…"Despite the exquisite rottenness of his character, Ivan Amaro as Enrico knows his way around heavenly cadence with his very persuasive, world class bass-baritone."
Jean Bartlett,
Pacifica Tribune, San Francisco
…"Ivan Amaro played Lord Enrico with zest and a rich voice"
Edward Ortiz,
The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento
…"We have left the comments
about Papageno, performed by Ivan Amaro, for the end…we want
to fill him with compliments for his total understanding and
interpretation of the character, his exceptional communication
with the audience, he is very expressive in his body language
and variety of vocal expression; it was a delight to hear him,
and see him enjoying his character"
M.Cuadros Bar,
El Comercio, Lima
…"Le Nozze di Figaro, an
auspicious debut…the debutant Ivan Amaro (The Count)
exhibited a very well-timbered and vibrant masculine voice,
and also quite good scenic skill…"
A.Yori,
El Comercio,
Lima
…"One of the best national
singers: The baritone Ivan Amaro".
El Comercio, Lima
In The Merry Widow, as Njegus: …"Ivan
Amaro showed us his magnificent comic gift".
A. Yori,
El Comercio, Lima
…."The premiere of Xerxes was
a success….Ivan Amaro, who performed Elviro (one of
Leporello's ancestors) definitely has excellent skill as comic
actor."
A. Yori,
El Comercio, Lima
…Ivan Amaro: a solid promise of our
national operatic singing."
Gestion, Lima
…"Amaro is very musical, he
sings with intelligence and good taste…he fits perfectly
with the Papageno role… he sang two Bellini arias with
finesse; tenderly emoting, Vecchia Zimarra."
A. Yori,
El Comercio, Lima
…"Amaro interpreted several
arias and ariettas for basso cantante, quite properly
(although that was not his fach)…making a great
demonstration of his vocal talent, notable musical ability and
excellent interpretation, especially in the arias O tu
Palermo, the two Papageno arias and the beautiful Onegin
aria."
Callao, Callao
…"The baritone Ivan Amaro has
particular afinity for the mozartian repertoire,…he has
excellent histrionic skill… in the brilliant aria Non più
andrai, we appreciate his good diction, and an elegant
sobriety that did not affect in any sense the interpretation
of the character, and his level of communication with the
audience is really good."
J. Quezada Macchiavello,
El Comercio, Lima
…"Ivan Amaro has a beautiful
voice, he is very musical, he phrases very well, his diction
is excellent and handles perfectly all languages…he manages
admirably well the American musical comedy genre… His best
interpretations were: The song Of thee I sing by George
Gershwin, Tevye's song from Fiddler on the Roof and the lied
"Los Tres Húsares" by our national composer Alfonso
de Silva…my sincere and enthusiastic congratulations…"
A. Yori,
El Comercio, Lima
In the Peasant Cantata: …"Ivan
Amaro made a great show-off of his vocal talent."
J.
Quezada Macchiavello,
El Comercio, Lima
…"Ivan Amaro showed the
romantic side of opera to great advantage as he sang
Donizetti's Cruda, funesta smania from Lucia de Lamermoor".
B. Levy,
The Record, the News and the Owl, Long Island
…"We have appreciated the
versatility and professionalism of Ivan Amaro. He has a quite
proper way to perform the buffo style in opera, and at the
same time the American musical comedy, German lieder and
French melodies."
J. Quezada Macchiavello,
El Comercio,
Lima
…"Ivan Amaro's strong baritone
made for a noteworthy Sacristan…he was quite at ease and
seemed to enjoy every moment on stage."
T. Lenihan and N.
Pantano,
Boro Park Community News, Brooklyn
" Ivan Amaro's vibrant basso
made Count Monterone a chilling and mournful figure."
N.
Pantano,
Boro Park Community News, Brooklyn
"...Baritone Ivan Amaro from
Peru, wowed the crowd with "If I were a rich man"
from Fiddler on the Roof"
J. Lucky,
The Two River Times,
New Jersey
