Der Rosenkavalier  
     
 
 
 

The comedic highpoint, however, was Gary Jankowski's Baron Ochs. As the oafish country squire, unrelentingly agile in his pursuit of anything in a skirt, Jankowski plays the constant ups and downs of Ochs's adventure with a truly inspired wealth of facial expressions and gestures. His sonorous bass displays a full palette of timbres from booming power to black depths and slender whispers. Small wonder that the audience broke out at the end of the evening in enthusiastic applause." Michael Baumgartl, Nordkurier/Kultur

 
     
  Fidelio  
     
 

"Gary Jankowski interprets father Rocco with a richly faceted intensity, and a resonant bass, giving him that dignity and greatness which leads him to put the knife to the throat of the governor, who is played by Pavel Smirnov as an evil political scoundrel." Christel Voith, Schwäbische Zeitung

"Gary Jankowski seems to be the ideal choice for the role of the jailer Rocco: his voice is imposing and resonant, and he delivers a convincing interpretation of the character as well-meaning, but also opportunistic." Harald Ruppert, Südkurier

  
     
  Abduction from the Seraglio  
     
 

 

"On the other end of the spectrum we had a fine Osmin, brilliantly sung by Gary Jankowski. He tackled the role of the overseer of the harem with a fine comedic flair, as well as one could wish, and his vocal prowess is first-rate. If Coku had some difficult high passages, Jankowski had some remarkable low ones. He loses none of his excellent vocal qualities in the bottom of his register, and he brought a sense of power and prestige to his rather buffoonish role."

James Underwood, The Herald Telephone, Indiana

 
The Magic Flute
 

"Gary Jankowski's warm, even and blessedly unstentorian bass purged Sarastro of the all too usual pomp and filled him with civility and wisdom." Tom Strini, Milwaukee Journal

"Gary Jankowski's burnished, beautiful bass makes you lean forward in anticipation of Sarastro's arias." Melinda Bargreen, The Seattle Times
 

Bartered Bride
 

 
  "Gary Jankowski, whose interpretation of Kezal marries uninhibited ebullience with vital and handsomely varied vocalism, is a real find for Görlitz." Jens David Schubert, Sächsische Zeitung  
     
  Scherz, Satire, Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung  
     
 

"… Freiherr von Mordax (Gary Jankowski as the sadist fencing master: delicious), is prepared to do anything to get this young lady within sparring distance of his "pelvic sabre." Without a moment's hesitation, he slays thirteen tailor's apprentices with a fly-swatter in order to fulfill a bargain he made with the Devil." Volker Tarnow, Die Welt

  
     
 

Salome (Mariotte)

 
     
 

 

"... the American bass Gary Jankowski as Herodes is a monumental figure with a voice like a bell." Willem Verschooten, Opera Gazet

"Gary Jankowski is a strong partner, imbuing his Herodes with a riveting presence both as singer and as actor. Alone among his colleagues, every word he sings is intelligible." Karin Coper, Orpheus

"Another American, the imposing bass Gary Jankowski, played Herodes." Jan Hakanson, Hallandposten

"Gabriele Spiegl and Gary Jankowski are excellent as the ruling pair. Herodes' resonant bass and scenic agility are an asset of this production. He alone makes the text as understandable as it should be." Anne Merkel, Nordkurier.
 
La Boheme
 

"Noteworthy among the other artists was the rotund timbre of American bass, Gary Jankowski." Roberto Codazzi, La Provincia

"Gary Jankowski's Colline [was] well drawn and beautifully sung." Robert C. March, Chicago Sun-Times
 

The Lighthouse
 

 

"Here the trio of soloists with Gary Jankowski's striking bass ... reached peak form." Eckehard Pistrick, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung

"... and the almost brutally voluminous bass Gary Jankowski with his religious mania explores the limits of the possible." Peter Korfmacher, Leipziger Volkszeitung
 

The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat
 

"... thoroughly engages the audience with a believable performance. As the patient Dr. P, Gary Jankowski achieves this especially. With a wonderful balance between tragedy and comedy, he makes the audience privy to what it is to be a singer.
... Facial expression, gestures, and physical presence make Jankowski's portrayal extraordinary. Dr. P. appears as an established, intellectual, worldly kind of man who is at the same time completely helpless in the "normal" world, because he perceives it differently from the rest of us." Heiko Kreft, Indiz Schwerin

"Gary Jankowski's superb performance reveals an artist who is used to being at the center of attention. But his tender relationship with his wife, the way he asks her forgiveness, is much more moving in its finely chiseled intimacy." Philip Rössner, Ostsee Zeitung

"With great committment and compelling vocal presence, Gary Jankowski also delivered a moving portrayal of the patient Dr. P." Ludwig Fabich, Schweriner Volkszeitung
 
 

Madama Butterfly

  
     
  "Gary Jankowski was terrific as the Bonze, the Japanese priest who roars in on the Butterfly-Pinkerton marriage ceremony. Jaw jutting, brow chiseled into a scowl, Jankowski let loose a ferocious performance in voice and manner." Green Bay Press-Gazette  
     
 

The Merry Wives of Windsor

  
     
  "Falstaff's drinking song ... was beautifully delivered by Gary Jankowski." Jay Harvey, Indianapolis Star  
 

 

  
 


Carmen

  
     
 

"…and bass Gary Jankowski as the lieutenant, whose voice could take on a menacing growl as he competed with Don Jose for Carmen's attention." Gail Kelly, Boston Globe

  
     
 

Concerts

  
     
 

"Jankowski, whom I noted for the purity and the dignity of his sound in a review of that performance..." (Pärt, Johannespassion) Charles Staff, The Indianapolis News

"Bass Gary Jankowski, in the difficult 'Domine, Jesu Christe' performed with style and an appropriately dramatic approach to the passages describing the pains of hell." (Bruckner, Requiem in d minor) George R. Hubbard, Louisville Courier-Journal

"Gary Jankowski's resonant bass played powerfully against the other elements. The voice has both the weight of the world and the peace of love in it."
(Pärt, Johannespassion) Peter Jacobi, Bloomington Herald Times, Indiana