PRESS COMMENTS

Deidamia/Handel    Hartt Opera Guild, Hartford, Conn.

Ulysses, a part originally written for a male soprano, was sung by Charles May, a robust and exciting tenor.
 - Ross Parmenter, New York Times

Charles May was made to order for the role of Ulysses. His acting, diction and handling of the difficult roulades in his much embroidered arias added up to a brilliant performance.
 - T.H. Parker, Hartford Courant

Cenerentola/Rossini    Shreveport Civic Opera Association

Civic Opera's Prince Charming was the tenor Charles May who brought solid musicianship and unimpeachable lyricism to the exciting arias, sparkling duets and recitatives.
- Pericles Alexander, Shreveport Times

Aida/ Verdi    Jacksonville Opera Company

Charles May as Rhadames, the hero of the opera, carried off his role extremely well, filling the auditorium with his rich tenor voice.
 - James Calloway, Florida Times Union

Traviata/Verdi    Dallas Lyric Theatre

Charles May again disclosed a remarkable voice and handsome presence.
 - John Rosenfield, Dallas Morning News

Dom Pasquale/Donizetti    Dallas Lyric Theatre

Charles May, the tenor who sang Ernesto, was remarkable. He has imposing operatic presence and a flair for dramatic action. Best of all, he has a perfectly placed lyric tenor voice under good control and a temperment both artistic and musical.
 - John Rosenfeld, Dallas Morning News

La Boheme/Puccini    Baltimore Civic Opera

Charles May, the Rudolfo, displayed a tenor voice of admirable color, well projected, entirely devoid of strain, giving the role the needful youth and ardor.
 - Helen Penniman, Baltimore News Post

Charles May had an excellent impression as Rudolfo. He has a tenor voice of healthy proportions and fine quality and he conveys intensity of feeling. In addition to his great vocal qualifications he makes an excellent appearance on the stage.
 - Weldon Wallace, Baltimore Sun

Madame Butterfly/Puccini    Balitmore Civic Opera

Charles May was an excellent Pinkerton, a stiff and thankless role to begin with, yet here is another case of an artist who sought to know the character he was portraying, and as a result Pinkerton seemed less of a heel and at times very likeable.
 - George Kent Bellows, Baltimore Evening Sun

Messiah/Handel    Albany Choral Society

Charles May, a real tenore di grazia, was imbued with the solemnity of the text, offering a revitalized vocalism to the score and deep sense of interpretive artistry. He observed all the Handelian traditions as to phrasing and accenting certain words and his voice had no difficulty negotiating florid melodic line, which at times becomes almost operatic. We have heard innumerable performances of the tenor aria from "The Messiah", both live and recorded, but never any rendition better than that of last night.
 - Edgar Van Olinda, Times-Union, Albany

Messiah/Handel    Mercer College Festival, Macon, GA

Charles May's opening recitative "Comfort Ye" and the aria "Every Valley" set the pace for an impressive performance.
 - Joseph Maetz, Macon News