As Menelas in Die Ägyptische Helena

Metropolitan Opera

Mr. Hendrick saved the day, singing with husky sound and energy.

The New York Times

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As Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos:

L’Opera de Montréal

Michael Hendrick performed Bacchus with a noble bearing and a trumpet tone.  There are good tenors out there after all.

The Gazette (Montréal)

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As Don José in Carmen

New York City Opera

As Don José, Michael Hendrick sang with a sturdy voice and ample ardor.

The New York Times

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As Laca in Jenůfa

A.B.A.O. Bilbao España

Michael Hendrick sang with vigor and not lacking of beautiful color.

El Correo (Bilbao, España)

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As Lennie Small in Of Mice and Men

Washington National Opera

Tenor Michael Hendrick as Lennie gives what probably will be regarded as one of this season's great performances.   From the standpoint of stage drama, he imbued his character with layers of complexity, joining extremely physical acting to a surprisingly sweet tenor voice that makes Lennie's dark side all the more jarring. Mr. Hendrick's Lennie is clearly good at heart but not in touch at all with normal human boundaries or appropriate behavior, or most particularly with his own strength.

The Washington Times

As the Stranger in Das Wunder der Heliane

London Philharmonic Orchestra:

... a young and immensely promising heldentenor in Michael Hendrick.  He rode the often inhuman tessiture of the Stranger with courage and belief, singing and phrasing with real beauty, not just brawn.

The Independent (London)

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As the Male Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia

New York City Opera

Michael Hendrick sang with passion as the Male Chorus.

Opera News

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As Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly

Syracuse Opera

Michael Hendrick as Pinkerton has a powerful voice that loses no steam in its high register and that can soar well above Puccini's sizable orchestral accompaniment, as in his "Dovunque al mondo" of Act 1 and the "Love Duet.

The Syracuse Post-Standard

As Lennie Small in Of Mice and Men

Kentucky Opera (Oct & Nov 2009)

Hendrick sang with plenty of power and gusto... a most powerful performance throughout.

Opera News, December 2009 (Charles Parsons)

Hendrick rendered Lennie with indisputable authority.  He could caress a phrase suggesting complete innocence, and then in an instant create a sensation of utter, frightening menace.

The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, October 31, 2009