ɐbˌaʊt hɪz ɹˈoʊl æz kˈɪŋ mˈɑːɹk, ˈænθəni tˌɑːmɐsˈiːni ɹˈoʊt ɪnðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt: "fjˈuː sˈɪŋɚz hæv kənvˈeɪd mˈɑːɹks fˈiːlɪŋz ʌv bᵻtɹˈeɪəl baɪ hɪz bᵻlˈʌvd nˈɛfjuː tɹˈɪstən wɪð sˈʌtʃ lˈɔfti, nˈoʊbəl ˈæŋɡwɪʃ".
About his role as King Marke, Anthony Tommasini wrote in The New York Times on 30 November 2008: "Few singers have conveyed Marke's feelings of betrayal by his beloved nephew Tristan with such lofty, noble anguish".