"Mark Thomsen was a take-charge Don Ottavio, not at all subservient to his lady. He was given some particularly tough stage directions, like hauling the dead Commendatore up a steep hill and singing 'Dalla sua pace' flat on his back. Thomsen's tenor is smoothly lyrical but substantial, with a stunning pianissimo, and his breath control in 'Il mio tesoro' was nothing short of remarkable." — Andante