Il Tabarro - Giacomo Puccini
Shannon De Vine, jumping in on a few hours’ notice as Michele, was an impressive baritone, I look forward to hearing him on larger stages.
A Midgette, New York Times
Amleto - Franco Faccio - Opera Southwest
“In the premiere performance, Shannon De Vine as Claudio, gave an exceptional performance”.
Karen Nafzinger
Amleto - Franco Faccio - Opera Southwest
“The villainous Claudius is the point at which all of Hamlet subplots intersect. Claudius is the quarry of Hamlet’s messy, meandering quest for revenge. Portrayed by baritone Shannon De Vine, Faccio’s and Boito’s Claudio is an usurper who is both conniving and cowardly, not the equal of Verdi’s and Boito’s Iago but a plausible catalyst for Amleto’s neuroses. In Act One, De Vine assumes an imperious stance in ‘Di giulivi clamori sorga un tuon per le splendide sale,’ the baritone cloaking the character’s treachery in smooth vocal acting. The baritone sings ‘Libiam! La lagrima sul ciglio spunti’ with bravado, manifesting a sweeping contrast with the burgeoning nervousness that grips Claudio during the play within a play in Act Two. The near-manic sentiments of ‘O nera colpa! Orribilmente inflitta entro l’occhio dell’anima!’ in the first part of Act Three are imparted by De Vine with resonant certitude. De Vine’s reading of ‘S’empian le coppe di prezioso vino’ in the second part of Act Four trembles with the conflicting emotions of a man who senses that the game is up. Dramatically, De Vine is a Claudio worthy of the Globe: musically, he speaks Faccio’s musical language with compelling fluency.”
Joseph Newsome, Voix des Arts
“Shannon De Vine, a clear vocal standout" for his performance of "Questo amor" from Puccini's Edgar.”
Opera News
Rienzi - Richard Wagner - David Geffen Hall
“In one of the supporting figures, baritone Shannon DeVine nevertheless distinguished himself. “
- John Yohalem, Opera Today
Amleto - Franco Faccio - Opera Southwest
“The wicked King Claudio was Shannon De Vine, a very fine baritone who has sung (and will sing) verismo roles in Andrea Chenier, Bohème, Adriana Lecouvreur and Tosca. His acting was sometimes chilling.”
Charles Jernigan, Donizetti Society
Rienzi - Richard Wagner - David Geffen Hall
“Among artists who made strong contributions were Shannon De Vine as Cecco del Vecchio”
Anthony Tommasini, New York Times
Rienzi - Richard Wagner - David Geffen Hall
“Shannon DeVine, as Rienzi’s ally, Cecco del Vecchio—who later turn against him—delivered a very strong showing, into a truly grand finale for the first half of the opera.
Bruce Michael Gelbert, Q on Stage
Rienzi - Richard Wagner - David Geffen Hall
“Best of all were a couple of young men who always appeared “on stage” together, among them Shannon deVine, baritone, as Cecco del Vecchio. He sang very well and projected beautifully. I found his work quite amazing and will look out for them in the future. It’s really gratifying to see a new generation of singers come along, who are so musical, so well trained, and who just sing so beautifully.
Roza Tulyaganova - New York Arts
Rienzi - Richard Wagner - David Geffen Hall
“All the supporting roles were filled by singers of the first order. Shannon DeVine, who we noted in the Encompass New Opera production of I Tre Compagni, was a standout.”
Susan Hall, Berkshire Fine Arts