Pretty Yende

Soprano

Vient de chanter Pamina à l’opéra Bastille !

 …Sa Pamina est une Pretty Yende fort convaincante, au timbre plus corsé que celui des sopranos habituellement distribués dans le rôle, mais capable de beaux allégements « Tamino mein ! » et délivrant un « Ach, ich fühl’s » empreint d’émotion…

Bohdan Luts

Violin

First Prize of the 2^nd Alberto Lysy International Violin Competition 2022
and First Prize of the Carl Nielsen International Competition 2022

 At 17, this young Ukrainian violinist is probably
the most exciting and phenomenal
discovery of today's world of the violin.
Amazing virtuosity and confidence, refined style,
musical maturity… he has it all!

 After his performance there was no doubt
that he would win. It was unbelievable.
He is only 17 years old and can play the violin
because he plays full of emotions.
He is the incarnation of Alberto Lysy

Catherine Trottmann

Soprano

Remarquable Adina dans L’Elisir d’amore à l’Opéra de Bordeaux ! (avril 2022)
Nouvelle Eliza dans My Fair Lady de Frederick Loewe à l'Opéra de Lausanne ! (décembre 2022)

 …Ses aigus sont redoutables et la voix assure le spectacle,
mieux que n’importe quel artifice scénique…

Roberto Alagna

Tenor

Great Count Loris Ipanov in Fedora at the Teatro alla Scala! (oct-nov 2022)

 …I found tenor Roberto Alagna in great shape: he delivered his famous aria “Amor ti vieta” with passion…

 Le ténor siciliano-français a démontré que le talent, la technique, le professionnalisme et l’honnêteté interprétative sont la condition sine qua non permettant de réaliser une carrière magnifique et durable.

 …Alagna est royal dans ce répertoire… On admire bien évidemment la prononciation – tout autant que l’engagement et la justesse des paroles émises…

 …Alagna se démarque par la fraîcheur vocale et un volume imposant qui ne diminue point… Sur le plan technique, il affirme ses qualités avec une émission maîtrisée et sans excès de vibrato, soutenue par un souffle souple et étendu…

Nadine Sierra

Soprano

Sierra captivates as Violetta in Met’s “Traviata”! (november 2022)

 …Sierra’s fans, who turned out in force for this performance, undoubtedly little of this mattered. They were there to experience the glamour and vulnerability that the soprano brings to Violetta, to say nothing of her superb artistry and lustrous voice. If their rush to applaud every moment of hers brought the dramatical and musical flow to a halt at times, that’s the price to be paid. As if to compensate Sierra has mastered freeze-framing.…

…Whether in the breathless, fast-paced “Sempre libre,” or spinning out seamless legato lines in Violetta’s farewell to life, “Addio, del passato,” Sierra combined beauty of tone with emotion to create an exceptionally compelling and real-life Violetta. The soprano’s phrasing was particularly effective. Watching Sierra’s Violetta’s reluctant acquiescence to Luca Salsi’s Giorgio Germont’s implacable demand that she sacrifice her happiness for the sake of his family was heartbreaking…

Samuel Mariño

Countertenor

about “Sopranista”, album released (Decca) (May 27, 2022)

 Samuel Mariño sings in a higher range than that of a countertenor. His tone is light, bright and graceful, as is much of his vocalism. The result is attractive and often expressive.

 Samuel Mariño | La Sonnambula (Vincenzo Bellini) : "Ah! non giunge" I Hommage à Maria Malibran

 QOBUZ : "Sopranista" Album - Decca (2022)

 DECCA : "Sopranista" Album (2022)