REVIEWS
Heading a powerful, unforgettable cast is tenor Michael Hendrick as Lennie Small. Hendrick projects an indefatigably naive figure, a character of kitten-like sanguineness capable of transformation into...
Stellar vocal and dramatic performance by Michael Hendrick as Lennie.
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In his first recitative and aria, tenor Michael Hendrick used his voice wisely, negotiating difficult passagework carefully. But that control deprived the music of some of its drama. He...
Michael Hendrick brought a big voice and lots of style to the role of Levko, the villager who must compete with his own father for a charming maiden.
To mark its 40th anniversary, SARASOTA OPERA emphasized...
As the love-struck villager Levko, tenor Michael Hendrick mixed a malleable blend of steel and velvet.
Rimsky-Korsakov’s May Night (1880), based on a story from the same Nikolai Gogol...
In the pivotal role of Levko, tenor Michael Hendrick was outstanding, impressive for both his attractive, ample sound and convincing Slavic style.
Observed in the flattering light of Sarasota’s...
Michael Hendrick played Lennie as ‘just a big kid,’ in keeping with the composer’s stated intentions. His steady, secure tenor captured the young man’s physical power as well as his innocence, most affectingly...
As Levko, Michael Hendrick displayed a gorgeous tenor voice, capable of those dulcet pianissimi that melt the heart, as well as ringing, unforced tones in the upper register. He brought down...
