NEW YORK CONCERT REVIEW

" (…) Renato Mismetti, one of the supreme interpreters of Brazilian art song. “

„It would be hard to imagine a better ambassador than Renato Mismetti to promote the Brazilian art song. It is also difficult to imagine a more well-suited accompanist for Mr. Mismetti than Maximiliano de Brito. It is clear that these gentlemen enjoy playing together, and it appears that much of the world enjoys hearing them do so.“

  Daniel Thompson

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG

"The Baritone Renato Mismetti had an enormous expressive spectrum, equally producing dark lows, lyric highs, smooth register shifts and a devilishly seductive pianissimo. His unexaggerated, detached stage presence was refreshing."

Elisabeth Risch

FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU

"Above all, one had the impression that, if Renato Mismetti is representative of Brazilian singers, they have superb stage presence. [He has] a robust, versatile baritone, an ability to create highly-nuanced characters and an extremely expressive performing style. Indeed, why else would the Brazilian Culture Institute send him on tour in Germany-- last Stop, Frankfurt.In order to properly accompany such serenades, accompanist Maximiliano de Brito had to produce guitar-like sounds from a Steinway piano. He seemed to strum more than strike the instrument, carefully using the pedal to form the sounds."

Volker Schmidt

"[...] Mismetti [...] shone with his warm, expressive voice and accentuated vocal control. He displayed well his musical as well as acting talent.The variety of the music and, above all, the versatility of the singer (who sang all songs in the original language) satisfied all desire to experience music from the homeland of both musicians."

Ulrich Schönborn

"Renato Mismetti's baritone is clear and is effortless in the "mezza-voce" register. The singer used expressive stage presence and gestures that ranged from narcotic sweetness to elegiac. Emotions and performance kept pace with each other in a natural way, reflecting the poetical variety of the songs.Maximiliano de Brito's sparkling piano technique provided a refined impromptu-like accompaniment, ranging from wide open lyricism to an occasionally too broad pathos. Applause from the full hall produced a number of readily given encores."

Ulrich Alberts

"Mismetti's consistently controlled handling of his voice was very convincing, and mastered the difficult leaps with ease.The liveliness of his strong presentation grew with each song. Maximiliano de Brito's accompaniment was excellent and sensitive. He made musical sense in integrating the technically difficult (always textually appropriate) as well as the lighter passages. An ideal partner for baritone Renato Mismetti."

Wolfram Graf