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Christoph Willibald Gluck Alceste
The music is, of course, stunningly passionate, the singing is quite excellent
in almost every aspect and the acting is superb. Indeed Catherine Naglestad’s
acting of the title role ought to be made compulsory study for anyone
with RADA pretensions. And that is before a word is written about her
voice. She epitomises the despair and anguish that this amazing role offers.
Take her Air “Ah! Malgré moi …”which she delivers
partly lying across those chairs: glorious, smooth sounds, phrasing that
makes you hold your breath, high notes piano which should make the hairs
of your neck tingle, controlled trills and colours in abundance. For the
final verse she moves to a sitting position and demonstrates what sheer
power she controls. This alone would justify the purchase.
Music Web International
In the title role, Catherine Naglestad is a revelation, her physical stillness
and emotional concentration bringing focus to her expressive face and
flawless vocal technique and aligning her performance perfectly with the
classical austerity of the work and of this production. Singing seated,
curled across a row of chairs or sprawled on the floor, she sculpts every
musical phrase with care and luxurious tone, and her breath control is
superb.
Opera News
Vor allem Catherine Naglestad hat bei aller gebotener Dramatik berückende
Momente größter Innerlichkeit.
Der Neue Merker
...her sense of line and natural simplicity of manner combine in what
is overall a remarkable acting performance. She makes all of her solos
eloquent...Gluck's mastery of music drama is vindicated.
Opera
Empfohlen von Klassik.com: „God bless Alceste“ …. Catherine
Naglestad ist es zu verdanken, dass diese Rolle zu einem authentischen
Leben erweckt wird – nicht umsonst wurde ihr der ‘Oscar’
der Sängerin des Jahres 2006 verliehen. Ihr feines Minenspiel ist
genauso eindrucksvoll wie ihr ausdifferenzierter Sopran, der alle Facetten
des Lyrischen abbildet, aber auch zu dramatischen Ausbrüchen fähig
ist.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart La clemenza di Tito
Catherine Naglestad was a feisty, glamorous Vitellia
Opera
Catherine Naglestad embodies the ranging emotional states of Vitellia
with special tenderness in the pertinent final questioning, "Oh what
will be said of me?" in her Act II rondo
Opera News
Catherine Naglestad is stunning
Classical.net
...with singers so attentive to nuances of word and tone, even the
longish recitatives sustain interest...Catherine Naglestad as Vitellia,
with a gorgeous and elegantly inflected soprano...
Dallas Morning News
...the fantastic cast of singers is the draw...Soprano Catherine
Naglestad's Vitellia is spellbinding vocally and visually.
The Star-Ledger
Le spectacle vit par des eclairages tres elabores et la presence
de deux chanteuses belles et enflammees: Susan Graham en Sextus et Catherine
Naglestad en Vitellia.
Le Devoir
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Georg Friedrich Händel Alcina
Catherine Naglestad's Alcina is a complex figure - regal, headstrong and
even somewhat sympathetic. The bright, impressive upper range of her voice,
topped by an effortless high D, serves her well in the cadenzas. She consistently
improves in the course of the performance, in the end comparing quite
favourably with the better-known stars on other CD recordings of the opera,
including Arleen Auger (on EMI) and Rene‘ Fleming (on Erato).
Opera News
... Jossi Wielers Stuttgarter Alcina, in der die erotische Sprengkraft
von Händels Musik ohren- und augenfällig wird. Catherine Naglestad,
eine Zauberin wie aus dem Buche Ariosts, muss man gesehen (und gehört)
haben ...
Opernwelt
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Ausgezeichnet mit dem Bayerischen Theaterpreis 1999 in der Kategorie
Oper
Fabelhaft Catherine Naglestad als Konstanze.
Klassika DVD-Tipps
Catherine Naglestad, a San Francisco-born soprano who has been making
a name for herself in Europe, does well with Constanze's fiendish roulades
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
American soprano Catherine Naglestad gets through Konstanze's challenges
creditably...She is especially moving
in "Welch ein Geschick", her last duet with Belmonte.
Opera News
