Joseph Lattanzi is memorable as the bullfighter Escamillo. His “Toreador Song” is just what it needs to be, a triumphant anthem performed with gusto.

Cache Daily

Charlie Schill

Carmen

"Figaro is played by Atlanta native Joseph Lattanzi. He is more than up for the task ... his presence on stage is like a warm glow. His voice is stellar. His acting is top notch. He can garner a snicker from the audience with just a facial expression. He doesn’t as much command the stage, as integrate with it, letting his skills play off those of the other performers."

artsATL

Jonathan Shipley

The Barber of Seville

"I was most impressed with Joseph Lattanzi (Dandini), whose instrument sounds fully-formed; he matched ... coloratura note-for-note, but also spun a legato that was rich and luscious in all registers."

A Beast in a Jungle

Robert Battey

La Cenerentola

"Joseph Lattanzi, a familiar face with the VO, again delighted with his warm, rounded baritone as crafty valet Dandini."    

The Virginian-Pilot

John Shulson

La Cenerentola

"With a relaxed demeanor and a seemingly effortless baritone delivery, Lattanzi stands out in a role that might be overlooked in some productions."   

DC Metro Theater Arts

Bob Ashby

La Cenerentola

"Baritone Joseph Lattanzi was note-perfect as the Count, bringing dramatic weight, ideal comic timing, and vocal authority."  

Seen and Heard International

Rafael de Acha

Le Nozze di Figaro

"Each role was wonderfully sung and acted... Lattanzi was a charismatic, virile Count Almaviva with a strong baritone and a mean streak."

Cincinnati Business Courier

Janelle Gelfand

Le Nozze di Figaro

"The soloists were incredible, and very well cast in their roles. Baritone Joseph Lattanzi, in his lead role as the unrepentant libertine Don Giovanni, imbued his role as the snarky, arrogant Don with just the right combination of charm and menace."

Florida Times-Union

Timothy Tuller

Don Giovanni

“Joseph Lattanzi was a long-suffering Audebert who could have been any mother’s son trying to contend with army regulations. His haunting voice was memorable.”

OperaWire

Maria Nockin

Silent Night

"Lt. Audebert (sung by baritone Joseph Lattanzi) ...an alum of Arizona Opera's Marion Roose Pullin young artists program, was thrilling with a deeply nuanced baritone that resonated with heartfelt emotion". 

Arizona Daily Star

Cathelena E. Burch

Silent Night

"Joseph Lattanzi, a mellow-voiced, charismatic baritone"

New York Times

Anthony Tommasini

Fellow Travelers

"Joseph Lattanzi recreates his Hawkins Fuller splendidly, bringing out the character’s deeply conflicted nature with a resonant baritone and a charismatic stage presence. Like Timothy, you want to love and hate this guy at the same time."

Chicago Tribune

John von Rhien

Fellow Travelers

Aaron Blake (Tim) and ... Joseph Lattanzi (Hawk), with his strapping, enveloping baritone, play off each other perfectly ... Lattanzi covers a broad dramatic range, from the cheerful confidence of his attractive public face to the quiet, genuine affection he unexpectedly feels for Tim.

Opera News March 2018 Recording Review Critics Choice

Joshua Rosenblum

Fellow Travelers

"baritone Joseph Lattanzi as Hawkins Fuller is all warm bonhomie and surface charm with something elusive and shifting behind the attractive facade. Lattanzi’s warm lyric baritone and Arrow Collar Man good looks give the character a seductive charisma that makes us empathize with all who come under his influence."

Gay City News

Eli Jacobson

Fellow Travelers

"Aaron Blake's Tim and Joseph Lattanzi's Hawk showed remarkable dramatic chemistry and vocal compatibility, with Blake's glowing, youthful tenor and Lattanzi's capacious, charismatic baritone immediately establishing the balance of power."  

Opera News PROTOTPYE festival review

Joshua Rosenblum

Fellow Travelers

"The leading men are both terrific ... Baritone Joseph Lattanzi hit precisely the right louche note with his smirk and light, lithe voice, and, whatever his sexual orientation, he convinced utterly as a top man in the first act’s sex scene."

Observer

James Jorden

Fellow Travelers

"Joseph Lattanzi was splendid as Hawk, his buttery baritone luxuriant and robust." 

New York Times

Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim

Fellow Travelers

“No string of superlatives can do justice to the masculine security of Lattanzi's singing and his convincing transformation from self-confident, reckless love to deeply despairing heartbreaker.”

Opera Now Magazine (UK)

Jason Victor Serinus

Fellow Travelers

"Baritone Joseph Lattanzi was superb as the smooth-talking, handsome Hawk" 

Wall Street Journal

Heidi Waleson

Fellow Travelers

"The robust baritone Joseph Lattanzi delivered a compelling, multilayered portrait of [Hawkins] Fuller."

Chicago Tribune

John Von Rhein

Fellow Travelers

"Joseph Lattanzi brought ... a confident, handsome presence, and a resonant baritone suggesting wells of feeling ... "

Opera News

Fred Cohn

Fellow Travelers

“Hawkins [was] sung by Joseph Lattanzi with overarching self-confidence and brio ”

American Record Guide

Jay Harvey

Fellow Travelers

"In the central role of Hawkins Fuller ... baritone Joseph Lattanzi delivers a career-making performance ... with a creamy lyric baritone and matinee idol looks..." 

Seen and Heard International

Rafael de Acha

Fellow Travelers

"Lattanzi’s rich baritone, combined with his imposing height is swoon-worthy and could probably charm the pants off of Rush Limbaugh..."

thebroadwayblog.com

Ryan Leeds

Fellow Travelers

"the most striking moment of the second act is Hawk’s aria “Our Very Own Home.” Spears sets a melismatic vocal line—sung in a full, yet agile baritone by Joseph Lattanzi..."

icareifyoulisten.com

Amanda Cook

Fellow Travelers

" As Hawk, a handsome state department official, Lattanzi exuded the swagger of the office charmer. He easily seduced the ladies (he eventually marries one) as well as the younger Timothy ... he sang in a mellifluous baritone..."

Cincinnati Enquirer

Janelle Gelfand

Fellow Travelers

"as Don Giovanni Joseph Lattanzi was a delight both vocally and dramatically...he achieved a high plane of vocalism and dramatic purpose whenever he was on stage"

Opera Today

Maria Nockin

Don Giovanni

"Undeniable star potential...superb baritone Joseph Lattanzi...immensely energetic, nigh-flawless Count Almaviva..." 

San Francisco Classical Voice

Jason Victor Serinus

Le Nozze di Figaro

"Baritone Joseph Lattanzi was a superb Count Almaviva...unmistakable charisma...the two numbers at the beginning of Act 3 which found him moving from oily seductiveness to explosive rage, made a vocal and theatrical tour de force"

San Francisco Chronicle

Joshua Kosman

Le Nozze di Figaro

"Joseph Lattanzi made a charismatic Guglielmo, whose singing was both robust and lyrical..."

Cincinnati Enquirer

Janelle Gelfand

Cosi fan tutte

"Baritone Joseph Lattanzi combined robust vocalism, deft soft-shoe skills and

plenty of charisma."

San Francisco Chronicle

Joshua Kosman

Postcard from Morocco