“Rarely in opera are two co-stars as well matched as Leonard and Swanson were… both young artists {also} have stellar and sublimely compatible voices. They are undeniably rising stars.”

“Jack Swanson in his charismatic portrayal of Ory. With his fine bel canto tenor voice, he despatches the music stylishly, and is a winningly assured actor as he negotiates a part which spends most of the time in one disguise or another”

“Swanson’s tenor has an old-fashioned quality; a beautiful voice, with technique and elegance.”

“Jack Swanson is a cheeky Ory with zinging high notes and comic flair, and does marvellous vocal battle with the preening, predatory Adèle.”

“Swanson, a superb comic actor, is spectacular in the set-piece arias, which are almost vertiginous in their difficulty.”

“Jack Swanson has a remarkable voice. Spacious and silver in the chest, this tenor, despite his youth, has already played the great roles of the Italian bel canto and can bring subject matter onto the stage effortlessly with a sympathetic gesture…This singer has a great future ahead because of his technical precision, his sheer endless breath and penetrating timbre.”

“The highlight of the recital was the challenging Liszt’s Petrarch sonnets which Jack Swanson performed brilliantly…the bel canto tenor is in his element, letting his juicy voice flow and undaunted by the stratospheric high notes which he takes with aplomb…All in all, a top young talent presenting a stylish and varied recital.”

“The biggest asset of the production is the young American Jack Swanson as Rodrigo, who has an even more exhausting, overall higher-lying role than Otello. His aria presents the greatest danger of becoming a circus, but Swanson makes it seem so light and unpressurised that he convinces as a hapless lover and proves to be a tasteful contrast to the slightly darker-timbred Otello.”

“Only Jack Swanson sang Rodrigo so beautifully that you feel sorry for him as Otello’s rival. Both the challenging scope and the many daredevil jumps were completely mastered by the young American tenor. His aria ​“Che ascolto?” was perfect and worth the lingering applause of the Frankfurt audience.”

“In his debut at Den Norske Opera, Jack Swanson with his clear and lyrical tenor carries much of the music as Nemorino.”

“We find a perfectly assured Candide in the young American tenor Jack Swanson. His physicality, comedic moments, diction, timbre, expression, emotion: it’s all there.”

“Jack Swanson can be added to the short list of top tier Rossini tenors. His brilliant, focused lyric instrument has a captivating colour, and his effortless execution of endless racing melismas was jaw-dropping in its élan and artistry.”

“Jack Swanson’s Candide anchored the production through solid acting and strong singing.”

“the focus of this delightful operatic romp sits on the able shoulders of the lovely tenor Jack Swanson, in the titular role of Candide. Swanson brings the naivety and charm of a young, out-of-place, illegitimate raised by royalty”

“Jack Swanson’s handsome Almaviva”

“American tenor Jack Swanson’s Count Almaviva…[gave] a finely polished ​“Ecco rident”, and developed great rapport with his fellow American, Tobias Greenhalgh (Figaro)”