“Gerrit Paul Groen was an imposing, quick to anger, brutal and commandingly dark-voiced Hunding.”
Jim Pritchard,
SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL
“No less vocally impressive than Wotan… with his nuanced and cynical Hunding, is the dramatic bass Gerrit Paul Groen, whose great voice effortlessly masters a whole register of timbres.”
Dr. Charles E. Ritterband, klassik-begeistert.de
“Immensely tall & threatening, with a forceful, resonant lower register, he immediately exuded an air of menace and danger.”
Florence Anna Maunders, planethugill.com
“Gerrit Paul Groen was utterly wonderful as Tommy, with a portrayal full of such warmth and radiant goodness that it bade fair to burst out of the tiny auditorium, and a vocal expansiveness that sounded as if he is heading straight for Wotan.”
Katie Barnes, SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL
“Groen, who looks as imposing as he sounds, was an egregiously menacing Alvise Badoer.”
Hans Lick, PARTERRE.COM
“As the aging monarch Arkel, Groen sang and acted with intensity, giving a memorable characterization.”
Andreas Hager, OPERA TODAY
“Groen brought the funny as Dr. Colas and was a joy to watch.”
Melanie Robinson, THE RIVARD REPORT
“Groen is wonderful as the Officer, capturing his character’s devastation at a changing world. His voice is rich and deeply expressive.”
Benjamin Neutze, AUSSIETHEATRE.COM
“The Officer, a man of complete faith and unwavering loyalty, finds a kind of ecstasy and higher purpose in his grotesque duties. It is telling that for a few mad moments one admires the Officer for his passionate engagement, so convincingly enacted by Groen.”
Deborah Jones, THE AUSTRALIAN
“A geodesic dome forms an excellent canopy over the earth and the underworld, with the booming bass voice of… Groen as Jupiter coming down from a platform high above.”
TIME OUT SYDNEY
“Groen was a magisterial Don Fernando.”
Melanie Eskenazi, MUSIC OMH
“Groen brought a compelling intensity to Sarastro’s arias.”
Daniel Sanderson, CANBERRA TIMES
"Groen’s focused bass gave a suitably dark turn to the villain Caspar.”
Shirley Fleming, THE NEW YORK POST