“Drew Santini, powerful and tough both physically and in voice, was able to use his art of seduction beautifully in his aria…”
Guglielmo | Così fan tutte | Orchestra of the 18th Century
Place de L’opera | Franz Straatman | 2023

“Drew Santini was wonderfully convincing in acting and singing as Guglielmo...”
Così fan tutte | Orchestra of the 18th Century
Trouw | Peter van der Lint | 2023

“With Drew Santini, the Luthers Bach Ensemble had a more than suitable bass in house for the title role: someone who vocally radiated in everything to relish the thought of pulverising David.”
Saul (Handel)
de Volkskrant | Merlijn Kerkhof | 2022

“Baritone Santini also contributed powerfully to the success of the performance with his full, warm voice. It was surprising how understandable the Dutch was sung by this soloist of Canadian origin, living in the Netherlands. With his singing, he gave substantive dimension to his texts.”
Arnhemsche Psalm (Strategier) | Symfonieorkest Phion | Ed Spanjaard
Place de l’Opera | Franz Straatman | 2022

“The Canadian baritone Drew Santini, with powerful velvet vocal cords, gives a successful rendition of childhood friend William.”
The Fall of the House of Usher (Glass) | Opera2Day | Carlo Boccadoro
NRC | Joep Christenhusz | 2020

“William is played by Drew Santini, who, with his deep, beautiful baritone gives dynamic and powerful shape to his role. He knows how to bring a proper amount of expression into the music of which the vocal lines are quite monotonous. All players put drama into their roles and act strongly but it must be said about Santini in particular that he really makes the evening more fascinating.”
The Fall of the House of Usher (Glass) | Opera2Day | Carlo Boccadoro
Opera Gazet | Bas de Kwant | 2020

“...the baritone Drew Santini who has a warm voice with a sometimes catchy sensitivity. I would not be able to improve on anything in his interpretation as Guglielmo.” 
Così fan tutte | Midsummer Festival, Brussels
Klassiek Centraal | Ludwig van Mechelen | 2018

“Bravo also for Drew Santini, a Ben of your dreams. A poor boy in love with a woman he can't handle. The voice of the Canadian baritone, who lives in the Netherlands feels like a warm bath dripping with lyricism. No wonder his declaration of love melted Lucy's heart on the phone.”
The Telephone (Menotti) | Nederlandse Reisopera
Place de l’Opera | Basia Jaworski | 2015

“The cast is dominated by baritone Drew Santini who gives a praiseworthy performance as Le mari (Thérèse’s nameless husband). The young Canadian possesses a warm and appealing baritone. His command of the French diction is impressive and allows him to make use of the text with much finesse.”
Les mamelles de Tirésias (Poulenc) | Dutch National Opera | Roger Vignoles
bachtrack | Nicolas Nguyen | 2015

“Poor Drew Santini will later, even more famous than now, perhaps be reminded of his debut on the smaller stage of the big opera house on the Amstel. His interviewers - always curious about the beginning of the singer career - will ask how that debut went and will possibly produce a photo of the baritone as Le mari, the husband of Thérèse, who is dragged into the reversal of sex roles in the story. "I was wearing a cozy cotton dress", the singer will have to admit. "Underneath it a bra of shiny fabric." The baritone, in excellent French, managed well in this and the other wonderful situations in which he ended up.” 
Les mamelles de Tirésias (Poulenc) | Dutch National Opera | Roger Vignoles
Place de l’Opera | Françoise van den Anker | 2015