June 24 - Phillip's critically acclaimed Pelléas from Paris will be broadcast Live on Mezzo TV, with rebroadcasts scheduled for July 2 and July 14

"A debut to remember" as Pelléas at L'Opéra Comique in Paris

"'Luminous, the Pelléas of Phillip Addis, English but with perfect diction...with a perfect voice for the role." (Le Figaro, 17 June 2010)

"Phillip Addis and Karen Vourc'h are the young Pelléas and Mélisande. The first, a real Martin-style baritone, possesses the ideal timbre for the role, the high notes negotiated in a middle voice betraying the fragility of the character." (Resmusica, 16 June 2010)

"Phillip Addis is a brilliant Pelléas, clear voice, perfect diction, tense and passionate." (Premiere, 15 June 2010)

"For his Paris debut, the Canadian baritone Phillip Addis (who was Roderick Usher by the same Debussy at the Florence Gould in New York in November 2009) offered us the youngest, the most seductive and the most idiomatic of Pelléas's...[he] entered so perfectly into the character that one could say he embodied the role. A debut to remember." (Opéra Database, 15 June 2010)

"Perfect French, with a viril and warm baritone timbre, the Pelléas of the English (sic) Phillip Addis is this adolescent 'a little strange' that is spoken about by his half-brother Golaud, a gangling, impetuous, dreamer, darkly romantic." (Télérama, 15 June 2010)

"...the stage provided some wonderful surprises, beginning with the almost-ideal Pelleas of Canadian Phillip Addis - adolescent physique, impeccable diction, the precise qualities of a Martin-baritone." (Diapason, 17 June 2010)

"Her Pelléas, the young American (sic) Phillip Addis sings for the first time in France: a discovery - a real Martin-baritone, this rare tessitura that borrows the high notes from a tenor and who is exactly, and often unfindable, a true Debussy hero. Good-looking, beautiful actor and who pronounces his French almost without accent." (Webthea, 17 June 2010)

"The protagonists are almost the same age as their characters. Pelléas, a Canadian baritone with the high notes of a tenor ("a Martin-baritone") seems to have barely left adolescence. His name is Phillip Addis. He cultivates the strangeness of the character with a portrayal of young innocence. He should rapidly become a celebrity... Their love scene is a masterpiece of sensuality... Their diction in French, so difficult in the declamation, is impeccable." (Le Journal du Dimanche, 17 June 2010)

"Phillip Addis's superb Pelléas moves from diffidence to unbridled passion in subtle stages." (Financial Times, 16 June 2010)

"A true revelation, the sensitive Phillip Addis, with an undreamt-of adolescent physique, is an ideal Pelléas. With a chameleon-like traditional baritone voice, capable of lightening at every possible opportunity and varying the colour as easily as the Martin-baritones of old, and with admirably projected high notes, all without neglecting [French] diction, that casts a shadow over our compatriots." (Altamusica, 17 June 2010)

"The Canadian Phillip Addis portrays a young Pelléas and often with beautiful fervour." (Agence France Presse, 17 July 2010)

INTERVIEWS - check out two recent interviews with Phillip
Toronto Star, 21 April 2010
Opera Canada, Spring 2010

On January 30, enjoy an interview with Phillip Addis during Radio-Canada's program 'Opéra du samedi' which will feature Verdi's Stiffelio.

Other Recent Accolades

Phillip made his Opera Atelier debut in The Marriage of Figaro

"Baritone Phillip Addis (the Count) [is] extraordinarily talented. While Addis looks a trifle young for the Count (a powdered 18th-century wig would have helped), his commanding voice rings rich and true. What a career he has ahead of him as his instrument darkens and deepens." - Globe and Mail, 25 April 2010

"This production's big newcomer is Toronto baritone Phillip Addis, who was in spectacular voice at Sunday's matinée performance." - Toronto Star, 26 April 2010

"Vocally, the stars of the show are Giunta and Addis... Addis, with his rich, powerful baritone, is one of the most impressive Counts I've seen." - EYE Weekly, 26 April 2010

"From a casting point of view, Pynkoski scores a coup or two as well, with baritone Phillip Addis turning in a triumph as a youthful and overly-amorous Count Almaviva." - Toronto Sun, 26 April 2010

As Roderick Usher in Debussy's rarely performed The Fall of the House of Usher with Opéra Français de New York, November 2009

"Citons tout d'abord Phillip Addis pour sa double performance scénique dans le rôle de Roderick Usher. Double tant ses talents de comédien étaient bien à la hauteur de ses prouesses vocales. Ses aigus rayonnants et son mezza voce expressif lui offraient la palette nécessaire pour donner vie à l'héritier maudit.

(First we must highlight Phillip Addis for his double performance in the role of Roderick Usher. Double as well his talents as an actor which were equal to his vocal feat. His radiant high notes and his expressive half-voice provided the necessary palette to give life to this cursed heir.) - ClassiqueInfo.com, November 2009

"...two young and attractive singers, the baritone Phillip Addis and the soprano Ariadne Greif, as the Usher siblings." - New York Times, 25 November 2009

"A wonderfully emotional performance by Philip Addis." - ConcertoNet, 23 November 2009

As Belcore in Atlanta Opera's production of L'Elisir d'Amore, October 2009

"Phillip Addis...sang the role of Nemorino's rival Belcore with narcissistic hilarity and vocal charm." - Opera News, December 2009

Opera Extravaganza at the Toronto Summer Music Festival, August 2009

"Baritone Phillip Addis has a delivery that is creamy, rich and compelling." - Paula Citron, Classical 96.3

"I really enjoyed the singing of Phillip Addis, whose beautiful lyric baritone never sounded better."
Joseph So, La Scena Musicale