Painting with words: Anna Caterina Antonacci at Wigmore Hall

By Kevin W Ng, 19 February 2020

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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 18 February 2020

Respighi, Deità silvane song cycle, P 147

Boulanger, Versailles

Boulanger, Cantique

Boulanger, Soleils couchants

Boulanger, Chanson (Elle a vendu mon cœur)

Boulanger, Mon cœur

Boulanger, Les heures claires: Vous m'avez dit

Boulanger, Les heures claires: C'était en juin

Britten, On this Island for soprano or tenor and piano, Op.11

Poulenc, Le Travail du peintre, FP 161

Frescobaldi, Se l'aura spira

Fauré, Au bord de l'eau, Op.8 no.1

Anna Caterina Antonacci, Soprano

Donald Sulzen, Piano

Anna Caterina Antonacci riveting in La voix humaine

Ako Imamura, 5th March

Anna Caterina Antonacci's rare appearance in New York was another rewarding occasion to savor, with a recital of French songs followed by an unforgettable performance of Poulenc's La voix humaine.

****1

Anna Caterina Antonacci Casts a Spell over New York

Zerbinetta, 8th April

This Easter, New Yorkers had a rare chance to hear soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci in Alice Tully Hall. It was only Antonacci’s second appearance in the city, but based on the warm welcome she received from the audience, her reputation preceded her. And by the end of this outstanding recital, it was clear that the city has been missing out on her artistry.

*****

Brillantes polyphonies de solitaire

Beate Langenbruch, 20th September

Anna Caterina Antonacci, Voix humaine par excellence, appelée par le piano complice de Donald Sulzen à l’Opéra de Lyon

****1

French flair: Pure joy from Enrique Mazzola and the LPO

Chris Garlick, 24th October

Each of the works are particularly radiant in themselves, but made even more so as they were presented here.

****1

On the female condition: two 20th-century operas in Turin

Renato Verga, 16th May

Two different variations of the female conditions: one of 1909 and now utterly out-of-date, the second of 1959 much more ut-to-date.

****1

A landmark Gloriana at the Teatro Real

Fernando Remiro, 14th April

Ivor Bolton and David McVicar have teamed up to create an unapologetically Brittenian Gloriana, with Anna Caterina Antonacci at the top of a great cast

*****

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Kevin W Ng

Kevin writes about music and culture, with a focus on opera. Originally trained as a violinist, he has a particular interest in 20th-century music. He is currently based in New York City.