Opera Delaware
"The evenly matched cast was uniformly appealing, with musical highlights that included Walton’s elegant, beautifully sung “Un aura amorosa” (far more challenging than it appears)”
- Broad Street Review
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CINDERELLA
Virginia Opera
“Tenor David Walton was a handsome prince and a fine singer whose vocal quality was smooth, lyrical and capable of scaling the heights.”
- The Virginia Pilot
LA SCALA DI SETA
Opera Southwest
"David Walton has the required bravura to sing Dorvil. With a ringing high register, well suited for Rossini’s demanding tenor arias, he delivers a commendable “Vedrò qual sommo incanto."
- Concerto.net
CINDERELLA
Virginia Opera
“Remarkable vocal clarity”
- MD Theater Guide
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
The Glimmerglass Festival
“David Walton’s reedy tenor had the requisite Rossini high notes for Count Almaviva"
- The Wallstreet Journal
PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Cincinnati Opera
"As Frederic, David Walton... was ideal. He had charismatic presence and a sweet, pleasing tenor. His song, "Oh! Is there not one maiden breast," with the chorus of girls, might make any heart palpitate."
- Cincinnati Business Courier
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
The Glimmerglass Festival
“The Count was played by tenor David Walton whose voice could makeanything into a sweet serenade.”
- Times Union
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
The Glimmerglass Festival
“lyric tenor David Walton possesses a leggiero voice with coloratura flexibility that Rossini himself expected of his artists. Walton’s performance suggests that he will make his mark as a “21st century Rossini tenor”, a class of artist that have mastered the vocal agility and expressiveness of Rossini’s works.”
- Times Union
DON PASQUALE
Minnesota Opera
"The sweetest singing of the evening came from tenor David Walton, as Pasquale’s nephew Ernesto. A true lyric tenor with strong Italianate stylings, he poured a taste of honey on the top notes in Act One’s “Sogno soave e casto,” as well as on Act Three’s love song to Norina.”
- Opera Warhorses
DON PASQUALE
Minnesota Opera
"...with David Walton as Don Pasquale’s nephew, Ernesto...And that’s the role that provides this production’s breakthrough performance. Walton has consistently impressed since his days with male vocal group Cantus, and he gave up that gig to pursue an opera career. He’s been strong in smaller roles with Minnesota Opera, but this is his 6irst genuine star turn and he makes the most of it, casting a spell with solos of sadness and yearning. His voice is appropriately old-school, but with distinctive touches entirely his own, bursting with beauty and emotion."
- Pioneer Press
ALBERT HERRING
Union Avenue Opera
"Tenor David Walton brought just the right blend of sheepishness and mischievousness to the title role with a vocal quality that 6it the character."
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ALBERT HERRING
Union Avenue Opera
"Tenor David Walton sings Albert, and he captures all the frustration and shyness of this repressed innocent. Walton has the perfect voice for this role, and he's most impressive in Act 2, scene 2, which is almost completely his soliloquy."
- Broadway World
OPERA IN THE PARK
Madison Opera
"Just as lush and romantic... was tenor David Walton's performance of 'Ich Baue Ganz' from Mozart's 'The Abduction from the Seraglio, 'Madison Opera's second show of the season, set for February in the Capitol Theater. Walton's vocals had an appealing warmth and richness. His rendition of 'Maria' from Bernstein's 'West Side Story' lifted up to the hill where we sat, ringing in the air."
- The Capital Times
DIANA'S GARDEN
Minnesota Opera
"The three men, Craig Colclough (Doristo), Alek Shrader (Endimione) andDavid Walton (Silvio) were in top form as singers and actors."
- Star Tribune
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
Minnesota Opera
"... we’d lost this production’s only good villain in David Walton’s Tybalt,a tightly coiled ball of restless anger."
- Pioneer Press
THE MAGIC FLUTE
Minnesota Opera
"As the tuxedoed Tamino, tenor David Walton's "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" offered the requisite clean, clear voice of the hero as he affably endured his character's trials and tribulations."
- Duluth News Tribune
THE SHINING
Minnesota Opera
"...tenor David Walton as Delbert Grady, the previous caretaker who murdered his wife and two daughters, was equally chilling in his casual charm and suavity."
- Opera News
THE SHINING
Minnesota Opera
"David Walton...(was) potently nasty as Grady."
- Wall Street Journal
THE SHINING
Minnesota Opera
"David Walton was a suavely menacing Grady."
- Star Tribune