(review in english below)
No primeiro texto sobre a Valquíria que assisti em Barcelona
fiz já referência à encenação que não gostei. Aqui deixo uns apontamentos sobre
outra récita, cantada por solistas distintos.
Mais uma vez a Orquestra
Sinfónica do Liceu dirigida pelo maestro Josep Pons esteve frequentemente mal. Para além de notas falhadas e entradas em falso, o que mais me
impressionou negativamente foi a falta de entusiasmo. A música exige pausas
dramáticas, trechos empolgantes, sonoridade heróica. Nada disso ouvi numa
interpretação morna e desinteressante.
O cantor mais aplaudido da noite foi o Wotan de Greer Grimsley. O norte americano tem
uma excelente figura, canta bem e de forma muito expressiva apesar de,
ocasionalmente, ser abafado pela orquestra. Mas, para mim, é o timbre demasiado
nasalado e baritonal que me de deixou algum desconforto. Não o consegui ver
como o deus impositivo que a personagem exige e, no registo grave, foi frágil.
****
Die Walküre,
Liceu, Barcelona , May 2014 - Cast 2
In the first text on the Valkyrie I saw inBarcelona I have commented on the staging
that I did not like. Here I leave some notes about a second performance, sung
by different soloists.
Again the Symphony Orchestra of the Liceu conducted by Maestro Josep Pons was often in failure. In addition to missed notes and false starts, what impressed me most negatively was the lack of enthusiasm. The music requires dramatic pauses, exciting passages, heroic sound. Nothing that I heard in this uninteresting interpretation.
Dutch tenor Frank van Aken was a Siegmund to be forgotten I do not know if the singer was be well, I presume not, because a few minutes after start singing the vocal quality was lost and he always sung in effort and often out of tune. Therefore, he broke all the charm of this act, having missed the passion and growing sexual attraction to Sieglinde. He was not heroic as well.
In stark contrast, Eva Maria Westbroek’s Sieglinde was fabulous! The Dutch soprano offered us a luxury interpretation, ardently in love in the first act, weak and desperate in the second, and determined in the third .The voice is very powerful, nice timbre and perfectly adjusted to the character.
Croatian bass Ante Jerkunica was the best male voice of the night. His malevolent Hunding was of reference. The singer has a great impressive voice in all registers.
Swedish mezzo Katarina Karnéus was a correct Fricka in vocal performance and on stage, but not more than that.
The most acclaimed singer of the night was Greer Grimsley that sang Wotan. The North American artist has a great figure, sings well and in very expressive way , while occasionally be drowned out by the orchestra. But, for me, his vouce is a bit too nasal and baritonal, which left me some discomfort. I could not see him as the imposing god that the character demands, and in the lower notes he lost quality.
Catherine Foster, British soprano, was a correct Brunhilde, with a growing performance. At first she was a little rough, but in the third act she was very good. She excelled especially in the high register .On stage shewas correct.
The ride of the Valkyries was identical to that reported here (the singers were the same).
In the first text on the Valkyrie I saw in
Again the Symphony Orchestra of the Liceu conducted by Maestro Josep Pons was often in failure. In addition to missed notes and false starts, what impressed me most negatively was the lack of enthusiasm. The music requires dramatic pauses, exciting passages, heroic sound. Nothing that I heard in this uninteresting interpretation.
Dutch tenor Frank van Aken was a Siegmund to be forgotten I do not know if the singer was be well, I presume not, because a few minutes after start singing the vocal quality was lost and he always sung in effort and often out of tune. Therefore, he broke all the charm of this act, having missed the passion and growing sexual attraction to Sieglinde. He was not heroic as well.
In stark contrast, Eva Maria Westbroek’s Sieglinde was fabulous! The Dutch soprano offered us a luxury interpretation, ardently in love in the first act, weak and desperate in the second, and determined in the third .The voice is very powerful, nice timbre and perfectly adjusted to the character.
Croatian bass Ante Jerkunica was the best male voice of the night. His malevolent Hunding was of reference. The singer has a great impressive voice in all registers.
Swedish mezzo Katarina Karnéus was a correct Fricka in vocal performance and on stage, but not more than that.
The most acclaimed singer of the night was Greer Grimsley that sang Wotan. The North American artist has a great figure, sings well and in very expressive way , while occasionally be drowned out by the orchestra. But, for me, his vouce is a bit too nasal and baritonal, which left me some discomfort. I could not see him as the imposing god that the character demands, and in the lower notes he lost quality.
Catherine Foster, British soprano, was a correct Brunhilde, with a growing performance. At first she was a little rough, but in the third act she was very good. She excelled especially in the high register .On stage shewas correct.
The ride of the Valkyries was identical to that reported here (the singers were the same).
This was a priori the least strong cast and, in fact, it was so, despite the excellence of Eva Maria Westbroek and Ante Jerkunika.
****
Ouvi uma vez Greer Grimsley no CCB, como Pizarro. Lembro-me que esteve muito bem, sem ser extraordinário.
ResponderEliminarQuanto a Van Acken, é o marido de Westbroek, se não me engano. Das várias vezes que o ouvi, apenas em transmissões, teve sempre problemas graves.