PRESS – MIKHAIL TIMOSHENKO – Royal Ballet and Opera – Marcello – La Bohème

•• PRESS •• MIKHAIL TIMOSHENKO
Royal Ballet and Opera | Covent Garden • Marcello • La Bohème • Dec 24 – Jan 25
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“Russian baritone Mikhail Timoshenko plays the artist Marcello. His voice is rich-toned and he shows an intelligent musicality in the way he shapes the gorgeous melodic units that Puccini provides. La Bohème is as much about the fragility of the male ego as it is anything else and Timoshenko turns on a sixpence from being a wise paternalistic figure giving sage advice to Mimi, to a madman jealous of his flirtatious girlfriend Musetta, resplendent in a stunning scarlet frock.”
✏️ Adrian York – London Unattached
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“Among a notably young and light-hearted group of bohemians, Mikhail Timoshenko offered a vigorously sung and acted Marcello”

✏️ Martin Kettle – The Guardian
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“Mikhail Timoshenko gave us a Marcello who seemed at times to have the bearing of a fallen monarch; he has a commanding stage presence and an admirably forceful baritone.”
✏️ Dominic Lowe – Bachtrack
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“Marcello, performed handsomely by Russian baritone Mikhail Timoshenko”
✏️ Frances Forbes-Carbines – Observer
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“At least Mikhail Timoshenko seizes his moments as a dishevelled and perpetually distressed Marcello.”
✏️ Richard Morrison – The Times
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“Russian baritone Mikhail Timoshenko as artist Marcello, was animated and occasionally clownish in his portrayal. His comedic interpretations often resorted to slapstick. His interactions with Mimì in the third act were thoroughly engaging and emotive and his final act duet with Rodolfo was meaningful, however, producing some rich vocals and evoking genuine pathos.”
✏️ Mike Hardy – OperaWire

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“painter Marcello, Mikhail Timoshenko strikes a charming figure to make his powerful voice, bringing a fun-loving quality to his work and meshing well with Edris (Musetta) to create dynamic onstage spats.”
✏️ Sam Waite – All that Dazzles

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📸 ROH | Mihaela Bodlovic (with Jolyon Loy Lead)
PRESS – MIKHAIL TIMOSHENKO – Royal Ballet and Opera – Marcello – La Bohème