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The New York Times gives High Point's Anthony Dean Griffey a rave review for his "breakthrough" performance in the Metropolitan Opera production of "Peter Grimes."

Reviewer Anthony Tommasini calls Griffey "an elegant singer and courageous actor long overdue for a starring role at the Met."

More: "Mr. Griffey, even though his voice has heft and carrying power, is essentially a lyric tenor. And it is disarming to hear the role sung with such vocal grace, even sweetness in places. Every word of his diction is clear. You sense Grimes's dreamy side struggling to emerge. The moments of gentleness, though, make Mr. Griffey's impulsive fits of hostility, his bursts of raw vocal power, seem even more threatening."

Awesome. Congratulations, Tony.