“Ward proves to have quite a gift for comedy” – STL Eats
“Nicholas Ward shows a beautifully dramatic baritone in the comic role of Taddeo” – KDHX St. Louis
“Nicholas Ward displayed a fine baritone and good comic timing as Taddeo” – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“But the surprise of the evening was baritone Nicholas Ward as doofus Papageno. He stole the evening with effortless voice and agile presence. He, among all the cast, brought his character right past the footlights and into the audience.” – Houston Press
https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/review-the-magic-flute-at-opera-in-the-heights-9954856
“Nicholas J. Ward gave vocal strength to smaller cameos” – South Florida Classical Review
“As the corporal Moralès, the baritone Nicholas J. Ward sang with smooth insinuation” – South Florida Classical Review
“Nicholas Ward, meanwhile, makes an impressive UAOT debut as Pish-Tush, providing a solid vocal anchor in “Brightly dawns the wedding day.”’ – KDHX St. Louis