"Dallas Bono triumphed as Don Carlos, in the original and longest tenor role Verdi ever wrote. This was a
grueling gauntlet, but Bono was fully up to it's challenges, passing this endurance test with strength to
spare and all the notes (including an unwritten high C)..." Bill Zachariasen, The Westsider
Carmen in St. Louis
"In the Union Avenue Opera Theater's current production of Carmen, that man, Don José is played
magnificently by Dallas Bono. It's a tough role. The homicidal mama's boy has to be mean and selfish
and tender and tragic by turns. Bono does it all. He lets Bizet's soulful tunes take over and makes
emotional use of every note. He acts the part with raw physicality that never lets us forget that Don José
is a professional soldier, a man of action..." Lew Prince, The St. Louis Riverfront Times
Le Trouvere (French Version of Il Trovatore) in Sarasota
"Dallas Bono and Marie-Adele McArthur add beautiful vocals to the visceral drama "Le Trouvere", the
French version of Verdi's Il Trovatore... Dallas Bono brings a vocal richness and swagger to his role of
the Troubadour..." Kurt Loft, The Tampa Tribune
"All vocalists in Sarasota Opera's "Le Trouvere" bring sterling performance credentials with them. Dallas
Bono, tenor, in the role of Manrique, the Troubadour becomes the heroic lover and martyr as well as the
champion for justice, drawing on his emotional generousity as a young singer..." Norman & Bette
Seigerman, Sarasota Arts & Entertainment
La Bohéme in Houston
"The principals who play Rodolfo and Marcello, the poet and painter who seek the warmth of women to
keep from freezing in the garret, show their technical prowess in highly demanding solos and ensembles.
As Rodolfo, Dallas Bono's tenor has a luscious intensity and gliding range. When his lover Mimi looses
her key in his room, his singing of "Che gelida manina" (what a cold little hand) perfectly captures the
dreamy sentimental nuance that makes this opera such a huge favorite." Cynthia Greenwood, The
Houston Press
