“The ringing, vibrant voices of both Marcy Stonikas and Gregory Carroll ride atop the orchestra and shake Meydenbauer's walls as they must rarely have been shaken. Carroll, especially, is excellent; his tenor has a glorious bloom and sheen to it. Bacchus is a brief role in by-the-clock stage time, but, high and soaring throughout, it must feel like Götterdämmerung to sing. . . he sounded spectacular.”

– Gavin Borchert, Seattle Weekly

“Stonikas and Carroll deliver the vocal goods. Carroll's tenor is big and has a warm cherry wood core, and if he summons the ringing trumpet side of his instrument too consistently, it's hard to blame him.”

– Michael van Baker, The SunBreak

“With the tenor voice... Strauss had a more adversarial relationship, but Gregory Carroll sang Bacchus with no trace of the strangulated quality that has afflicted many famous artists' attempts at the role.”

– Bernard Jacobson, The Seattle Times

“The five leading roles were very exceptionally well cast. The leader of the troupe, Canio, was sung by Gregory Carroll. . . His concluding Act I 'Vesti la giubba' was a highlight. The anguish of Canio’s discovery of his wife Nedda’s unfaithfulness was palpable. Canio’s breaking out of his commedia character in Act II’s play-within-a-play, confronting Nedda, then killing both her and her lover Silvio, was forceful and scary.”

– Travis Rivers, The Spokesman-Review

“With too many memorable moments to count, the stunning show-stoppers included . . . Kate Crist’s Senta and Gregory Carroll’s Erik in a heart rending duet from Wagner’s Flying Dutchman”

– Linda Ayres-Frederick, San Francisco Bay Times

“Wagner was strongly represented by the third-act quintet from Die Meistersinger. . . and by a tense rendition of the third-act confrontation scene from Der Fliegende Holländer by Carroll and Crist, both whom appear to possess true Wagner voices.”

– weblog: “Opera Tattler”

“Gregory Carroll and Kate Crist reprised their roles from Der fliegende Hollander and the opening concert, with just the two of them this time. Similarly Greg hit some spectacular notes in the ensemble performing Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. Stunning. A pair of heartbreakers those two.”

– Cindy Warner, www.examiner.com

“There were a couple of fine, but rather "generic" tenors, and then Gregory Carroll with the obvious distinction of a helden-tenor-in-the-making. His Flying Dutchman Erik was impressive.”

– Janos Gereben, www.opera-l.org / www.sfcv.org

“I was really excited by Gregory Carroll as Erik in the scene from Holländer. He seems to be a real heldentenor already, his voice hefty yet bright.”

– Axel Feldheim, weblog: “Not for Fun Only”

“Gregory Carroll sang with command, the first word out of his mouth being a sobering “Senta!” . . . I was blown away. . .”

– Cindy Warner, www.examiner.com

“Gregory Carroll impressed . . . [He] has a sweet, strong voice”

– Charlise Tiee, weblog: “Opera Tattler”

“His rich voice was held a lovely translucence.”

– Adam Broner, Piedmont Post

“We had a true heldentenor in our presence, in the form of Gregory Carroll. He left me wanting nothing more vocally. He could hit the stage tomorrow in a Wagner opera and deliver the vocal goods.”

– Paul Ziller, weblog: “Jumping Clapping Man”

“tenor Gregory Carroll seemed most promising at this early stage. Carroll has a warm, full tone, and sang both Wagner and Leoncavallo nicely.”

– Charlise Tiee: weblog: “Opera Tattler”

“[The] wonderful and restrained soloist, Gregory Carroll. . . His lines were clear and precise. . . His renditions throughout the oratorio were sung with confidence. He excelled”

– Joel Hall, The Bellingham Herald

"phenomenal . . . Gregory Carroll boomed out gloriously over orchestra, chorus, and I would imagine the entire downtown area."

– Jack Frymire, The Bellingham Herald

Testimonials

“Gregory is a wonderful singer. He has terrific intonation and diction, excellent sense of rhythm, beautiful musical phrases and a great stage presence. I was most impressed with his preparation of the part and knowledge of the score. It was a real treat to work with him. He has all it takes to have a brilliant career.”

– Yariv Aloni

“Fabulous . . . [his] singing is soul-wrenchingly beautiful . . . such an astounding singer.”

– James Savage

“. . . he possessed from the beginning a quick wit, focused ability to study the nuances of the part, and the ability to combine good, believable acting with his singing. In over twenty-five years as an academician, performer, and consultant in the field of opera, I have found few that show the potential to make a contribution to the field of vocal performance as Mr. Carroll.”

– Bertil van Boer