“Baritone Quinn Kelsey delivered some of the best singing of the night as Amonasro, Ethiopian king, especially in his powerful Act 3 duet with his daughter, Aida, a dramatic highlight of the evening. Displaying rich, robust sound and seamless legato, Kelsey most effectively conveyed the conflicted emotions of his character, torn between his duty to his people and his fatherly affection for Aida.”
“Amonasro, the captured king, was fiercely embodied by Quinn Kelsey, whose entrance late in the second act briefly shocked the placid proceedings into vivid life. He seethed with anger, darkening his vibrant high baritone and briefly sparked Blue to greater urgency in their anxious, wrenching duet, which proved the most gripping sequence of the evening.”
The Observer
