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• Eugene Onegin

  Northern Ireland Opera

  Sep 2024

  • Ukraine-born baritone Yuriy Yurchuk, a former Jette Parker young artist at the Royal Opera, returned to the company (he was Giorgio Germont in La Traviata) to sing the title role: rich-toned and offering a stylish line in callous disdain.

    • The Guardian
    • 21 September 2024

  • Ukrainian baritone, Yuriy Yurchuk, captured the charm and haughty arrogance of Onegin to perfection in the early scenes. There was a striking contrast with the distraught, disheveled character who we saw languishing at Tatyana’s feet in the final scene. His voice was powerful and imposing at various points rising above big orchestral forces, but he was also sensual and lyrical and blended beautifully with the other performers in the ensemble scenes. His final duet with Mary McCabe’s Tatyana was thrilling both dramatically and musically and his final cries were devastating

    • Seen and Heard
    • 21 September 2024

  • Ukraine-born Yuriy Yurchuk has a lovely, lyrical baritone and captures Onegin's journey from haughty superiority to the brokenness of the final duet.

    • The Times
    • 16 September 2024

  • The Ukrainian baritone Yuriy Yurchuk is an ideal Eugene Onégin, assuming a supercilious and smarmy persona, before understanding the error of his ways, only to get his comeuppance. The voice is ideal, with warm even tone, great quality and an assured easy production

    • The Irish Times
    • 16 September 2024

• Don Carlo

  Opéra de Bauge

  Jul 2024 - Aug 2024

  • Exceptionnel aussi le Rodrigo du baryton ukrainien Yuriy Yurchuk, qui évoque les glorieux souvenirs des Bruson ou Cappuccilli : c’est dire à quels sommets vocaux l’on se situe. Lui aussi rayonne dans ce rôle si constamment émouvant d’ami déchiré, d’ami sacrifié : timbre de vrai baryton-Verdi, projection foudroyante, phrasés admirables, ligne tenue sans faiblesse, tout est somptueux – et sa mort est un des grands moments du troisième acte." “Also exceptional is the Rodrigo of the Ukrainian baritone Yuriy Yurchuk, who evokes the glorious memories of Bruson or Cappuccilli: that is to demonstrate at what vocal heights we are talking. He shines in this constantly moving role of a torn friend, a sacrificed friend: timbre of a true Verdi baritone, dazzling projection, admirable phrasing, line held without weakness, everything is sumptuous – and his death is one of the great moments of the third act.

    • Opera Online
    • 06 August 2024

  • Le Rodrigo (marquis de Posa) de Yuriy Yurchuk (Renato l’an passé), n’est pas moins émouvant par son humanité. Sa droiture, son exigence morale inébranlable le conduiront à se sacrifier pour son ami Don Carlo. L’Ukrainien, authentique baryton verdien, met sa vaillance, sa projection, au service de ce personnage empathique, fier, dont la générosité égale le courage. Les moyens vocaux sont impressionnants, l’ampleur, une maîtrise technique sans faille, de réelles qualités de phrasé, un timbre chaleureux illustrent l’ardeur des convictions de l’ami." "Yuriy Yurchuk’s Rodrigo (Marquis of Posa - Renato last year) is no less moving in his humanity. His uprightness, his unwavering moral requirement will lead him to sacrifice himself for his friend Don Carlo. The British-Ukrainian, an authentic Verdian baritone, puts his courage, his projection, at the service of this empathetic, proud character, whose generosity equals his courage. The voice is impressive, the breadth, a flawless technical mastery, real qualities of phrasing, a warm timbre illustrate the ardor of the friend’s convictions.

    • Forum Opéra
    • 05 August 2024

• Don Giovanni

  Savonlinna Festival

  Jul 2024

  • “Don Giovanni is an unabashed narcissist and hedonist, with a coal-black soul. In the premiere, the role was sung by the Ukrainian-British baritone Yuriy Yurchuk, who makes Don Giovanni almost a crazy guy. Laughter echoes like a horn, the seduction attempts start mechanically as soon as the woman is nearby. Yuriy Yurchuk's dark baritone is strong and carrying, the role flows naturally, even though it is a role debut. Yurchuk is a charming, handsome and charismatic Don Giovanni, whose true inner evil shines through very clearly in places.”

    • Kulttuuri
    • 12 July 2024

• Eugene Onegin

  Royal Danish Opera

  Oct 2023 - Nov 2023

  • The internationally renowned Ukrainian baritone Yuriy Yurchuk was fortunately an excellent Eugene Onegin with his charismatic appearance and a powerful voice.

    • CPH Culture
    • 06 November 2023

  • På grund af sygdom erstattet af en gæst udefra, Yutiy Yurchuk. Det var en god løsning, for Yurchuk indgik naturligt i forestillingen med flot stemme og statur og har i øvrigt sunget i samme iscenesættelse i Bruxelles. [Translated]: Due to illness, he was replaced by an outside guest, Yuriy Yurchuk. It was a good solution, because Yurchuk was a natural part of the performance with a beautiful voice and stature and has also sung in the same staging in Brussels.

    • Kulturkupeen
    • 30 October 2023

  • Meglio l’Onegin di Yuriy Yurchuk, che sostituisce l’indisposto Jens Søndergaard più che dignitosamente e porta a casa la serata con buona presenza scenica e voce solida. [Translated] Yuriy Yurchuk's Onegin is better, replacing the indisposed Jens Søndergaard more than dignifiedly and bringing home the evening with good stage presence and solid voice.

    • Le Salon Musical
    • 03 November 2023

• Songs and Dances of Death

  Württemberg Philharmonic of Reutlingen

  Sep 2023

  • "In den "Liedern und Tänzen des Todes" verkörpert der ukrainische Bariton Yuriy Yurchuk den Sensenmann mit einer stimmlichen Intensität, die Gänsehaut macht." "Aber dann hat Gevatter seinen Auftritt. Der ukrainische Bariton Yuriy Yurchuk lässt ihn aufmarschieren in Mussorgskis "Liedern und Tänzen des Todes" [...] Yurchuk gibt ihm eine markant konturierte Stimme, in der sich Wucht und Düsternis der Thematik spiegeln." "Er erst macht das erste Stück zum Wiegenlied, das Bariton Yurchuk furios zwischen Schmeicheln und Grauen schwanken lässt. Er erst verwandelt die Szene mit dem kranken Mädchen zum lockend tänzelnden Ständchen. Er erst lädt den trunkenen Bauern zum Tanz mit den Schneeflocken (wobei das Orchester einen Moment Mühe hat, zu folgen), ehe er den Unglücklichen ins weiche Weiß bettet." [Translated] "“In “Songs and Dances of Death,” Ukrainian baritone Yuriy Yurchuk embodies the Grim Reaper with a vocal intensity that gives you goosebumps" "But then the godfather makes his appearance. The Ukrainian baritone Yuriy Yurchuk lets him march in Mussorgsky's "Songs and Dances of Death." [..] Yurchuk gives him a distinctively contoured voice that reflects the power and darkness of the subject matter.” “[Mussorgsky] turns the first piece into a lullaby, which allows baritone Yurchuk to sway furiously between flattery and horror. He first transforms the scene with the sick girl into an enticing, dancing serenade. He then invites the drunken farmer to dance with the snowflakes (which the orchestra struggles to follow for a moment) before he beds the unfortunate man in the soft white.”

    • Reutlingen General-Anzeiger
    • 19 September 2023

• La Traviata

  Northern Ireland Opera

  Sep 2022

  • Yurchuk is compelling. His rich baritone carries the requisite gravitas when Giorgio Germont insists that Violetta part from his son to preserve his family’s honor and so as not to offend God. Later, wracked with regret for the tragic course of actions that he has unleashed, his poignant duet with Violetta is tenderly aching.

    • Theatre News
    • 13 September 2022

  • The Ukrainian baritone Yuriy Yurchuk was affecting as Giorgio Germont, stiff, cold, broken, but his voice warm and reverberant. You may recognise the name. He made news earlier this year when he sang his homeland’s national anthem at the gates of Downing Street.

    • The Guardian
    • 19 September 2022