News About David Portillo

Recent acclaim for ADA Artists

Reviews: David Portillo in Armide “radiant tone” and “sweet”.

David Portillo, heralded as “guest artist”, brought radiant tone and dynamic finesse to the tenoral laments of the Crusader Renaud.
Financial Times

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As Renaud, David Portillo displayed such a sweet, free-and-easy light tenor sound that one wished Gluck had given him more to sing.
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Portillo’s Ottavio continues to be a ‘great favorite’

David Portillo‘s cleanly voiced Don Ottavio was refreshingly manly.”  -Opera News
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“Tenor David Portillo has a gorgeous voice, and he never allowed Don Ottavio to lapse into any hint of wimpishness.”   –St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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High Marks for Portillo as Tonio

“Tonio, tenor David Portillo, scored high marks and high notes with ease, singing with a luxuriant warm glow that seduced the ear as he bounded about the stage with abandon.”
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Portillo “Makes a Huge Splash” as Ottavio

David Portillo made a huge splash as Don Ottavio; he sang the arias ‘Dalla sua pace’ and ‘Il mio tesoro’ with a soulful tenor and earnest emotion.”
Fort Worth Star Telegram

David Portillo is a Don Ottavio with a powerful and cultivated tenor.”
Dallas News

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