Press

"…the baritone John Brancy, was a vibrant, resonant presence…"

"The standout of the performance of the night…Brancy's impeccable timing, dynamic physicality, and robust voice made him an ideal Papageno."

"The American baritone John Brancy has an impressive CV…his confidence and winning stage presence were ideal for Malatesta, as was his forthright, easily produced baritone."

"John Brancy's voice had the warm cushioning that's served him so well as a lieder singer…Even his falsetto bloomed immaculately."

"John Brancy infused Magnussen with a frothing intensity."

"Remarkable."

"Powerful."

"Impressive skill — seamless passaggio between the richly resonant depths of his range and a weightless, dreamy falsetto."

"Brancy has a warm, vivid baritone with a lot of color...with straightforward ease, giving the music a kind of luminosity, without recourse to what I might term capital-D Diction."

"It's rare to encounter a young American singer—especially one as so well suited vocally and physically to a broad range of lyric operatic repertory—so admirably committed to the practice of classical song interpretation."

"I look at John Brancy, a young artist who's got his teeth in it, who loves the challenge of art song."

"An even-handed artistic partnership…these artists address the listener with the urgency of a prophet."

"They transformed the usually stodgy art song template into a longer-arc story…with more gravitas."

"John Brancy has one of the most beautiful lyric baritones I've heard in a while."