SUSAN HALL

"Werley’s lines are lyric, but his huge voice with a helden edge suggests that memorable combination of Jon Vicker’s and even Johan Botha’s. Like the singer who is the moving force behind the Prelude to Performance, Werley can be called ‘spinto’ in his highly dramatic presentation. He is handsome and a very good actor, developing the rage and fury of Jose, who can sometimes seem wimpish. This Don is unusually emboldened by jealousy. One has the sense that Werley will develop into a major tenor in the roles for which Vickers and Botha excelled. His barrel chest reminds you of the source of the greats’ instruments.”