Reviews

"This afternoon of overtures and arias was a classy affair, with the lineup including some strong, internationally busy singers. The performances were as pleasurable as the sea breeze blowing through the hall... The talented Tramm continues to impress."
September 15, 2008
NJ Star Ledger
"Reinvigorated State Opera Stages Oceanside Concert"
Bradley Bamberger

“Verdi's Requiem" “Jason Tramm and Coro Lirico in Top Form.  Jason Tramm’s leadership and conducting of the Verdi Requiem shared many of the same qualities that made Alfredo Silipigni such an admired rarity. Mr. Tramm’s overall handling of the chorus and orchestra’s line and phrasing was exemplary...He projected a firmly committed and fully evolved persona, sculpting beautiful architectural lines that crested and swelled within a dramatic framework of suppleness and driven energy...Mr. Tramm also drew every emotional facet out of this complex score, and one was duly impressed not only by his chorus but also by the balance and shapeliness he extracted from the orchestra- superb music making that was totally gratifying to the heart and ear.”
April 4, 2007
C lassical New Jersey Society Website,
Reviewed by John Hammel

“Verdi's Requiem” “Watching Jason Tramm and Coro Lirico perform Verdi’s Requiem, you understand the power behind operatic music. It’s something majestic and bold, beyond words, as all music should be.”
April 4, 2007
CCM Recorder
Reviewed by Nolan Bohorquez

“The Grandeur of Opera” “When Coro Lirico sang, the audience was fully captured by the fullness of sound, by the expanse of expressivity, and the emotional lift a great chorus lends to an operatic scene...Tramm supplied many moments of subdued power in the performance. The “Voyagers” Chorus” from Idomeneo simply floated along the air. The “Chorus of the Scottish Refugees” from MacBeth was deeply emotional, and the final “Easter Hymn” from Cavalleria Rusticana built to its climax from the softest beginnings. All three were powerful evocations of grandeur. In short, Mr. Tramm and Coro Lirico gave a first-rate performance.”
November 11, 2006
The Classical New Jersey Society
Reviewed by Paul Somers

"Carmina Burana" “All High Notes in Summit” (title) “The most striking thing about Friday’s performance was the quality of the musicianship... Tramm’s vigorous tempos propelled the score along...and elicited much rhythmic snap from all of the musicians.”
July 31, 2006
The Star Ledger
Reviewed by Bradley Bamberger

New Jersey State Opera, Alfredo Silipigni Memorial Concert. “Joseph Colaneri led the company’s orchestra and chorus, prepared by Jason Tramm, in a vital and energetic tribute.”
June 14, 2006
The Star Ledger
Reviewed by Willa Conrad

"Idomeneo" “In the past we have seen Jason Tramm produce well-rehearsed and quite glorious choral sound with several choruses. But with Coro Lirico’s performance of Mozart’s Idomeneo, he has added a fine level of orchestral control to his palette. This is no mere choral conductor cluelessly leading instrumentalists who knew better than to look at the podium for any help.  Mr. Tramm clearly knew his way around an orchestra and eschewed the often mushy hand movements of the choral director in favor of crisp, clear beats and definitive cues.”
April 7, 2006
The Classical New Jersey Society
Reviewed by Paul Somers

Il Trovatore “There were some impressive improvements, namely a refreshingly vivacious and well-drilled chorus prepped by new Chorus Master Jason Tramm...The company’s newly reconstituted chorus offered a vigorous and satisfying version (of the Anvil Chorus), and the nun’s chorus from Act II, delivered by a superb women’s chorus, conducted by Mr. Tramm in the pit, was tender and luminous.”
June 13, 2005
New Jersey Star Ledger,
Reviewed by Willa Conrad

“The choral singing was notably clean and well-prepared. “The efforts of this fine chorus were carried off with excellent intonation and aplomb. Kudos especially for a powerfully rendered “Anvil Chorus” and the spun quality of the women’s voices in the Act II nun’s chorus.
Opera News,
Reviewed by David Shengold