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Lianna Haroutounian's dazzling performance as Amelia at San Francisco Opera
12 of September of 2024 |
After the premiere, on September 6, of Verdi's Un ballo in maschera at the San Francisco Opera, the specialized press has highlighted the fantastic work done by soprano Lianna Haroutounian. The San Francisco Chronicle highlights the majesty of the Armenian soprano:
"It’s great to have Fabiano and Haroutounian back, and they make an exceptionally arresting duo as the forbidden lovers. [...] Meanwhile, Haroutounian’s warmly beautiful soprano and finely sculpted phrasing touch your heart in Amelia’s great arias “Ma dall’arido stelo divulsa (When I have plucked the herb)” and “Morrò, ma prima in grazia (I shall die, but first let me hold my child).”"
For its part, Opera Wire highlights the color of the soprano's voice:
"Amelia, sung with warmth, lovely legato and rich color, by Armenian soprano Lianna Haroutounian, while a major character, and vital to the plot, seemed dramatically more placed in the background than foreground. Even in her well-delivered scenes of guilty love, while she gave a vibrant sense of her torment, the clash between her guilty love, her wifely vows, her motherly adoration, the weight of each scene favored her men and the era’s politics."
"It’s great to have Fabiano and Haroutounian back, and they make an exceptionally arresting duo as the forbidden lovers. [...] Meanwhile, Haroutounian’s warmly beautiful soprano and finely sculpted phrasing touch your heart in Amelia’s great arias “Ma dall’arido stelo divulsa (When I have plucked the herb)” and “Morrò, ma prima in grazia (I shall die, but first let me hold my child).”"
For its part, Opera Wire highlights the color of the soprano's voice:
"Amelia, sung with warmth, lovely legato and rich color, by Armenian soprano Lianna Haroutounian, while a major character, and vital to the plot, seemed dramatically more placed in the background than foreground. Even in her well-delivered scenes of guilty love, while she gave a vibrant sense of her torment, the clash between her guilty love, her wifely vows, her motherly adoration, the weight of each scene favored her men and the era’s politics."
