Zachary McCulloch : Il Pirata – Wellington – Reviews

McCulloch grew into his role: in his later scenes, there was something desperately affecting about his unadorned anguish, and his vocal work in ‘Vieni cerchiam pe’mari’ was masterful – The Post

“Bellini puts huge pressures on the vocal tessitura required for the principal tenor role of Gualtiero (the named Il Pirata himself) a role abounding in high “C’s and ”Ds” sung by a rich and velvety-voiced discovery for us to hear, lyrical and dramatically- voiced ‘bel canto’ exponent Zachary McCulloch. Originally from Invercargill but making his name and waves in Europe and elsewhere but until now scarcely-known here in New Zealand. Here he most definitely “nailed it” time after time.” New Zealand Opera News