“Igor Emelianov’s impressive baritone combined with great acting abilities made his role of Germont unforgettable.”

                                                    Yonge Street Revue (Toronto)

“The intense Moldavian baritone Igor Emelianov.”

                                                               Opera News

“The Moldavian baritone, Igor Emelianov, is undoubtedly endowed with an authentic baritone voice, and what’s more, an authentic dramatic baritone with a powerful bottom and a ringing top.”

                                                          Opera Web Reviews

“The most memorable performances came from … Igor Emelianov was really the star of the show.”

                                                             Opera Canada

“…baritone Igor Emelianov was outstanding…”

                                                              The Chronicle

“Igor Emelianov as Don Carlo, has an agreeable stage presence and a pleasant baritone… He was at his acting best when, contemplating Charlemagne’s tomb (Act III) he ponders his course of action as he considers his life and his power and decides to forgive his enemies.”

                                                       Sarasota Herald-Tribune

“Igor Emelianov sang a vigorous Sasha…”

                                                             Opera News

“…the company was fortunate in having baritone Igor Emelianov, whose cool elegance of voice made him a fine threatening villain. Scarpia died in a wonderful fury.”

                                                   Centuries Opera Association

“I also like the polish of Igor Emelianov. He is a very distinctive voice. To hear it is to never forget it and he also has a wonderful sort of low register and an upper register to the point where he is almost a bass-baritone. That peculiar quality where you can go way down into the deep, deep register. He’s got a very interesting vibrato to his voice and is very expressive. He really poured his heart and soul into what he was singing and I thought that this is a voice that I will hear in the future.”

                                                      CFMX Radio (Toronto)