Chad Shelton, who played the insensitive Pinkerton, performed so well that it seemed the audience, no doubt familiar with many opera villains, seemed to want to hold back on applauding him.
— Robert Weller,
Huffington Post
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2010 festival dishes up a true feast for opera fans
"Tenor Chad Shelton sang with all the swagger and beauty one could wish for from Lt. Pinkerton."
— Gazette
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Ace cast elevates Central City Opera's "Madama Butterfly"
“Tenor Chad Shelton renders another memorable CCO performance as the youthful, insolent Benjamin F. Pinkerton...when Cio-Cio-San and Pinkerton reunite in the final act — when she gives up the couple's child to Pinkerton and his "real" American wife, and subsequently commits suicide like her father — their respective torment is riveting, and the escalating drama and their complementary vocal acuity is sublime."
— Sabine Kortals,
Denver Post
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“Chad Shelton remains a youthful tenor with a voice of power and passion that downplays the cad Pinkerton is in deserting his bride.”
— Wes Bloomster,
Daily Camera
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" Equally stunning on opening night was tenor Chad Shelton as Don José, the Spanish soldier destroyed by his obsessive love for Carmen" Read More...— Catherine Reese Newton,
The Salt Lake Tribune
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"Tenor Chad Shelton was in top form Saturday night as Don Jose. His singing was wonderful and his interpretation brought a well defined and modulated characterization to his role." Read More...— Edward Reichel,
Deseret News
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"Chad Shelton's Don José was the dramatic heart of this production; this was a performance that grew in complexity as he struggled to reconcile the forces of loyalty, lust and fate." Read More...— Robert Coleman,
Opera News Onine
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Opening of 'La Traviata' features strong moments
"Shelton employed a rich, resonant tenor sound that was consistent in all registers. He displayed a particularly fine ringing tone at the top of his range."
— Timothy McDonald,
Kansas City Star
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"Texan Chad Shelton brought a clear, focused voice to the Duke. The tenor displayed a nice bloom in his upper register and easily navigated the long Verdian lines called for in the score." Read More...— Paul Wooley,
ConcertoNet.Com
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"All three principals in the cast - baritone Todd Thomas (Rigoletto), tenor Chad Shelton (the Duke of Mantua), and soprano Lyubov Petrova (Gilda) - were making their Austin debuts in this production, and each one of them emerged triumphant." Read More...— La Scena Musicale
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Hailing from Orange, Texas, lyric tenor Chad Shelton gives a fabulous performance as Alfred, the singer who once was the object of Rosalinde's affections. Read More...— Fort Worth Renaissance
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"Chad Shelton took a refreshingly direct, full-voiced approach to Lysander, with clear diction and total tenor confidence."
— Stephen J. Mudge,
Opera News
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Chad Shelton, a regular at Houston Grand Opera, is her capable Tamino. Read More...— Timothy Mangan,
The Orange County Register
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...tenor Chad Shelton, who, as Brigadier General Edward Alexander, an assistant to Lee, sang with a brightness missing from much of the cast.
— Richard Scheinen,
San Jose Mercury News
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Opera shines on 75th; Polished 'Traviata' sets Central City's diamond standard
Chad Shelton's tenor rang with assurance and accuracy, as he created a likable Alfredo whose passions were worn unblushingly on his sleeve.
— Marc Shulgold,
Rocky Mountain News
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Chad Shelton, another CCO regular, never missed a beat as the impassioned Alfredo, Violetta's persistent lover. Read More...— Sabine Kortals,
Denver Post
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"Chad Shelton was [Milena Kitic's] Don Jose, a mama's boy with baby fat." Read More...— Timothy Mangan,
Opera News
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The cast's performance is marvelous. Talented principal singers backed by an exuberant chorus bring Bizet's classic alive onstage. Read More...— Melissa Blaustein,
Daily Trojan
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Chad Shelton's Don Jose is youthful and foolish (Don Jose is no great intellect) but he understands love, and is driven mad by it. Read More...— John Farrell,
Long Beach Press Telegram
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"Opera Pacific's revival of Bizet's masterpiece hits all the marks, refreshing the oft-sung tale." Read More...— Timothy Mangan,
The Orange County Register
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Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Opéra National de Lorraine
Texan tenor Chad Shelton looked every inch the philandering lover and sang with thrilling tone as Guido.
— Stephen Mudge,
Opera News
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Utah Opera's 'La Traviata' is a feast for the senses
"Chad Shelton as Alfredo complemented [Kanyova] vocally, with a clear, light voice that carried well."
— Rebecca C. Howard,
Deseret News
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Leading Trio Puts Force Behind Classic Production
"Tenor Chad Shelton played Violetta's true love, Alfredo, as a passionate, impetuous young man....Shelton's voice opened up gloriously."
"Powell and Shelton had solid chemistry together and in their duets with Kanyova."
— Catherine R. Newton,
Salt Lake Tribune
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"[Chad Shelton] injected warmth and ideal focus into the heavenly Il mio tesoro."
— Marc Shulgold,
Rocky Mountain News
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"Chad Shelton sang Nico with a virile lyric tenor."
— George Loomis,
Financial Times
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"Chad Shelton was first-rate as her swaggering husband, Ulises."
— Judith Malafronte,
Opera News
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"Tenor Chad Shelton as Ferrando and baritone Philip Cutlip as Guglielmo were appropriately indignant, pained and lovesick. And they did this in glorious voice."
— Kathleen Allen,
Arizona Daily Star
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"Shelton's brilliant sound paints a passionate, sincere portrait of Lucero's husband, Ulises."
— Cristina Necula,
Das Opernglas
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"Chad Shelton's Don Ottavio carried unexpected depth, while his delivery of the famous aria Il mio tesoro nearly stopped the show."
— Marc Shulgold,
Rocky Mountain News
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"The honey-voiced Chad Shelton was adorable as the love-silly suitor Laurie."
— Justin Davidson,
Newsday
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