- "Luciano Botelho succeeds in acting the brute while singing with smooth elegance as Elvino"Financial Times
- "Orpheus needs to touch the Gods (and the audience) with his noble singing: Luciano Botelho succeeds excellently."Südwest Aktif
- "Luciano Botelho sings the role of Don Ramiro with crystal clear, firm and confident voice, producing beautiful high notes."Opera Actual
- "Luciano Botelho offered a passionate, expressively sung interpretation of Riccardo"The New York Times
- "Luciano Botelho high lying tenor and dramatic impetuosity prove to be a winning combination"The Guardian
