REVIEWS
As Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia
“David Salsbery Fry, as Bartolo’s co-conspirator Basilio, hits his low-bass notes with ease, while covering each note with a slimy veneer.”
- Orlando Sentinel (2012)
Charles Wuorinen’s “Never Again the Same”
“David Salsbery Fry sang it with a winning fluidity and some impressive sepulchral tones.”
- The New York Times (2011)
“Bass David Salsbery Fry was an excellent witness, singing a challenging part in a way that made the challenge its least interesting aspect.”
- NewMusicBox (2011)
As the Ogre in El gato con botas
“The kids adored the coming together of a huge, ugly six-piece Giant, voiced creditably and with fine diction by the bass David Salsbery Fry.”
- Opera (2011)
“David Salsbery Fry lent a properly fearful bass to the ogre.”
- Back Stage (2010)
As Arkel in Pelléas et Mélisande
“Especially impressive was young Bass David Salsbery Fry as the old king, the most promising voice I’ve heard in the season.”
- Haaretz (2009)
As Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni
“The voices? They’re all marvelous. That includes the frightening passages sung by bass David Salsbery Fry as The Commendatore. I think even Mozart aficionados who know this show backwards will agree he brings fresh life to such an iconic role.”
- The Tennessean (2008)
“... the darkly sonorous Commendatore of bass David Salsbery Fry.”
- Opera News (2008)
As Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte
“The discovery of the evening: David Salsbery Fry. Incredible! A young guy, whom you cannot imagine as Sarastro until you hear what he has to offer vocally. Wow! Rich, deep voice, stirring and overwhelming. Truly remarkable and astounding.”
- Haaretz (2008)
“The American David Salsbery Fry, who graduated from Juilliard two years ago, was astounding with his deep voice and personal mature expression, which he brought to the role of Sarastro, the representative of enlightment and wisdom.”
- Habama (2008)
As Zweiter Soldat in Salome
“There was good work from most of the large cast, particularly David Salsbery Fry’s Second Soldier ...”
- Musical America (2006)
As Der Kammersänger in Intermezzo
“The pals, played by student singers, distinguished themselves, especially Jonathan Taylor as Stroh (another conductor) and David Salsbery Fry as an opera singer. This scene played vividly, musically and dramatically, and a got a well-deserved ovation that cut into the ensuing intermezzo.”
- The Aspen Times (2005)
As Polyphemus in Acis and Galatea
“As Polyphemus, bass David Fry threw marvelously wild tantrums, while plunging securely down in his range.”
- Albuquerque Journal (2003)
As Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, International Vocal Arts Institute in Tel Aviv
Photo © Ariel Besor
As Olin Blitch in Susannah (with Catherine Spadora Stebbins), Opera at Rutgers
Photo © Larry Levanti