2018: Croatian National Theater (Zagreb, Croatia) / 2014: Sarasota Opera (Florida) / 2013: Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico

South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

Sarasota Opera – Sarasota, Florida (USA)

This is a cast of such compelling, powerful singers, it’s impossible not to be drawn into their persuasive story. Top among them is Michael Robert Hendrick, the tenor who played such a convincing Lennie last season in Sarasota Opera’s production of “Of Mice and Men.” There, it was his powerful acting and vocal prowess that made us believers. As Erik in this Wagnerian epic, his formidable dramatic tenor takes over, making him a confused, passionate,despairing lover, deserving but spurned.

~ June LeBell, The Observer Group, May 2, 2014

Michael Robert Hendrick as Erik, the hunter and Senta’s former lover, delivered many moments of a true ringing heldentenor. Spurned and indignant he kept an admirable focus in tone and character.
~ Gayle Williams, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, May 3, 2014