When Kunde is singing you just feel calm there is never that tension of wondering whether a tenor might make his way through a tricky passage or high note. He possesses fine vocal projection, secure high notes, and pure line.
There are several opinions about his timbre, but it is undeniable that his instrument is a solid one. It will always amaze me to see the evolution of his voice from one of the best bel canto tenors in the 90`s ( we must not forget that his stratospheric tessitura permitted him to produce a high F In full voice) to one of the most efficient dramatic tenors today. Gregory Kunde was in charge of the heroic Calaf he has been a recurrent performer at Teatro Real where he has sung in nearly every season since his debut at this house in “Roberto Devereux” in 2015. Her “In questa reggia” was a lesson of strong singing, legato phrases, contained anger, and an exquisite attack of all the diabolic intervals from low to high notes that Puccini wrote in this part.Ībove all, she has a beautiful sound, with a golden timbre and perfect vibrato she proved that Turandot can be cruel and strong without screaming the part. Theorin is one of the finest dramatic sopranos around her voice is powerful, penetrating, she can be perfectly heard over the orchestra and chorus singing in forte, as she proved in her two resonant high C’s at the end of Act two. Soprano Irene Theorin, who was scheduled to sing three performances of this production, adjusted her agenda to take on more performances in the title role. The Swedish dramatic soprano had just scored a major success during the run of Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London in the role of Brünhilde, but she, unfortunately, fell ill and had to cancel the production.įortunately, the company ensured that it had the perfect replacement on hand to lead a strong performance. There was a rather sad preamble to the premiere of Puccini’s “Turandot” at Teatro Real on the 30 th of November, 2018, largely due to the cancelation of Nina Stemme in the title role.
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