Press Acclaim

April 10, 2021

The Dallas Morning News

Jeremy Hallock

The performance from an exceptional talent like Holiday, who was on a stage for the first time in a year, was probably the next best thing to attending an opera.

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February 25, 2021

The New York Times

Seth Colter Walls

"During Holiday’s impressive performance, pain and hope intertwine in the same phrase — a show of skill that also produces a vertiginous, operatic power."

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February 3, 2020

Parterre

Patrick Mack

"His Double was countertenor John Holiday who displayed a fresh sound that melded with Mr. Hopkins seamlessly which was surely the intention."

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August 22, 2019

San Diego Story

Ken Herman

"Commanding countertenor John Holiday gave a rapturous account of these florid gems...[and] a bravura account of four Henry Purcell songs in Morris’ 1985 'One Charming Night'... his ample, alluring voice sailed confidently through the hall."

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February 16, 2018

The Washington Post

Joe Banno

"Timeless"

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July 14, 2016

The New York Times

Anthony Tommasini

"Exceptional [and] strong...even in its highest range"

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August 3, 2015

Wall Street Journal

Heidi Waleson

"Arrestingly powerful, secure and dramatically high"

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April 30, 2018

The New Yorker

Fergus McIntosh

"A thing of astonishing beauty"

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November 17, 2018

Houston Press

D.L. Groover

"Holiday is a force of nature, no doubt about it. His voice is supple, fierce, exceptionally beautiful, and has the power of the Radio City Music Hall organ. If there's a modern day Farinelli (the 18th century's star singer), he's it. Wonderfully dynamic, possessed of star wattage, somewhat celestial, he sings as if he had iron lungs."

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April 30, 2018

Broadway World

Richard Sasanow

"He has a gorgeous, expressive voice, that somehow balances sweetness and power, whether he's singing Baroque, gospel, American songbook or jazz."

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April 26, 2018

Opera News

Steven Jude Tietjen

"Holiday imbues everything he sings, regardless of genre, with his warm personal style and opulent voice, making classics from Handel to Thelonious Monk sparkle anew."

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April 18, 2018

The Los Angeles Times

Rick Schultz

"One of the finest countertenors of his generation."

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