“As Gennaro, her illegitimate son who had been raised apart from his ill-reputed mother, we heard tenor Eric Botto who filled out his role nicely. Unaware of  Lucrezia's identity and having been warned of her dangerous nature, his approach to her was wary.  But when singing with his friend Maffio Orsini. His voice was colored with warmth. When there are no sets and costumes to help the story along, and when audience members do not wish to distract themselves from the singing to look at titles on their cell phones, these vocal colorations assume an outsize importance. We particularly enjoyed his duets with Orsini.” - Meche Kroop, Voce di Meche Reviews

Eric performs with New Amsterdam Opera in Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia

Di pescatore ignobile - Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti

- New Amsterdam Opera; Keith Chambers, conductor