"Dennis's voice has an enchanting warmth, still blessed with baritone richness in the high heights, but as agile as a lyrical tenor voice requires."
Clemens Haustein, FAZ
"His astonishing tenor voice lets us feel the yearning of a young man falling in love, to a man disparaged by love, to captivate by love again, to the final pain of loss..."
DC Felton, Broadwayworld.com
"Joseph Dennis, who brought to the role (Edgardo di Ravenswood) considerable tonal warmth, seemingly effortless power and abundant technical refinement. All that expressive vibrancy ensured that the finale was anything but anticlimactic..."
"Virginia Opera's respectable production of Lucia di Lammermoor might better have been titled Edgardo di Ravenswood. That character emerged as the dominant vocal force on April 8 at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts, thanks to Joseph Dennis, who brought to the role considerable tonal warmth, seemingly effortless power and abundant technical refinement. All that expressive vibrancy ensured that the finale was anything but anticlimactic..."
"The des Grieux of Joseph Dennis was so ardent that the opera might have been named after him. His tenor is gaining an appealing baritonal overlay as he matures, yet he ably finessed a delicately floated head voice for 'En fermant les yeux.' His 'Ah! Fuyez douce image' was excellent."
“[Winner] tenor Joseph Dennis … sang with expressive elegance in ‘Salut, demeure chaste et pure’ from Gounod’s ‘Faust.’”
"Joseph Dennis, who stood in for the sick Sebastian Kohlhepp, shone as Tamino with a melodious, almost baritone sound. With his youthful and amiable demeanor, coupled with an impressive vocal expressiveness, the gradual transformation from naive boy to self-confident man in the course of the opera was all the more enjoyable. Dennis reflected this change in small format in "This portrait is enchantingly beautiful" and calmly analyzed his new feelings, with ever greater self-confidence and greater determination."
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