“The singing was on a very remarkable level on the premiere evening. The tenor Cooper Nolan masters the demanding role of Hermann vocal with flying colors...”
Hans Reul, BRF Nachrichten, 2020 - Herman in 'Pique Dame' at Theater Aachen
Tenor Cooper Nolan, praised for his “bright, shining, tenor” (Musical America) and his “powerhouse voice” (Opera News), is increasingly making a name for himself as an important interpreter of some of opera's most demanding tenor roles.
Cooper begins the 2019-2020 season making his Carnegie Hall debut in Elgar’s The Kingdom with the American Symphony Orchestra, Leo Botstein conducting followed by debuts with the Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra in the Verdi Requiem and the Jacksonville Symphony in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. He will also return to Theater Aachen for Hermann in a new production of Pique Dame. Last season,...
“...Cooper Nolan, also both brought a clear, ringing voice to ensemble moments, such as the plaintive “Quid sum miser” and then made his solo of the “Ingemisco” fill the hall with his great tenor voice.”
Matt Costello, Operawire.com, April 10, 2019 - Tenor Soloist in Verdi 'Requiem with The Orchestra Now
“With Cooper Nolan, we got to know a new tenor title holder -- a strong, powerful man of the old school of singing.”
Frankfurter Neue Presse - 'Stiffelio' at Oper Frankfurt
“In Aachen, he sings this part with a dramatic, shimmering lyrical, high-placed voice.”
Der Neue Merker - Bacchus in 'Ariadne auf Naxos' at Theater Aachen
“Outstanding [is] the tenor Cooper Nolan, who mastered the grandios heights of the double role as The Tenor in the prelude and later as Bacchus.”
BRF Nachrichten, May 16, 2017 - Bacchus in 'Ariadne auf Naxos' at Theater Aachen
