Brenda Rae : belle surprise au Festival Schubertiade d’Autriche

By Elodie Martinez, 04 September 2015

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“Force est de constater que les absents ont bel et bien eu tort !”

Reviewed at Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, Angelika-Kauffmann-Saal, Schwarzenberg on 26 August 2015

Works by Schubert

Brenda Rae, Soprano

Wolfram Rieger, Piano

Frauenliebe und -sterben: Kratzer’s triple bill at Staatsoper Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 15th April

Director Tobias Kratzer engineers a haunting pasticcio of Schumann, Bartók and Zemlinsky, tracing the domestic sphere’s shift from romantic surrender to the blood-soaked secrets of a century-spanning house.

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Thomas Hampson gives an outstanding recital in Schubert Week

Linda Holt, 20th January

Thomas Hampson and Wolfram Rieger perform a selection of Lieder by Schubert and others during Schubert Week in Berlin.

*****

A consummate storyteller: Thomas Hampson sings Schubert

Zenaida des Aubris, 21st January

A whole week dedicated to Schubert Lieder at the Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, kicks off with a recital with ambitious repertoire.

*****

Hampson and Rieger in songs of love and loss

Chanda VanderHart, 26th February

Attention to delivery, effective interpretation and intelligent programming is what make the duo such a consistently beloved force in concert.

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Luca Pisaroni: Evolution of the Lied

Jenny Camilleri, 10th October

Bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, in splendid voice and with great eloquence, traces the development of the Lied from Mozart to Schubert at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam.

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Harteros and Rieger breeze through a “Solistenabend" of Wolf and Strauss at the Staatsoper

Chanda VanderHart, 14th May

The duo toss off three encores before breezing off into the night, sending their audience off to their beds, already completely and utterly satisfied.

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Elodie Martinez

Actuellement en doctorat de Littérature et Langue française à Lyon, Elodie Martinez travaille sur une thèse interdisciplinaire portant sur les représentations de Médée dans l'ensemble des arts. Passionnée par l'opéra depuis quelques années, elle étudie le violon et le chant. Elle est également rédactrice pour le site www.toutelaculture.com dans les rubriques "Musique Classique", "Opéra" et "Livres".