Schaunard: La bohème / The Grange Festival 2026
Dan D’Souza was a suitably flamboyant Schaunard…”
Music OMH
“Dan D’Souza is enticing as Schaunard.”
The Stage
Gianni Schicchi / OperaUpClose 2026
“Dan D’Souza plays a charismatic Gianni to perfection – suited, booted and deliciously dangerous.”
East Midlands Theatre
“Dan D’Souza is an ideal fit as the opportunistic Schicchi, his sly humour and mahogany-tinged baritone amply communicated.”
Opera Today
“Dan D’Souza’s charismatic Gianni Schicchi – all wily charm and spivvy tailoring.”
The Stage
Sid: Albert Herring / English National Opera 2025
“Dan D’Souza’s perfect teddy-boy butcher’s assistant Sid.”
The Arts Desk
“Dan D’Souza is a genially uninhibited Sid.”
The Financial Times
“Dan D’Souza makes Sid an almost agreeable scoundrel.”
The Standard
Thoas: Iphigenia in Tauris / Blackheath Halls Opera 2025
“Dan D’Souza brought Thoas, the Taurian king, viviudly to life wirth cruelty and not a little charm.”
Seen and Heard International
“The outsider figure of local king Thoas, meanwhile, is given a fiercely hostile presence by D’Souza’s emphatic baritone.”
The Stage
Buff: The Impresario / Buxton International Festival 2025
“The musical standard was high, as we expect at Buxton. Dan D’Souza’s lovely baritone was particularly impressive as Buff. ”
Buxton Advertiser
“Dan D’Souza was an eloquent Buff who sang ‘Non più andrai’ with dramatic flair.”
Music OMH
“Dan D’Souza dispatches a handsome account of ‘Non più andrai.’”
The Stage
Horatio: Hamlet / Buxton International Festival 2025
“Mentioned, too, should be Dan D’Souza (Horatio), with a fine baritone voice which Buxton has done well to land in a relatively minor role.”
The Arts Desk
“Dan D’Souza made a big impression in the role of Horatio.”
Bachtrack
“Dan D’Souza shows his mettle as Horatio.”
The Stage
Valdeburgo: La straniera / Chelsea Opera Group 2025
“Dan D”Souza needed only Valdeburgo’s costume and make-up to transfer immediately to a staged version: his sense of drama, vividly revealed in trenchant tone, was exciting.”
Opera
“Dan D’Souza stood out for the fully-fledged vocal and dramatic character that he developed as Alaide’s brother Valdeburgo.”
Opera Today
Apollo: Apollo e Dafne / La Nuova Musica at London Handel Festival 2025
“Apollo, the heroically rich-toned Dan D’Souza.”
The Guardian
“Dan D’Souza asserting a warm and persuasive baritone.”
Music OMH
“There is some spectacular musicianship on display…The solo singing is strong and often outstanding…Dan D’Souza is an exciting exponent of Apollo.”
The Stage
Belcore: The Elixir of Love, English National Opera 2024
“…the impressive baritone of Dan D’Souza as Belcore with Clark Gable looks…”
Culture Whisper
“Dan D’Souza sings with admirable swagger…”
The Observer
“Dan D’Souza’s Belcore does some of the best singing of the night…”
iNews
“Dan D’Souza was unceasingly strong as the lascivious Belcore.”
London Unattached
“Dan D’Souza displays a notably firm and aesthetically pleasing baritone as Belcore…”
Opera Online
“Dan D’Souza brought a hint of camp to Belcore and sang with a handsome swagger.”
The Spectator
Schaunard: La bohème / Mid Wales Opera 2022
“Dan D’Souza was a lithe and warm-toned Schaunard.”
Opera
