MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Opera  Carolina
"As Sharpless, Thomas Woodman used his handsome baritone to make a warm and sympathetic American Consul.  Bachman, the director, heightened Woodman's role as the opera's conscience by having him appear in silhouette, ominously, at the opera's start and again in the end, when his direst predictions have come true." The Charlotte Observer - March 28, 1999

"Appearing as the admonitory American consul, Sharpless, baritone Thomas Woodman, is superbly understated.  His reading of Pinkerton's letter is a brilliant moment of quiet anguish."  Arkansas Democrat-Gazette -- June 21, 1998

AIDA
Anchorage Opera
"Aida's father, Amonasro, played by Thomas Woodman, was convicing in both his fatherly and scheming phases.  The Act Three duet in which he convinces his daughter to coax information from Radames was well-acted and sung." Anchorage Daily News-- February 1, 1998 

Opera Illinois
"The voices were quite ear-catching, too, especially baritone Thomas Woodman as Amonasro." Peoria Journal Star -- May 4, 1998 

DON GIOVANNI
Cedar Rapids Symphony
"Vibrant vocalists and balanced, buoyant music marked Don Giovanni, presented last night at the Paramount Theater.  Baritone Thomas Woodman is a superb Don Giovanni."  The Cedar Rapids Gazette -- March 16, 1997 

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
Augusta Opera
"Thomas Woodman as Count Almaviva really carries the weight of the production.  He is rarely absent from the stage for long, and his voice, clear and rich from the bottom of his register to the top, was often in the ear.  Mr. Woodman was a pleasure both to watch and to listen to.  His facial expressions and body language, as well as his subtly expressive voice, embodied the jealousies, plotting and exasperations of a man whose desire for wickedness far outstrips his abilities."  Augusta Chronicle-- November 1, 1996

New York City Opera
"Mr. Woodman sang the role with an ample, well-focused baritone and acted it ably, capturing the Count's sense of suppressed rage and frustration in his dealings with both his wife and his servants."  The New York Times

TANNHÄUSER
Hawaii Opera Theatre
"[Woodman's] virile baritone was reliable throughout his range, and here the actor became the character."  The Honolulu Advertiser

"Thomas Woodman added a beautifully sung Wolfram to his list of fine performances here."  Opera

"The rich, tender virility of Thomas Woodman's Wolfram provided Tannhäuser with a strong foil."  Opera News

TOSCA
Opera Theatre of Rochester
"The strongest singer was baritone Thomas Woodman, a magnificant Scarpia.  He savored the Iago-like cruelty of his role while conveying its many contradictions and complexities.  Also admirable was the natural ease of his clear, focused singing."  Democrat and Chronicle

IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
Opera North
"Thomas Woodman's joyous, self-satisfied Figaro was powerfully sung, delightfully acted, and quick both on his feet and with his tongue."  Valley News -- August 19, 1995

New York City Opera
"Thomas Woodman stood out as a wonderfully energetic Figaro, with fine singing and clean attacks for every note."  New York Post

"Baritone Thomas Woodman sang and acted with ease and ebullience as the mischievous barber Figaro."  Daily News