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LISTEN: Michael Todd as John Sorel in Seattle Opera’s The Consul

Baritone Michael Todd Simpson sounded and looked the part of John Sorel to a T, his every word emerging strong and clear.

Opera News, February 22, 2014

SEATTLE OPERA: MEET OUR SINGERS (John Sorel)

Seattle Opera Blog features Michael Todd. Full feature here, and here’s a snippet: “In our upcoming production of The Consul, …

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Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcast: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Michael Todd takes on the role of Demetrius in today’s Live HD Broadcast of Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. …

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Ravenal, played here by Michael Todd Simpson, an elegant baritone who sings with luster and acts with conviction. Simpson’s another find (and one can easily picture him as a sexy Don Giovanni, the role he sang last fall at Pittsburgh Opera).

Huffington Post, July 23, 2013

baritone Michael Todd Simpson sang solidly and colorfully as Gaylord Ravenal; he proved particularly persuasive in gently-phrased accounts of "Make Believe" and "You Are Love."

Opera News, May 4, 2013

Marcello has the first and almost the last word in the opera. Michael Todd Simpson (a graduate of Seattle's Young Artist Program) sang and acted the part splendidly. His voice has acquired more heft since his Escamillo here in 2011 and now reveals more depth, more colors and more warmth; he commanded the stage with the most amiable of airs

Opera News, February 23, 2013

There aren’t enough mmmmrowrs on the planet to express the mmmrowr factor of the lead in Don Giovanni, Michael Todd Simpson.

That's Church, November 12, 2012

VIDEO: Don Giovanni goes to Hell (Pittsburgh Opera’s Don Giovanni)

PITTSBURGH OPERA: Meet the Artists Interview