"a wonderful voice"
   – MARVIN HAMLISCH
   

Show Reviews

Cutting to the essence of tunes
Red Deer Advocate
January 21, 2013

"... Because Hope's expressive, colourful voice doesn't lull you to sleep, you actually pay attention to the lyrics and his moving interpretations...He gave us a window into such raw longing and vulnerability that listening was a powerful experience... .(more)

Music of the Night a Wonderful Show
Kingston Whig Standard
January 28, 2012

"... Hope, as well as being a fine singer, was the perfect host for the show.... .(more)

Hope and Ocean City Pops light up stage with Cole Porter tunes
Ocean City Sentinel
July 23, 2010

"... The urbane, kinetic and witty Hope was born to sing the urbane and witty show songs of Cole Porter.... He made many female hearts throb....(more)

PGSO’S Sinatra tribute right on the money
Prince George Citizen
October 14, 2008

"... The tribute was genuine and the renditions respectful.... I would line up anytime for the chance to hear Michael Hope sing Sinatra tunes...(more)

Hope Concert High Point for Pops Season
Ocean City Sentinel
August 14, 2008
 
"The French seemingly have a word for everything, and they would call last Tuesday and Wednesday’s shows “un affair du coeur,” or an affair of the heart. That describes what went on between singer and all-around entertainer Michael Hope and his audience. The tall and slender singer, with his wide ranging voice, committed grand larceny, stealing the hearts in the well-filled Music Pier.... (more)

"Midweek Pops concert delights"
Ocean City Sentinel
Thursday July 19, 2007

"...Michael Hope created excitement the moment he strode onto the stage
... spine tingling...a musical thunderbolt..." (more)

"RDSO Puts On A Winning Show"
Red Deer Advocate
Monday January 30, 2006

"Sizzling...electrifying...a night of well-chosen and marvelously executed show tunes..." (more)

"Webber Show Was Seductive"
News: canada.com
Wednesday February 23, 2005

Detractors of Lloyd Webber argue that he only has one or two great songs for each musical. But, when you put all of those highlights together - along with a few gems by other composers - you have a totally seductive evening...

Michael Hope's mellifluous range luxuriated in all the shades of emotion...(more)

Philharmonic Salutes Sinatra 
Scranton Times- 2/16/2003
There was love in the air on Saturday night at the Kirby Canter. Clyde Mitchell and The North-Eastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, along with vocalist Michael Hope put it there in an evening of signature songs by one of romance’s main provocateurs, Frank Sinatra…. (more) 

“Christmas Memories: A Wonderful Evening..”
Red Deer Advocate -12/21/02
His voice, of course, is simply beautiful and always expressive. … (more) 

“Praise For Hope”
Calgary Philharmonic Customer Service -3/20/03
What a wonderful concert tonight was. Where have you been hiding Michael Hope? (more)

Jazzy Soloist Captures Essence of Cole Porter
Kamloops Daily News- 11/8/99
…After intermission listeners were treated to Michael Hope's sophisticated presentation of Cole Porter songs. Everything about this singer was smooth from his carefully planned phrasing and interpretation to his stage movements and entertaining anecdotes. (more) 

Hope Wins Over Crowd At Sinatra Tribute
Winnipeg Free Press - 10/16/98
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra MTS Pops Concert, called Blue Eyes and Broadway: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra, proved to be a most satisfying affair...(more) 

Hope Adds Elegant Pop To Pops
Regina Leader Post - 3/16/98
Every note gets its due….In fact he's one of the most in-tune singers I've heard... (more) 

Michael Hope Swings Into Cole Porter In Fine Style
Bob Blakey, The Calgary Herald 
The CPO’s Michael Hope made an excellent choice in the songs of Cole Porter for his return to the local concert stage as a singer, so all he had to do was live up to the music.....(more)

Michael Hope - Canadian Baritone, Pops Vocalist - 
An interview article by Rosemary Phillips, November 2002