| The Song of the Earth - Detroit |
| 'Most of the passion came from the soloists. Tenor John Treleaven sang the opening drinking song with gutsy animation.' |
| Detroit Free Press |
| Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) - Badische Staatskapelle |
| 'The guest performer John Treleaven immediately begins jovially with a drinking song and runs through a wealth of emotions: lyrical as well as dramatic and the mystical ones from the refrain of “dark life and dark death” and uses his brilliant and wonderfully timbred tenor voice with emotional depth. The Lieder “Von der Jugend” (Of Youth) and “Der Trunkene im Frühling” (The Drunkard in Spring) follow in the same way. The highest degree of cultured singing corresponds with an excellent understanding of the text and the evocations used come across precisely with subtle sensitivity.' |
| Der Neue Merker – March 06 |
| Wagner Gala – Bonn Opera House |
| 'When John Treleaven started his Narration of the Holy Grail with a wonderful light piano, even some members of the orchestra were concentrating more on the singer than on their conductor. Anyone acquainted with the Heldentenor John Treleaven, knows that he is a stage performer through and through. He combines singing, portrayal and diction in his roles to perfection. And at the very least during this gala he was able to show that he is also a magnificent concert singer, one who without acting, without grand gestures but with just the expression in his eyes and vocal drama can build up tension to transfix the audience and silence even the last cough.' |
Der Neue Merker - April 07
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