La Tvaviata, Landestheatre Detmold, 2025
Baritone Jonah Spungin shone with equal power in his singing and convincing dominance in his portrayal of Giorgio Germont. With a large voice and lots of “fatherly feeling”, his aria Di Provenza il mar, il suol” was a jewel of the evening. The Canadian singer also excelled in the duet in his confrontation with Violetta. A well-deserved round of applause for him as well!”
- Das Opernmagazin
Jonah Spungin, as Giorgio Germont (Alfredo's father), impresses with his sonorous baritone and a mixture of severity and fatherly warmth in his radiant timbre.
- Lippische Landes-Zeitung
…as Giorgio Germont, or rather Jonah Spungin, is also a baritone as virile as he is cantabile.
- Der Opernfreund
La fanciulla del West, Malmö opera, 2025
As Rance, Jonah Spungin offers his deep baritone, equally assured of the high notes – the discovery of the evening.
- Concerti
Jonah Spungin's baritone, which is bursting with power, is also full of colours. The young Canadian presents the figure of the sheriff Jack Rance, who is infatuated and imperious with Minnie, in many layers and with quiet nuances.
- Der OpernFreund
Turandot, Malmö opera, 2024
...Jonah Spungin, Per Lindström, and Conny Thimander [sang] the three imperial officials Ping, Pang and Pong with equal parts sadness and humor – and a touch of devilry.
- Operamagasinet Ascolta
Jonah Spungin, Per Lindström, and Conny Thimander are a fine trio, who manage to make these cardboard figures [of Ping, Pang, and Pong] believable.
- Svenska Dagbladet
Adriana Mater, NorrlandsOpera, 2024
Bass-baritone Jonah Spung also quite believably transports Tsargo's character on stage from a pitiful village drunk to a gun-toting bravado, and to a man broken by the anxiety caused by his actions.
- Savon Sanomat
Jonah Spungin was a handsome baritone who created a believable and repulsive character from the opera's villain.
- Itä-Savo
Die Zauberflöte, Landestheatre Detmold, 2024
The Canadian baritone Jonah Spungin, new in the Ensemble, provided much humour as the bird catcher Papageno.
- Lippisches Kultur-Journal
...while Jonah Spungin portrays his Papageno with all the ingredients of slapstick humour, earning many laughs.
- egotrip
La boheme, Malmö opera, 2024
But then comes Schaunard... it's almost as if Jonah Spungin's warm timbre helps all the other voices find home and calibrate...
- Dagens Nyheter
***
The voice placement and timbre are great...
- Le Devoir
Jonah Spungin was a standout in the role...
- Opera Canada
Jonah Spungin, that solid baritone...
- Les ArtsZé
Ingenuous aristocrat Gabriel von Eisenstein, zestfully sung by baritone Jonah Spungin...
- The McGill Daily
Elijah's four great arias were brilliantly sung by Jonah Spungin...
- Les ArtsZé
... the vocal contributions impress with Jonah Spungin's warm baritone as Tsargo...
- Norrbottens Kuriren
Jonah Spungin with his lyrical baritone gives human contours to Tsargo...
- Svenska Dagbladet
[Jonah's] baritone voice has both attack and frenzy...
- Västerbottens-Kuriren
Jonah Spungin is a showstopper: when you hear him sing, you forget there's anything else going on...
- Toronto Guardian
A funny Figaro, baritone Jonah Spungin from Ottawa, ON was delightful singing one of the most famous opera arias, Rossini's Largo al factotum (Il barbiere di Siviglia). Spungin definitely fully embodied the character...
- Broadway World Toronto
Jonah Spungin was incredibly entertaining and exceedingly droll as Pooh-Bah, the obsequious jack-of-all-trades high functionary.
- The Charlebois Post
Athenodorus is sung by baritone Jonah Spungin, who has a warm tone and gravity that belies his age... [He] does his part to create the most engaging character in the production.
- The YYScene
Jan, with the powerful baritone of Jonah Spungin, can be seen as a bridge between the two worlds...
- Fler nyheter
With Jonah Spungin, it is above all the overtone-rich dramatic baritone voice that convinces us of Jan Nyman's virile manpower.
- Dagens Nyheter
Jonah Spungin's baritone conveys the weight that the more experienced and skilled Jan has.
- Svenska Dagbladet
