"Above all, the powerful-voiced Joshua Farrier as the title hero, who brilliantly masters this difficult role; he embodies ​​the torn and rising madness of the fisherman Grimes, his tumultuous outbursts and emotional breakdowns very vividly portrayed."
— Neue Nordhäuser Zeitung

"It was Joshua Farrier’s night. The way he vocally portrayed the inner turmoil of the hardened Grimes, how his tenor raved so sweetly and tenderly about Ellen, only to finally cry with desperation from his soul, was terrific. He manages such an impact as an actor that his audience finds itself short of breath."
— Mitteldeutsche Zeitung

"The American Joshua Farrier took up this challenge with great confidence. He knew how to safely shape the difficult role with all its ups and downs, its tricky runs and outbursts of madness, so as to draw a character study of the marginalized that is both dramatic and thought-provoking."
— Das Opernglas

"Farrier gives Pedro the naive, good-hearted, but also irascible traits of a person who is going through a painful process of spiritual self-development. The confidence and radiance of his tenor is overwhelming: flawless articulation, well-supported piani and mezzavoce moments, free and radiant high notes. A real discovery!"
— Der Neue Merker

“Pedro (Joshua Farrier) underscores his character through vocal volume, robust sound and a reliable head register."
— Thüringer Allgemeine

"But there is still great opera this evening, thanks to the musical and vocal design of the evening. Above all the tenor Joshua Farrier as Pedro. With his expression, he succeeds in what the director fails to do by transforming the awkward clichés of the libretto into real qualities: with a brilliant voice and steely highs, with emotionally undisguised singing and a clear diction. The verve of his mountain anthem, the dramatic rhetoric of the ballad of the fight with the wolf, the gentle courtship in the duets with Marta, the impulsive energy - all of this can be experienced in Farrier's musical design and makes all the difference this evening."
— Opernnetz

"Joshua Farrier gave the naive bundle of joy with fervor. His strong, clear tenor voice, which was also wonderful in dramatic action, lent direct humanity to the longings and annoyances of the good Pedro."
— Das Orchester

"With the American tenor Joshua Farrier, Pedro, this honest boy, is cast as ideally as "Peter Grimes" was. Farrier is the Peter Grimes of the Lowlands, tender and quiet in his pure love for Marta, vocally powerful and unyielding when confronting injustice. Both as an actor and as a singer, he drilled his way into the collective memory of the audience."
— Mitteldeutsche Zeitung

“Striking the line between effective mugging and over-the-top acting, Joshua Farrier uses both voice and physical presence to play the character of Cordini: a "nobleman" who can be haughty and arrogant when he feels superior, but instantly becomes whiny and sleazy when push comes to shove. He is a shallow, sissified, squishy type—lovable and repulsive, amusing and dangerous at the same time. An Offenbach character par excellence."
— Der Neue Merker