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Die Schöpfung (Uriel) - Opéra national de Lorraine

“Jonas Hacker déploie des charmes tout mozartiens. C’est un Uriel enjoué qu’il propose dans un chant tout en lumière, assis sur une solide technique.”

“Jonas Hacker displays a Mozartian charm.  He offers a cheerful Uriel with a song that is full of light, based on a solid technique.”
-Yannick Boussaert, ForumOpera
February 23, 2024

“Excellent également l’Uriel de Jonas Hacker, dont le timbre brillant et clair de ténor (très bachien au demeurant) a parfaitement servi les longues parties narratives.”

“Jonas Hacker’s Uriel is also excellent, whose brilliant and clear tenor timbre (very Bachian in fact) served the long narrative parts perfectly.”
-Mario Armellini, Première Loge
March 4, 2024

Falstaff (Fenton) - Berkshire Opera Festival

“Her Fenton, Jonas Hacker… exactly what a young swain should sound and look like. His tenor carried off Act three’s “Dal labbro il canto estasiato vola” with a smooth and stirring grace, as both he and Habersham gave a spotlight to the subplot of the duo’s true love conquering all, with simply terrific singing.”
-Matt Costello, OperaWire
August 28, 2021

“Another bit of luxury casting was tenor Jonas Hacker as Fenton, who vocally and dramatically was well-nigh perfection. Who could fault Nannetta from falling in love with him against her father’s wishes?”
-Rick Perdian, Seen and Heard International
August 25, 2021

“As to the men, energetic tenor Jonas Hacker's clear sound as Fenton rang out in solos and ensembles… he offered a full-voiced impressive rendition.”
-Robert Levine, Bachtrack
Augst 22, 2021

Platée (Mercury) - Des Moines Metro Opera

“As a nebbishy bespectacled Mercury, Jonas Hacker dominated every scene he was in. Mr. Hacker has an immensely engaging stage presence, and his bright, full-bodied lyric tenor invited our attention with every pleasurable phrase.”
-James Sohre, Opera Today
July, 2021

“...Mercury, sung by Jonas Hacker. The beleaguered god was clearly an audience favorite, garnering many of the laughs as he struggled to work up the nerve to perform his duties. Hacker played Mercury as a frustrated immortal whose patience was almost as short as his toga, and Hacker’s vocal performance in stark contrast to his neurotic character was solid and commanding, ideal for delivering divine proclamations.”
-Meghan Klinkenborg, Schmopera
July 26, 2021

Messiah (Tenor soloist) - The Philadelphia Orchestra

“Hacker… provided a clear, shining tone and a lightness appropriate to the text…”
-Linda Holt, Broad Street Review
December 23, 2019

“This was followed no less admirably by Jonas Hacker’s sympathetic singing of ‘Comfort ye’ and ‘Ev’ry Valley’… the honeyed tone and easeful delivery he displayed this time were evidence of hard work and considerable success in honing his artistry, and he emerged as the standout among the day’s soloists.”
-Bernard Jacobson, Seen and Heard International
December 30, 2019

Bach Mass in B Minor (Tenor soloist) - The Philadelphia Orchestra

“Jonas Hacker’s tenor had exactly the right tone, weight, and vibrato.”
-David Patrick Sterns, The Philadelphia Inquirer
December 6, 2019

“Jonas Hacker’s baritonal tenor had an attractive core and he freely moved toward the high attacks in Domine Deus.”
-Cameron Kelsall, Bachtrack
December 6, 2019

Hamlet (Laërte) - Washington Concert Opera

“Jonas Hacker’s strikingly elegant Laërte…”
-Harry Rose, The Washington Post
November 25, 2019

“Tenor Jonas Hacker made a bright, youthful Laërte, with a pleasing ring at the top…”
-Charles T. Downey, Washington Classical Review
November 25, 2019

Fellow Travelers (Timothy Laughlin) - Arizona Opera

“As Timothy Laughlin, charismatic tenor Jonas Hacker had the longest and most difficult part… conductor Daniela Candillari never covered his sound, he sang a great many well-focused forte and fortissimo high notes. His character gradually grew from a nervous youth to a young man who could stand on his own before important government officials. Both his acting and his vocal coloring told of his character’s innate vulnerability.”
-Maria Nockin, OperaWire
November 12, 2019

Bach Mass in B Minor (Tenor soloist) - Music of the Baroque

“Jonas Hacker’s youthful tenor contrasted graciously with Van Doren in the ‘Domine Deus’ duet and he brought poised sensitivity to the ‘Benedictus.’”
-Lawrence A. Johnson, Chicago Classical Review
September 15, 2019

“Jonas Hacker had an unforced, easy tenor.  He was particularly effective in his solo outing in the ‘Benedictus,’ masterfully highlighting the text.  He and Van Doren worked well together in the ‘Domine Deus’ duet, both creating plaintive and pleasing music.”
-M.L. Rantala, Hyde Park Herald
September 18, 2019

Billy Budd (The Novice) - Central City Opera

“Jonas Hacker’s performance of the unfortunate, abused Novice Claggart enlists to frame Billy is heartbreaking.”
-Aaron Storms, The Weekly Register-Call
July 25, 2019

Così fan tutte (Ferrando) – The Rochester Philharmonic

“Ferrando’s melting ‘Un’aura amorosa’ is the one ‘love song’ in the piece.  It’s deceptively difficult, and Hacker sang it beautifully.”
-David Raymond, City Newspaper
May 10, 2019

Manon Lescaut (Edmondo) - Dallas Opera

“One after another, even smaller roles are luxuriously cast, starting with Jonas Hacker’s smart lyric tenor in the role of Edmondo.”
-Scott Cantrell, The Dallas Morning News
March 2, 2019

Messiah (Tenor soloist) - The Philadelphia Orchestra

“Jonas Hacker, a recent graduate of Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts, sang the tenor solos with distinction. His well-produced voice has an almost baritonal coloring that brings out the drama in the music, without sacrificing any of the necessary lightness the part requires. His performance served as an exemplar of the high quality of our local training programs.”
-Cameron Kelsall, Broad Street Review
December 7, 2018

“Among the soloists, tenor Hacker was a marvel, with superb diction and thoughtful, even profound inflections of the text.”
-David Patrick Stearns, The Inquirer
December 7, 2018

Fellow Travelers (Timothy Laughlin) - Lyric Opera of Chicago: Lyric Unlimited

“As Timothy, Jonas Hacker powers his lucid, focused tenor as every fraught emotional situation requires, yet registers the protagonist’s inner journey with tender lyricism and poignant vulnerability.”
-John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune
March 18, 2018

“As Timothy, Jonas Hacker was simply terrific.  The young tenor was fully believable, progressing from an endearingly nerdy naïf to sexual maturity – while wrestling with his Catholic faith and conservative political leanings – and becoming a stronger, more self-possessed figure.  Hacker’s slender tenor handled all the demands of Spears’ vocal lines, with ardent singing in Timothy’s church confession and nailing his top notes in the ensembles with ease.”
-Lawrence A. Johnson, Chicago Classical Review
March 18, 2018

“As Timmy, Jonas Hacker is ideally cast, embodying naïveté and passion equally.  His key solo scene, a confessional in church, is riveting.”
-Katherine Syer, Bachtrack
March 27, 2018

“Hacker delivered this moment of confliction and catharsis with breathtaking conviction and vocal intelligence.  He showed himself to be a singer with a real voice – literally and artistically.”
-Michael Pecak, Schmopera
March 19, 2018