Critical Acclaim

Bass soloist in Mozart’s Requiem (DCINY) - 2023:

“The soloists…. were all at the top of their game, with perhaps some extra kudos for Mr. Savarino, who was a powerhouse!”

- Jeffrey Williams, New York Concert Review, Inc.

Frére Laurent in Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette (Maryland Lyric Opera) - 2015:

"As Frère Laurent, Damian Savarino sang with a warm tone that brought both a reverent, yet ominous presence to the ill-fated nuptials of the star-crossed lovers"

- Patrick D. McCoy, Washington Life Magazine

Bass soloist in Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle (Greenwich Choral Society) - 2014:

"Savarino shook the rafters with his resonant low pitches and put the 'Quonium tu solus sanctus' onto our playlists."

"The soloists, soprano Kerri Marcinko, mezzo-soprano Kimberly Sogioka, tenor Youngchul Park and bass Damian Savarino, were not only individually memorable, but they created lovely and detailed ensembles."

- Jeffrey Johnson, Stamford Advocate

Harita in Alfano’s Sakùntala (Teatro Grattacielo) - 2013:

"Most heartening was the admirable complement of male singers in smaller parts, including the concrete-solid bass Damian Savarino…"

- Zachary Woolfe, The New York Times

Bass soloist in Mozart’s Requiem (Greenwich Choral Society) - 2013:

"The Tuba mirum began with a trombone passage, echoed exactly by the powerful bass soloist, Damian Savarino."

- Linda Phillips, The Greenwich Citizen

Frère Laurent in Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette (Hartke Theatre) - 2013:

"Standouts in Friday's cast include… Damian Savarino, whose divine bass infests Frère Laurent with villainous overtones. One realizes the priest is playing not only doctor but God with his sketchy plan to help the lovers escape judgment."

- Terry Byrne, DCMetrotheaterarts.com

Zuniga in Bizet’s Carmen (Summer Opera Theatre Company) - 2008:

"Damian Savarino was an appropriately oily Zuniga."

- Anne Midgette, The Washington Post



Dr. Gibbs in Rorem’s Our Town (Hartke Theatre) - 2008:

"Damian Savarino and Bridgid Eversole demonstrated such fine singing and acting as Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs that one wishes Rorem could expand their roles… Savarino's rich, sonorous bass-baritone voice was the surprise of the evening for audience members who, like me, missed him in L'elisir last year."

- Kyle Gullings, Composer’s Notenbook

Samuel in Pirates of Penzance by G&S (Harrisburg Symphony) - 2004:

"Damian Savarino… contributed a rich voice and expert comic timing"

- The Patriot News

Sir Lancelot in Camelot (Commonwealth Opera) - 2003:

" . . . with Damian Savarino as Lancelot du Lac, the songs of Camelot haven't sounded so sweet since Robert Goulet brought them to Broadway in 1960."

- The Recorder

"Savarino… quickened what was already a lively performance with his sure voice"

"Savarino’s arrival… could be felt throughout the theater, as audience members responded to his brio”

- Daily Hampshire Gazette

Michael in I Do! I Do! by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt (Light Opera Oklahoma) - 2002:

"Savarino… really comes into his own as Michael. He makes the character's evolution from eager if clumsy bridegroom to arrogant man of some renown to a Jimmy Stewartish senior citizen seem natural, and his singing - whether exuberant in 'I Love My Wife, or comic in 'My Daughter is Marrying an Idiot' or heartfelt in 'My Cup Runneth Over'- was impeccable."

- Tulsa World