"Ukrainian baritone Yuriy Yurchuk was superb as Marcello, his acting convincing, his rich voice sometimes strident, sometimes seductively mellow."
“Marcello is played by Ukrainian baritone Yuriy Yurchuk. He carries the role with confidence, conviction and lean energy, and his singing is rich and powerful.”
“Marcello, a painter, and a sympathetic friend to Mimi, is sung and played with consummate ease by Ukrainian baritone Yuriy Yurchuk“
"Both baritones, Yuriy Yurchuk as a ringingly sung Marcello and Henry Neill as a lively, funny Schaunard, are excellent value too."
"The multinational cast is exceptional, with Anush Hovhannisyan, making her Opera North debut as a flirty Musetta, nicely playing off Ukrainian baritone Yuriy Yurchuk as Marcello.."
"Yuriy Yurchuk’s smooth- toned Marcello"
“Also performing for Opera North for the first time are Ukrainian baritone, Yuriy Yurchuk, playing Marcello, jealous yet sincerely in love with the flighty but calculating Musetta… A very fine moment, in an evening of very fine moments”
“Yuriy Yurchuk, whose solid baritone cuts through the orchestra textures with precision”
“Marcello (Yuriy Yurchuk) used his rich baritone to good effect and his acting was professional and convincing"
“Yuriy Yurchuk, playing Rodolfo’s housemate Marcello, is perhaps the strongest presence on stage and, along with Emyr Wyn Jones’ Colline and Henry Neill as Schaunard, particularly in their playful start to the final act, add much needed comedy to what could otherwise feel a weighty evening.”