11.   The handsome young tenor brought his attractive lyric voice to the role.

12.   The impressive young tenor Gregory Turay was an ardent, endearing Rodolpho and the strong bass-baritone Mark McCrory was all smoldering righteousness as Marco.

13.   The young American tenor Paul Groves makes a light-voiced Helmsman but acquits himself well in this short yet crucial role.

14.   The young tenor unleashes taut vocal lines and layers of harmonies over the churning, jittery rhythms.

15.   Volpe could not reasonably be blamed for the substitution of Francisco Casanova, a stout, husky-voiced young Dominican tenor, for Pavarotti.

16.   Young tenor Paul Groves, as Ferrando, still seems to be searching for his vocal bearings.

17.   Bocelli acquits himself with as much grace as a gifted young tenor can command.

18.   The young tenor grabbed his chance and won a standing ovation.