A charming young light lyric soprano, who is also capable of doing coloratura soprano roles, made her mark tonight as the pristinely tender Princess Pamina. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Opera
Sally Matthews, a lyric soprano renowned for both her lyric and coloratura work predominantly in Mozart, tackles Beethoven’s iconic heroine who is a paradigm for unconditionally conjugal love, justice for the innocent, and liberty from oppression. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Eve-Maud Hubeaux tackled the elegantly voluptuous yet emotionally temperamental Amneris from Verdi’s Aida at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
From his beginnings as a light lyric tenor to his current tenures in challenging leading tenor roles, Saimir Pirgu tackles Idomeneo the Cretan King torn between his regal duty and filial bond with his son Idamante. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
A host of young singers make their mark at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin in the third Mozart opera that had Lorenzo da Ponte collaborating as his librettist. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Teresa Romano came to the rescue in a role she has sung for many years, from her initial tenure as a spinto/dramatic soprano to her current engagements as a mezzo-soprano. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
He built himself up from his lyrical beginnings and is now treading toward the steelier spinto/dramatic tenor repertory evidenced by one of his tenures as Don José. This review is also dedicated to my mother who was celebrating her birthday. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Clémentine Margaine, with her increasing forays into the dramatic mezzo-soprano repertoire, rises up to the challenge to tackle one of Verdi’s most iconic mezzo-soprano princesses. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Aigul Akhmetshina, a promising young mezzo-soprano with an exciting future ahead of her, tackles one of her signature roles at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Dramatic coloratura soprano Marina Rebeka tackles her role debut head-on as Aida, accompanied by a cavalcade of fellow star singers, in Calixto Bieito’s garish and messy production. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.