect turn as the roasting swan."
Saint Louis Post Dispatch
"The tenor has only one song- the chilling Olim lacus coleuram, in which a swan laments being roasted for dinner-but Richard Troxell made the most of it, singing from memory and with great dramatic effect."
KDHX Music Reviews

Tenor Soloist, Baton Rouge Sympnony Orchestra, Baton Rouge, LA April 2011
"Richard Troxell... won the the audience members' adoration with his voice..." Baton Rouge Advocate

As Don José in Carmen, Opera Australia, Sydney, February, 2011
"Troxell made a credible...José singing with passion and confidence."
Northside Newspapers
" His voice opened up with beautifully textured sensitivity."
Arts Hub
" One of the star turns was Richard Troxell as murderer,deserter and cuckold Don José.He's already made a name for himself in this opera,based on his capability as an actor as much as his vocal refinement and finesse.Panache is the word that springs to mind."
Curtain Call

As Rodolfo in La Bohème ,Opera Colorado,November,2010
Tenor Richard Troxell was cast as the poet, Rodolfo,at least in part because of his obvious affinity for the Italian style, and he delivered some beautiful moments, capitalizing on Puccini's swelling lines."
The Denver Post
"The voices of soprano Inna Dukach( Mimi)and tenor Richard Troxell(Rodolfo) blend together like fine coffee and rich cream, leaving the audience spellbound, eager for them to sing another duet."
The Examiner

As Don José in Carmen
,Orlando Philharmonic,February,2010
"Richard Troxell was a more-than-credible Don José, and he made the Act II Flower Duet one of the evening's highights."
Orlando Sentinel

Tenor Soloist,Opera Hamilton Popera
( Lenski's Aria) Tenor Richard Troxell interpreted the aria with all the pathos and doom endemic to a Russian story, even underling the mood with stance and dramatic pauses. Super.
Ontario Arts Review

Tenor Soloist,Handel's Messiah
Pittsburgh Symphony, December,2009
"Page selected an impressive group of vocal soloists, beginning with tenor Richard Troxell.His opening recitative Comfort ye, my people was beautifully declaimed,the essential point of entry to this masterpiece. Troxell established the rewarding style of vocal ornamention, all of which was dramatically apt."
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

As de Grieux in Manon
Calgary Opera, November, 2009
"Richard Troxell made a fine dramatic partner for Paulin, the scenes with the two young lovers are natural and unforced, and the more passionate scenes in the later part of the opera charged with strong emotion.Troxell has a fine voice which he uses intelligently, and if there is yet another level of vocal finesse that might be achieved, it is possessed by very few Frenchstyle tenors presently before the public. He was heard to the best effect in the mood-filled En fermant les yeux in the second act, a vocal highlight of the production. He was also convincing in the more dramatic moments in the final two acts,both of the big duets succeeding admirably."
Calgary Herald

As Prunier, DVD, La Rondine July,2009

"Richard Troxell and Inva Mula, both fine singing actors, make the most of their roles as the secondary lovers....these two do not wear out their welcome."
Opera News
"Inva Mula as Lisette and Richard Troxell as Prunier are the most credible...in the roles I've ever encountered--two lovely, lively performances."
Arkiv Msic

As Prunier in La Rondine

Washington Opera - March, 1998
"The cynical poet Prunier was deftly sung and acted by Richard Troxell."
Classical Singer

"Lyric tenor Richard Troxell...sparkling and funny as Prunier."
The Washington Post

As the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto
Portland Opera, May, 2009
"Richard Troxell [was] adept and beautifully impassioned as the Duke with the charm and persuasion of a Don Juan descending the slippery slope of lust..."
Pat McElroy, all classical.org

As Lenski in Eugene Onegin
Opera Lyra, Ottawa, April, 2009
"...Richard Troxell as Lenski was superb."
Culture Magazine Canada
"Tenor Richard Troxell brought an unusual degree of nuance to the role."
Ottawa Citizen

Title Role in Zampa
Opéra Comique Paris December 2008
"Richard Troxell, l'Américain était un excellent Zampa,un vrai Corsaire et un acteur accompli, avec sa voix très assurée de ténor lyrique et son jeu scénique irréprochable...Dans son interprétation de Zampa, le tenor convainc incarnant parfaitement un personnage cynique, brutal,finalement pathéthique."

"Richard Troxell, the American, was an excellent Zampa, a real pirate and an accomplished actor with an assured lyric tenor voice and an irreprochable stage presence. His interpretation of the role of Zampa is convincing,perfectly capturing the character of this cynical, brutal and finally moving character.classiquenews.com 1/17/09

"...warmly applauded. Troxell is fine actor, and his blazing eyes and swashbuckling poses make him a credible devil... a fine top D with a diminuendo showed that he is no technical slouch"
Opera News

Lyric Fest Concert A World of Friends
"Richard Troxell is one of the best, and most successful, graduates the Academy of Vocal Arts has produced--a globetrotting tenor with a great voice and a stage presence that makes him a perfect choice for swashbuckling roles and arias like Rossini's La Danza. He's also an entertainer who clearly enjoyed standing close to the front rows singing directly to the children."
Tom Purdom Broad Street Review 11/11/2008

As Alfredo in La Traviata
Portland Opera
"Richard Troxell gave a compelling performance as Alfredo...Troxell showed what a fine singer he is-smart,technically agile and an involved actor. He was particularly engaging in his Act 2 opening aria"
The Oregonian

As Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly
Opéra de Montréal
"American tenor Richard Troxell was handsome,ringing and thoroughly loathsome as Pinkerton"
Montréal Gazette

" Le ténor Richard Troxell reprend le rôle de Pinkerton-l'officier qui séduit et abandonne la petite-qu'il jouait dans le film de Frédéric Mitterand. La voix est encore belle, avec un aigu sûr, et le jeu est toujours vrai."

"The tenor Richard Troxell reprises the role of Pinkerton-the officer who seduces and abandons Butterfly-which he played in Frédéric Mitterand's film. The voice is still beautiful with a secure top, and the acting is still real and natural."
La Presse de Montréal

"Le ténor américain Richard Troxell,solide lieutenant Pinkerton,à la voix lumineuse,-il s'investit totalement,de l'amoureux inconstant aux regrets amers de l'homme marié-c'est précisément lui que nous retrouvons dans le film de Frédéric Mitterand."

"The American tenor Richard Troxell,a solid Lieutenant Pinkerton with a luminous voice, invests himself totally in the role from fickle lover to the bitter regrets of a married man--it is precisely he whom we recognize from Frédéric Mitterand's film."
Jacques Hétu, ResMusica.com

Title Role in Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Opera Narodowa, Warsaw
"Richard Troxell, the American singer who is Hoffmann, turned out to be an excellent actor and a solid singer..."
Zycle Warszawy

"The American tenor Richard Troxell coped well with the gruelling part of Hoffmann."
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