“Is Leporello the exception? Dressed like an accountant, the Don’s servant is Clément’s focal point, the opera viewed through his lens. The scales seem to fall from his eyes during the Catalogue Aria, where his statistical analysis of his master’s “conquests” repulses him. When Giovanni’s denouement arrives, he is hounded by a chorus of Leporello clones before being dragged down to hell...Mikhail Timoshenko was an extremely likeable Leporello, his bass-baritone firm and playing up to the comedic pratfalls well...”
https://bachtrack.com/
“Is Clément asking us to view things through the party-goer’s eyes, or through Leporello’s spectacles?...Mikhail Timoshenko’s Leporello grew on me, just as he grew into the comedic drollery of the role in Act 2. The Russian baritone sang with a suavity and lovely legato line...”
https://operatoday.com/
“Mikhail Timoshenko entwickelt aber derart viel Spielwitz und singt so gut, dass es eine Freude ist, ihm zuzusehen!...”
https://www.kn-online.de/
“A new name to watch is the young Russian bass-baritone Mikhail Timoshenko as Don Giovanni’s sidekick, Leporello, got up as a seedy, middle-aged Reginald Perrin. He might not steal the girls with his tweedy appearance, but with that voice – lyrical, rich, full of beauty – he could have anyone he fancies...”
https://www.theguardian.com/
“Rogister allowed the singers ample space, and the cast, largely Eastern European, were terrific...A manservant Leporello, in jacket and tie, Mikhail Timoshenko sang clearly, exhibiting a sense of comedic irony that enhanced the drama...”
https://www.thearticle.com/
“Excellent rising stars breathe fresh life into Mozart’s opera, but the staging, from a giant cake to a strange illumination, is de trop...In characterisation he is upstaged by Mikhail Timoshenko's witty and clever Leporello, an awkward, servile chap in a raincoat, crisply and precisely sung...”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/
“Nor is it an amazing cast, though perfectly serviceable...Mikhail Timoshenko’s hangdog Leporello starts well and brings the only comedy to the stage...”
https://www.gramophone.co.uk/
