Eric Botto, Tenor
Eric’s debut as Il Conte di Belprato in Don Bucefalo with Pacific Opera Project
Photo: Jason Williams, Pacific Opera Project
“He was surrounded by able singer-comedians, among them Véronique Filloux, Eric Botto, Dominic Salvati, Joel Balzun, Erin Alford and Mariah Rae, all of whom excellently mastered roles they likely will never have an opportunity to sing again. But in doing so, they have admirably lived up to Sharon’s anti-elite L.A. opera ideal of big-time breaking the frame.” – Mark Swed, The Los Angeles Times
“…[Rosa’s] duets with Count Belprato, played by the warm-voiced Eric Botto, are among the evening’s highlights. Botto’s portrayal of the lovelorn Count was both whimsical and touching, particularly in his Act II aria, where his character’s confusion and romantic longing are conveyed with heartfelt sincerity.” – Michael M. Landman-Karny, Stage and Cinema
“As Gennaro, her illegitimate son who had been raised apart from his ill-reputed mother, we heard tenor Eric Botto who filled out his role nicely. Unaware of Lucrezia's identity and having been warned of her dangerous nature, his approach to her was wary. But when singing with his friend Maffio Orsini [Botto’s] voice was colored with warmth. When there are no sets and costumes to help the story along, and when audience members do not wish to distract themselves from the singing to look at titles on their cell phones, these vocal colorations assume an outsize importance. We particularly enjoyed his duets with Orsini.” - Meche Kroop, Voce di Meche Reviews
Eric sings Gennaro with New Amsterdam Opera in Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia
Alyssa Fisher Photography