“From his bold and flashy entrance to the very last bow, Figaro steals every scene he even passingly graces. Andrey Zhilikhovsky has an incredible baritone voice and plays the cocksure barber winningly.”
Rachel Goldberg, Broadway World, 29 April 2018
“outstanding company debuts further enhanced the evening, beginning with the American debut of Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky in the title role. His Figaro strode through the audience with confidence for his famous entrance aria, crowned with beautifully placed and puissant top notes and tripping diction in the fast sections, at times slightly rushed but exciting.”
Charles T. Downey, Washington Classical Review, 29 April 2018
“Moldovan baritone, Andrey Zhilikhovsky, leads this talented cast and is absolutely everything an opera lover could want Figaro to be. Clever, greedy, charming, Zhilikhovsky’s American debut as Figaro was a tour de force for the baritone, whose acting chops were equaled by his incredible voice.”
Erin Ridge, 1 May 2018, MD Theatre Guide
“the newly landed stellar body in our midst, baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky. From the back of the Kennedy Center’s Opera House, his Figaro launched the character’s first clarion notes in darkness under the normally unforgiving balcony, making the audience all but erupt with glee. Then he did indeed swagger down the aisle and onto the stage with such confidence and bravura that there was not a one of us who wouldn’t have laid down our nuclear arms.”
Susan Galbraith, DC Theatre Scene, 4 May 2018
“The ostensibly central character of The Barber of Seville, namely the character of Figaro, is portrayed and sung magnificently by baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky. (…) Mr. Zhilikhovsky delights throughout and conveys a myriad of moods. Particularly striking is Mr. Zhilikhovsky’s rich baritone voice as he sings of his many talents that make him a good barber, a good matchmaker, etc. (“Largo al factotum della citta”; “Make way for the factotum of the city”).”
David Friscic, DC Metro Theater Arts, 5 May 2018