“The other singer who could be said to walk away with the production was Phillip Lopez as Leporello (but, then, what Leporello doesn’t almost walk away with Don Giovanni?). Physically agile and vocally secure, his Leporello was not just an oafish lout, but a true wheeler-dealer. Lopez has a keen understanding of how to sing recitative without grinding everything to a halt, and the famous Catalogue Aria where he lays out Don Giovanni’s conquest of global femininity was a delight. It was clear director Shrader had a lot of fun with Leporello, and it was probably the most coherent, complete characterization. Having Leporello show a nude portrait of Elvira from Giovanni’s diary to Elvira herself was a brilliant bit of stagecraft, emphasizing something visually that we hear about secondhand.”
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Don Giovanni - Opera San José - San José, CA - September 2026
By Matthew Travisano on September 20, 2026
“Phillip Lopez [serves] as [Don Giovanni’s] long-suffering manservant Leporello, whose famous “Catalogue” aria is the comic highlight of the opera.”
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Don Giovanni - Opera San José - San José, CA - September 2026
“The Don’s aide-de-corruption and only known comrade is his servant/sidekick Leporello who accommodates but bridles at serving rather than being the subjugator. Bass-baritone Phillip Lopez sings with a booming voice and extracts humor with flair and precision equal to Thompson. The voices of corruptor and accomplice blend with complementarity, Thompson’s being smooth like an exquisite artisan chocolate and Lopez’s rich like a dark roast coffee. Leporello lives vicariously through his master’s triumphs, and reveals a sense of pride in them as Lopez sings with glee the notable “Madamina, il catalogo è questo,” the catalogue aria, in which the servant details his master’s thousands of sexual adventures across the map of Western Europe. ”
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Don Giovanni - Opera San José - San José, CA - September 2026
By Victor Cordell on September 16, 2026
“Lopez provides a pugnacious frenemy, his voice equal in power to his master’s despite the difference in stature and station. His treatment of the book aria - regarding the sacred volume that chronicles Giovanni’s conquests - is even funnier than usual, augmented by fold-out addenda and a poster-size nude sketch of his target audience, Donna Elvira. ”
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Don Giovanni - Opera San José - San José, CA - September 2026
By Michael J. Vaughn on September 15, 2026
“The leads are largely well cast. Lopez sounds enough like Thompson that vocally, they’re convincing when they swap clothing, plus he’s extremely funny as Giovanni’s comic foil.”
San Francisco Classical Voice
Don Giovanni - Opera San José - San José, CA - September 2026
By Lisa Hirsch on September 15, 2026
“As Abdul, Phillip Lopez employed his resplendent bass-baritone to great effect. Destined for a major career, the young singer is appearing with opera companies throughout the US specializing in 20th-century repertoire.”
Opera News
The Last Savage - Odyssey Opera - Boston, MA - March 2026
“Phillip Lopez sang the role of Abdul with basso profundo conviction. But, even with this bluster, his lines lifted gracefully. Lopez’s aria at the close of Act 1 dug nicely into the character’s predicament: he is torn between duty and hopes for a simple life.”
The Arts Fuse
The Last Savage - Odyssey Opera - Boston, MA - March 2026
By Aaron Keebaugh on March 22, 2026
“Phillip Lopez sang the title role with both power and sensitivity. His baritone was smoothly produced from its bronze top to its solid, resonant bottom and deployed most expressively in his lament, “Where will it end?”. “The Art of Love” was a comic high point, finding Kitty teaching Abdul the refinements of love except the lesson devolves into a whiskey-soaked tumble on the sofa.”
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The Last Savage - Odyssey Opera - Boston, MA - March 2026
By Kevin Wells on March 15, 2026
“In the title role, bass-baritone Phillip Lopez endowed Abdul with very resonant low notes and a gleaming top. His naïve and hapless character telegraphed mystification when not growling or beating his bare chest. Time stopped in his “Where will it end?” aria.”
The Boston Music Intelligencer
The Last Savage - Odyssey Opera - Boston, MA - March 2026
By Lee Eiseman on March 14, 2026
“[As Cesar Chavez], Lopez was warm and sympathetic. Lopez was particularly efficient during the fast scene; Chavez’s banters with his wife Helen were exceptionally heartbreaking.”
Parterre Box
Dolores - West Edge Opera - Oakland, CA - August 2025
By Michael Anthonio on August 12, 2025
“As union president Cesar Chavez (baritone Philip Lopez) prepares for a hunger strike, he keeps returning to the word “sacrificio” set to a motif that Benavides weaves through the scene and recalls briefly at the end of the opera…As Chavez, Lopez was focused and intense, singing gracefully in the pivotal hunger strike scene.”
San Francisco Chronicle
Dolores - West Edge Opera - Oakland, CA - August 2025
By Michael Zwiebach on August 3, 2025
“Phillip Lopez enacted the ill-fated Captain Zuniga with relish.”
Palm Beach Arts Paper
Carmen - Florida Grand Opera - Miami, FL - April 2025
By Robert Croan on April 30, 2025
“…in ‘Toutes les femmes,’ bass-baritone Phillip Lopez’s Zuniga was not overtaken by the angry chorus.”
OperaWire
Carmen - Florida Grand Opera - Miami, FL - April 2025
By Afton Markay on May 1, 2025
“Phillip Lopez as Zuniga brought a firm low voice to the top officer.”
South Florida Classical Review
Carmen - Florida Grand Opera - Miami, FL - April 2025
By Lawrence Budmen on April 13, 2025
“Additionally, the physical performances were dialed up across the board to overdramatize the mundane legal discussions. Lopez, particularly, delivered some excellent cartoon-villain facial expressions that made the show delightful to watch.”
The Daily Iowan
Scalia/Ginsburg - Riverside Theatre - Iowa City, IA - September 2024
By Charlie Hickman on September 11, 2024
“In the dual assignments of the hunted Angelotti (Act I) and the sympathetic Jailer (Act III), the sturdy bass-baritone voice and acute stage instincts of Phillip Lopez marked this FGO Studio Artist as a performer to watch for on the operatic horizon.”
Opera News
Tosca - Florida Grand Opera - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - April 2023
By Robert Croan in May 2023
“Phillip Lopez did yeoman double duty as the escaped Prisoner Angelotti and as the Jailer.”
South Florida Classical Review
Tosca - Florida Grand Opera - Miami, FL - March 2023
By Lawrence Budmen on March 19, 2023
“…Phillip Lopez as Betto cuts a commanding figure, his utterances delivered in vibrant bass tones.”
South Florida Classical Review
Gianni Schicchi & Buoso’s Ghost - Florida Grand Opera - Miami, FL - January 2023
By Lawrence Budmen on January 29, 2023
“Phillip Lopez made a pompous, arrogant, Geromino with his resonant bass.”
Opera Now Magazine
El matrimonio secreto - Florida Grand Opera - Miami, FL - November 2022
By Karyl Charna Lynn in February 2023
“Phillip Lopez assayed the deep bass notes and rapid patter of Geronimo with pizzazz, and his confused facial expressions were genuinely funny.”
South Florida Classical Review
El matrimonio secreto - Florida Grand Opera - Miami, FL - November 2022
By Lawrence Budmen on November 14, 2022
“Of the supporting cast, studio artist Phillip Lopez deserves mention as Count Monterone…Lopez pronounces the curse in a solemn bass-baritone…”
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Rigoletto - Central City Opera - Central City, CO - July 2021
By Kelly Dean Hansen, Ph.D. on July 15, 2021
“With his resonant bass-baritone, Phillip Lopez made the dogged Antonio a more credible witness than usual.”
Opera News
The Marriage of Figaro - Opera Theatre of Saint Louis - St. Louis, MO - May-June 2019
By Joanne Sydney Lessner in September 2019
“…[Mignon] was ably supported by…bass-baritone Phillip Lopez as Lothario.”
The St. Louis Post Dispatch
Opera Theatre of St. Louis stages a delightful Center Stage concert
By Sarah Bryan Miller on June 26, 2019
“Phillip Lopez is splendid as Antonio.”
The Dallas News
Classic operas 'The Marriage of Figaro' and 'Rigoletto' round out the St. Louis festival
By Scott Cantrell on June 18, 2019
“Also handling the show’s comic elements nicely is Phillip Lopez as Antonio.”
The Ladue News
Fresh Rendition of 'Marriage of Figaro' Opens Opera Theatre Season with a Flourish: Opera Review
By Mark Bretz on May 29, 2019
“Other excellent work is done by… Phillip Lopez as Antonio.”
Broadway World
Fresh Rendition of 'Marriage of Figaro' Opens Opera Theatre Season with a Flourish: Opera Review
By Steve Callahan on May 28, 2019
“Highlights of the second half included... bass-baritone Phillip Lopez…in “Un segreto d’importanza” from Rossini’s ‘La Cenerentola.’”
The St. Louis Post Dispatch
Fine singing at Opera Theatre of St. Louis' Center Stage concert
By Sarah Bryan Miller on June 20, 2018
“Standouts among the numerous supporting singers playing court and military personnel were Phillip Lopez…
The Wall Street Journal
‘An American Soldier’ and ‘Regina’ Reviews: Prejudice and Power
By Heidi Waleson on June 12, 2018