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Le nozze di Figaro Mozart
role: Count Almaviva
Opera Zuid, 2010
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"But the most surprising is
Willem de Vries, who is an uncommonly light baritone for
the role of Count Almaviva, but nevertheless is entirely
convincing. He also has an aristocratic appearance, which
makes the chain saw he pulls out of his bag whilst trying
to open the suspicious cabinet especially humorous."
De Volkskrant, Frits van der
Waa |
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"Willem de Vries (Count Almaviva)
was een convincing womanizer."
Eindhovens Dagblad, Mieske
van Eck |
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"Willem de Vries sung well…"
Trouw, Kees Arntzen |
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Hänsel
und Gretel Humperdinck
role: Peter Besenbinder
Opera Zuid, 2010 |
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"The baritone Willem de Vries
and the soprano Miranda van Kralingen form a sympathetic
couple that in modern day would qualify for welfare and
food stamps."
Den Haag Centraal, Aad van
der Ven |
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"Father Peter, baritone Willem
de Vries, sings and plays his role excellently. He has
a warm timbre and with his calm manner of acting is a
worthy antagonist for the exhausted mother."
Cultuurbewust, Erik Theunissen |
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"Willem de Vries as the father
with his present baritonal quality…"
Der Neue Merker, Jan Hendriks |
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Faust Ch. Gounod
role: Valentin
Opera Zuid, 2009 |
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"Willem de Vries (Valentin)
presented himself securely and precisely"
Das Opernglass, W. Kutzschbach |
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"Willem de Vries gives Valentin
an aggressive character with a clear baritone sound. He
is convincing with his concentrated vocal use and he knows
how to display antiquated longing."
Opernnetz,
Franz R. Stuke |
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Il Barbiere di Siviglia Rossini
role: Figaro
Opera Zuid, 2008 |
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“Willem de Vries is
a remarkable good and sonorous Figaro.”
Trouw,
Peter van der Lint |
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“Dutch baritone Willem
de Vries is a lively Figaro and his aria is immediately
a high point.”
Theater
Centraal, Marc Duijnstee |
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“Dutch baritone Willem
de Vries sung with formidable élan, expression
and strength in ‘Largo al factotum’. Afterwards
he demonstrated how beautifully he could sing piano passages.”
Opera Gazet, Hendrik Verhoeven |
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Die
Lustige Witwe Léhar
role: Danilo
Opera Zuid, 2006 |
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| “Danilo, who is
an excellent type-cast Willem de Vries”.
Traditional ‘Merry Widow’
by Opera Zuid-NRC Handelsblad, Mischa Spel |
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| “But the real
joy comes from both main caracteres, Willem de Vries
en Francis van Broekhuizen,
who prove to be to upcoming stars of at least national
size”.
Effective ‘Widow’
by Opera Zuid-De Volkskrant, Frits van der Waa
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| “Willem de
Vries, a melodious count Danilo with his light baritone
voice has the strongest vocal additions.”
Merry ‘Widow’ by
Opera Zuid-De Telegraaf, Thiemo Wind |
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| “Willem de
Vries, an easily singing and acting count Danilo.”
Elegant ‘Merry Widow’
by Opera Zuid-Trouw, Sandra Krooke |
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| “Vocally Willem
de Vries had the most to offer, his generous baritone
added a clear shape to the music.”
‘Merry Widow’ entertaining-Eindhovens
Dagblad, Marjolein Sengers |
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| “Willem de
Vries is a nice, souple, noble baritone.”
War of roses and a diplomat’s
Ball-Opernfreund, Dirk Altenär |
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| Oratoria |
“The part of Christus
was very expressively interpreted by baritone Willem de
Vries; with his eyes set on the public, he knew how to
make his role very exciting.”
Impressive
Matthäus - Franeker-Leeuwarder Courant, Jeanine
Kramer |
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“Out of the soloists
Willem de Vries was the most impressive.”
In an AD-Rotterdam Dagblad article
featuring Jan Rot discussing Brahms’ Requiem, Ger
van der Tang
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