BASILIO /
CURZIO IN THE MENDOCINO MUSIC FESITVAL'S
LE NOZZE DI
FIGARO, JULY 2008
"Laughs
galore...and out of this world singing" – Mendocino Beacon
OMAR
(THE TAXI DRIVER) IN THE LAB'S TRAP
DOOR, JUNE 2008
"The
voices, singing, and interactions of the performers are
stunning.... Singing by these performers is of professional
quality, as indeed it should be with such local luminaries
as Clifton Romig and Mark Hernandez....[who] provide the
richest vocals."
–
San Francisco Bay
Times
SOLOIST IN CORO HISPANO'S DIA DE
REYES SERIES, JANUARY 2008
"Hernandez
sang a mesmerizing 14th-century Sephardic song,
Cuando
el Rey Nimrod... His
singing, sinuous in sound, ornamental, using expressive
scoops and bent notes, was well-adapted to the unique sound
and style of the accompanying oud..."
– San Francisco
Classical Voice
SIQUEIROS IN THICK DESCRIPTION'S AMERICA
TROPICAL, MAY 2007
"Scenes from Los
Angeles' founding crowd in upon Mark Hernandez's commanding
Siqueiros as his burnished-gold tenor ruminates on what the
wall's stones sing about the city's forgotten founders."
– San Francisco
Chronicle
"Sung
with appropriately formidable presence by a swaggering,
tempestuous Mark Hernandez" – San Francisco Bay
Guardian
"A
strong and rich tenor" – San Francisco Bay Times
"Performed
with emotional nuance" – San Francisco Weekly
NICK IN BERKELEY
OPERA'S LA FANCIULLA DEL
WEST, JULY 2006
"Among the
supporting cast, Mark Hernandez’s Nick took the honors,
musically and dramatically." – San Francisco Classical
Voice
BARDOLFO IN BERKELEY OPERA'S FALSTAFF,
JANUARY 2006
"One could only smile...at the truly standout Bardolfo of
Mark Hernandez... Hernandez [delivers] winning physicality
and unceasing attention to character, anchored by secure,
attractive vocalism." – Opera News
“I cannot remember a more effective Bardolfo-Pistola pair
than found in Berkeley, courtesy of Mark Hernandez and
Isaiah Musik-Ayala… [Hernandez] is a lively, robust
personality.” – San Francisco Classical
Voice
THE GOVERNOR IN
LAMPLIGHTER'S CANDIDE,
APRIL 2005
“A marvelous singer as well as a splendid actor.... Mark
Hernandez offered up a genuine roué as a forked-tongued
South American dictator with a real handlebar mustache.”
– Napa
News
“Top drawer...[a] powerful voice” – Talkin
Broadway
BASILIO IN POCKET
OPERA'S THE MARRIAGE OF
FIGARO, MARCH 2004
“Mark Hernandez gave a fine, understated Basilio, the
palace gossip…” – Napa News
IVAN IN THICK
DESCRIPTION'S FIREBIRD
MOTEL, NOVEMBER 2003
“The vocal talent that Thick’s director, Tony Kelly, and
his company have assembled would be an impressive
accomplishment at a much larger theater…. Ivan, the
chronically depressed night clerk, [was] beautifully sung
by tenor Mark Hernandez…. All the singers are outstanding
in their ability to invest their potently sung passages
with distinct characterizations and dramatic immediacy...
The performers' voices wrap around each other to
spine-tingling effect.” – San Francisco
Chronicle
“As Ivan, tenor Mark Hernandez gave a heartfelt
performance…” – Classics
Today
“A gutsy performance…” – San Francisco Bay
Guardian
“Beautifully sung…” – Oakland
Tribune
PANATELLAS IN WEST BAY
OEPRA'S LA
PÉRICHOLE, MAY 2003
“An excellent singer… his comic acting is outstanding”
– San Mateo County
Times
“A hoot” – San
Francisco Classical Voice
“A standout” – Classical
Voice
SOLOIST WITH CITYWINDS,
OLD FIRST CONCERTS, JUNE 2002
“A clear and convincing soloist” – San Francisco Classical Voice