| Petra Lang mezzo-soprano |
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| OPERA DATABASE |
| In SFO 2007-2008 Season
Venus -Tannhäuser |
| The first evening’s Die Walküre excerpt was the entire first act. Under the baton of Iván Fischer the orchestra was terrific in its commitment and dynamic range. There were a couple of excruciating moments from the late replacement tenor, Jan Kyhle, who had a tendency to sing flat under pressure. Petra Lang was a radiant and powerful Sieglinde, with no lack of sheen on her top notes to betray her mezzo status, and great skill at carrying the listener along with the character’s thought process./ Review |
| Petra Lang proved her credentials in soprano territory with the title role..Alan Titus and Petra Lang, both in thrilling voice as Kurwenal and Brangane respectively - the success of this revival came in the shape of a thrilling night's conducting from Bernard Haitink and the sensational Isolde of a former Cardiff Singer of the World, the Australian soprano Lisa Gasteen./ Review |
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| Tristan Und Isolde at Covent Garden: Petra Lang as Brangane and Lisa Gasteen as Isolde Photo: Clive Barda/PAL |
| At the Proms, the first complete opera performance of the season was Oliver Knussen's double bill of Higgledy Piggledy Pop! and Where the Wild Things Are. The Royal Albert Hall was sparsely populated (the hot weather would have discouraged those unaware of the Hall's new air-conditioning system) but the performance was engaging, witty and magical. The composer conducted the London Sinfonietta, and the cast was mainly comprised of those who created the roles in the 1980s. Not an opera, but worth a special mention, was the BBC Symphony Orchestra's performance two days later of Schoenberg's Gurrelieder - the principal tenor, Jon Villars, was no adequate substitute for Ben Heppner, who was originally booked for this concert; however, Christine Brewer (Tove), Peter Sidhom (Peasant) and Philip Langridge (Fool) seemed at their peak. Nevertheless, it was no surprise that the evening belonged to Petra Lang, who gave a riveting, emotional account of the Wood Bird's song. Donald Runnicles conducted./ Review |
| The Baltimore Opera is not always in the forefront of opera production in the US, but on March 16th it unveiled a new production of Wagner's Tannhäuser that made news. Like the L. A. Rigoletto, it was the work of a filmmaker, Werner Herzog, and his use of diaphanous draperies received almost as much coverage as the music. Jon Frederic West, our Chicago Tristan, was much more favorably received in this somewhat lighter role, but the real star of the show was Petra Lang, the Venus, whose strong voice and fine acting in her red satin boudoir were universally praised./ Review |
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