Mark S. Doss
Mark S. Doss in Tosca
Mark S. Doss forwards these reviews:
Initial Reviews of the Show
"Scarpia,
likewise, is a one-dimensional figure, though the dimension is large: an
Iago in authority and of a viciousness not confined to a single grudge.
Mark S Doss portrays well both the ruthlessness and the elegance that
if anything intensifies the cruelty, and he sings with a certain refined
power, imposing himself on proceedings from the moment of his arrival
at Sant’ Andrea - not, admittedly, a moment that Puccini is inclined to
play down. Scarpia may be an ugly character, but his genre, unlike
Iago’s, is civilised. Doss gets absolutely right, in voice and manner,
the extremely sinister tone of this combination."
"Mark S. Doss, however, is spot-on as Scarpia, avarice and evil wrapped up in swagger, menace and dangerous charm."
-The Times London
"Mark S Doss is a highlight, relishing in
playing up the villainous Scarpia. Mellifluous and prowling, he cuts an
unnerving figure as he stalks around Tosca with increasing lust, matched
by his deep and rich bass-baritone. On occasion in productions
of Tosca, the orchestra can overpower, but here the singers are all well
matched and in Mark S Doss’s case, soars in his spine-tingling and
sinister Act 1 closer, Te Deum."
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