REVIEWS

 

"MARK COTTON BROKE MY HEART WITH HIS MOVING RENDITION OF VERDI’S “CORTIGIANI”. HIS VOICE WAS SO PURE AND RESONANT, AND HIS PORTRAYAL OF RIGOLETTO WAS SUPERB. HIS VERSATILITY IN THE VARIOUS DUETS, TRIOS AND QUARTET PERFORMANCES WAS AMAZING. HE AND [ROB] FLORA WERE FANTASTIC IN DONIZETTI’S “CHIETI, CHIETI IMMANTINENTE” AND THEIR IMPECCABLE DELIVERY OF A VERY FAST, TONGUE-TWISTING STRETCH OF ITALIAN DESERVED A STANDING OVATION". - MARGARET BRUETSCH, SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT

 

"MARK COTTON PUT HIS FULL RANGE ON DISPLAY AS HE WENT FROM THE SERIOUS “CORTIGIANI” FROM RIGOLETTO (WHERE HE HAD AN AMAZING A CAPELLA SECTION TOWARD THE END) TO THE GOOFY  “CHIETI, CHIETI  IMMANTINENTE”  FROM DON PASQUALE. I N THE LATTER,  COTTON WAS CLEARLY ENJOYING HIMSELF AND WAS SINGING A MILE-A-MINUTE;  THIS WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SCENES FOR HIM" . - BRITTANY PIERCE-CAIAZZA , MEET ME IN THE GREENROOM BLOG

 

"BASS-BARITONE MARK COTTON'S COMMANDING PRESENCE BROUGHT POWER TO EACH OF HIS PERFORMANCES, MOST NOTABLY AS A PLEADING RIGOLETTO FROM VERDI'S OPERA OF THE SAME NAME". - LIAM MAYO, RIVERREPORTER.COM

 

"BARITONE MARK COTTON IS THE PERFECT TOREADOR. AS ESCAMILLO, HIS COMEDIC BRAGGADOCIOS POSTURING CAPTURES THE HEART OF EVERY FAIR MAIDEN - WHILE SUGGESTING THAT THE BULL THAT COULD KILL HIM HAS YET TO BE BORN". - ART RITCHIE, MYCENTRALJERSEY.COM

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"THE RICH AND RESONANT BARITONE VOICE OF MARK COTTON LENDS ITSELF WELL TO GIORGIO GERMONT...FULL-THROATED PROJECTION AND CAREFUL ENUNCIATION". - THE TIMES HERALD RECORD

 

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