“Those with more morose dispositions, suffering under the hail of saccharine bullets of Father Christmas, cheerful elves and gravity-defying reindeer, may celebrate the adoption of La bohème as a ‘Christmas opera’...Mikhail Timoshenko gave us a Marcello who seemed at times to have the bearing of a fallen monarch; he has a commanding stage presence and an admirably forceful baritone...”
https://bachtrack.com/
“Few operas plunge in so directly as La Bohème. One is immediately transported to Paris – or at least to Puccini’s version of it. The opening hits the spot in this revival of Covent Garden’s most frequently performed opera of all time, with the house’s principal guest conductor designate Speranza Scappucci setting a cracking tempo, and the bohemians playing it for laughs even when the love interest kicks in...Among a notably young and light-hearted group of bohemians, Mikhail Timoshenko offered a vigorously sung and acted Marcello...”
https://www.theguardian.com/
“Russian baritone Mikhail Timoshenko plays the artist Marcello. His voice is rich-toned and he shows an intelligent musicality in the way he shapes the gorgeous melodic units that Puccini provides. La Bohème is as much about the fragility of the male ego as it is anything else and Timoshenko turns on a sixpence from being a wise paternalistic figure giving sage advice to Mimi, to a madman jealous of his flirtatious girlfriend Musetta, resplendent in a stunning scarlet frock...”
https://www.london-unattached.com/
“Some uncertainty nevertheless hovered over the nature of Mimi and Rodolfo’s love affair; does it begin as genuine passion or a moment of opportunism? It needs to be the former if we’re to be convinced, but any chemistry between these two was a tad outshone by that of Marcello and Musetta – baritone Mikhail Timoshenko and soprano Lauren Fagan (replacing Danielle de Niese) – who blended seriously impressive singing with uninhibited sensuality to magnificent effect...”
https://inews.co.uk/
“Richard Jones’ 2017 production of Puccini’s eternal tear-jerker La bohème is revived once again at Covent Garden, this time running for 13 performances with a merry-go-round of three wholesale cast changes. ...some impressive voices, chief among them the Russian baritone Mikhail Timoshenko, also making his Royal Opera debut, as the painter Marcello. There is an intense musicality in this voice and a gift for phrasing that our dogmatic Rodolfo could learn from. It was a delightful performance...”
https://bachtrack.com/
“Joining the ragtag group in the Latin Quarter is tempting exhibitionist Musetta, sung here by a lively Amina Edris...As her on-off flame, painter Marcello, Mikhail Timoshenko strikes a charming figure to make his powerful voice, bringing a fun-loving quality to his work and meshing well with Edris to create dynamic onstage spats...”
https://www.allthatdazzles.co.uk/
“La bohème review — Puccini revived with a knockout Mimì...Mikhail Timoshenko seizes his moments as a dishevelled and perpetually distressed Marcello...”
https://www.thetimes.com/
