JOHN HOLLAND

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"John Holland was in fine form as Dr. Falke – his sonorous speaking voice and skilled acting made his duplicitous character a comic delight, while his baritone training was particularly evident in his ensemble work. This operetta needs a strong main character around which all the others revolve, and Holland was the hub of that dramatic wheel." - Dawn Martens - Opera Canada 2026 - Die Fledermaus 2026

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"In the role of Captain Corcoran, John Holland was a fine actor who was obsequious with his superiors yet convivial through all the social uprooting he experienced. Holland’s baritone was best suited to lively patter songs, and “I am the Captain of the Pinafore” was delivered with the comic exuberance expected in a G & S operetta." - Dawn Martens - Opera Canada 2025 - HMS Pinafore 2025

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"John Holland was a hilariously arrogant and shallow Belcore. His voice was most impressive during ensemble and chorus work, and his clarity during patter passages was well done." Dawn Martens - Opera Canada 2024 - L'Elisir D'Amore 2024

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"Baritone John Holland as Leporello provides something of a masterclass in tireless physical comedy, devouring entire swaths of scenery with wreckless abandon. Don Giovanni’s famed catalogue aria, Madamina, il catalogo è questo, is breezily dispatched with ideal timing and proportion." Ian Ritchie Opera Going Toronto- 2023 Don Giovanni Toronto City Opera

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"John Holland a loveable everyman as Papageno." - Leslie Barcza Barczablog - 2023 Magic Flute Opera York

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"John Holland was a lively Kecal, well sung and acted. His sturdy baritone was tested by the many extreme low notes in the role, and he managed every single one with honour." - Joseph So Ludwig Van Toronto - 2024 Bartered Bride Canadian Institute fro Czech Music

"John Holland (Leporello) was a fine actor and an excellent foil for Christopher Dunham’s lascivious Don. Holland was at his strongest when singing in ensemble numbers, and was particularly effective in the final death scene’s trio."

Opera Canada - 2019 Don Giovanni Southern Ontario Lyric opera

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"It was obvious from John Holland’s performance that he had performed this role before.  I was amazed at his bass-baritone voice and of his acting skills. His recitation of the Don’s iniquitous adventures was for me one of the highlights of the evening."

Ernest Redekop -  2018 Don Giovanni Tour (London)

"John Holland portrayed Figaro with gusto.  His “Se Vuo Ballare” was sung with an ardent tone while his “Non più andrai” was dance-like in his phrasing. Holland was very dedicated to his text, making the most of major words and even imposing a buffo style at other moments. Holland sang his final aria with gravitas."

​www.operawire.com - Summer 2017 Le Nozze Di Figaro Prague Summer Nights Festival

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“John Holland gave a powerful and often quite funny account of the scheming Burgrave.”

​Opera Canada - Winter 2014/15 (on Dvořák's Jakobín)

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The Summer of 2025 is filled with some wonderful opera-tunities with Pirates of Penzance and Le Nozze di Figaro.