Verdi Requiem
Boston Bel Canto Opera - Jordan Hall, Boston, MA September 19, 2004
“Conductor Thomas Carlo Bo presided over an effective, idiomatic performance. He knows the piece and the style. The Master Works Chorale sang with feeling and the orchestra was thrilling.”
-Richard Dyer, The Boston Globe
“Thomas Carlo Bo led the fine Masterworks Chorale, the orchestra and quartet of singers in delivering this dramatic music with a reverent glow and unusual intimacy.”
-T.J. Medrek, The Boston Herald
Il Trovatore
Boston Bel Canto Opera - Jordan Hall, Boston MA. September 18/25, 1999
“Thomas Carlo Bo and the Symphony by the Sea contributed much to the show’s pounding excitements and lyric delights.”
-Susan Larsen, The Boston Globe
“The performance offered plenty of satisfaction thanks to a committed convincing cast led by conductor Thomas Carlo Bo. The orchestra, the north shore based Symphony by the Sea showed remarkable improvement under his baton."
-T.J Medrek, The Boston Herald
Villa Diodati
The New York Musical Theatre Festival
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Don Carlo
Boston Bel Canto Opera - Jordan Hall, Boston MA, September 24, 2001
“Thomas Carlo Bo led the fine North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra with energy and flair”
-T.J. Medrek, The Boston Herald
Roberto Devereux
Boston Bel Canto Opera - Jordan Hall, Boston MA, June 12, 1998
“The excellent Thomas Carlo Bo took over. Bo really whipped the little chorus and the hard working chamber orchestra (Symphony by the Sea) into shape, and he knows both how to challenge and reassure singers The prison scene in the tower of London became the expressive climax of the opera, as Donizetti must have intended it, and the orchestral introduction lent the scene an importance it doesn’t usually enjoy.”
-Richard Dyer, The Boston Globe
“The Symphony by the Sea was conducted by Thomas Carlo Bo with rhythmic energy and in supple bel canto style. The second act finale is one of the glories of Italian opera, and thanks largely to the momentum generated by Bo and the orchestra it worked.”
-Lloyd Schwartz, The Boston Phoenix
Don Giovanni
Opera at Florham - FDU Madison NJ - October 18/20, 2002
“Newly appointed Artistic Director Thomas Carlo Bo articulated the emotional pace of the opera quite well, from its soaring silliness to its dark madness. The musicians played well for him.”
-Willa Conrad, Newark Star Ledger
Norma
Opera at Florham - Community Theater, Morristown NJ, February 29, 2004
“Artistic Director Thomas Carlo Bo conducted an energized and musical orchestra. His chorus was excellent as well, particularly the men invoking Druidic solemnity”
-Frederick Kaimann, Newark Star Ledger
Madama Butterfly
Opera at Florham - FDU Madison NJ - June 19, 2005
“ This production of Butterfly was a minor masterpiece of respect. Maestro Thomas Carlo Bo provided a deeply satisfying musical reading, direct and faithful to the spirit of Puccini."
-Franco Borelli, America Oggi
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