“Bass-Baritone Evan Hughes made his BLO debut as a dashing, determined Figaro, swaggering through confident arias with superb vocal and physical presence.”
Zoë Madonna, Boston Globe, May 2, 2017 - The Marriage of Figaro with the Boston Lyric Opera
American Bass-Baritone Evan Hughes has been praised for his “appealing clarity and emotional heft” (New York Times) and his “burnished tone” (Opera News).
This season Mr. Hughes joins the Komische Oper Berlin’s Ensemble and will be seen as Nick Shadow in the company’s new Kirill Serebrennikov production of The Rake’s Progress as well as as Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Somnus in Semele and Schaunard in La Bohème. He also makes his debut with the Opernhaus Zurich as Gobrias in a new production of Handel’s Belshazzar. In concert, Evan Hughes will appear with the...
“Hughes has matured into an elegant, polished artist, impressively self-possessed and strikingly imaginative. His voice is dark and glossy, with a smart, sexy edge; his musicality is persuasive and his use of language superlative.”
F. Paul Driscoll, Opera News, 2013 - "Sound Bites: Evan Hughes"
“Evan Hughes, a formidable bass-baritone, riveted whenever he was performing. He navigated passages in the depth of his range with power and clarity, at times enunciating forcefully to convey a particularly solemn moment. What a joy it was to hear “The trumpet shall sound” in tandem with trumpeter Matthew Ernst - a stunning performance.”
Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati Enquirer, December 21, 2015 - Handel's Messiah with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
