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Paixà versatility can be illustrated in the contrasting roles performed in The Taming of the Shrew: he has masterfully played both the boorish Petruccio as well as the romantic Lucentio and was lauded as “an artist that relies on his prowess, technically and dramatically brilliant”—with a “soaring elevation” that is “particularly dazzling” (Der Opernfreund). As the arrogant Onegin in Cranko’s ballet, critics highlighted the “skill in the array of facial expressions and gestures, paired with the smooth and soft danseur noble quality” (Online Merker). Seeing Dance pronounced him “a superb Onegin” who “fills the stage” and drew attention to his wonderful partnering skills: “Paixà is caring and considerate, his lifts are strong and effortless”. Tanznetz highlighted his “extraordinary radiance and presence as Prince Desiré” in Sleeping Beauty, while Stuttgarter Zeitung wrote that “Paixà as Armand [in Neumeier’s Lady of the Camellias] not only impresses with effervescent emotions, but also with meticulous technique and well-gauged virtuosity”. Indeed, the latter ballet consistently plays to sold out audiences that seek him out in the role.