Since his debut in the ensemble of the Frankfurt Opera has the charismatic baritone Michael Nagy is fast becoming a crowd favorite. That was also a recital for the exceptionally well-attended opera house. The enthusiasm for the singer is consistent across all age groups, which perhaps may also have a positive influence on the reception of the genus have lied. Of course, this effect would be gone, Nagy would watch the show merely as a compulsory exercise in addition to the major roles. Of this he is far away. But the positive program compilation makes clear, has gone with what sincerity and diligence of the singer at the evening approached. The twelve songs to poems by Justinus Kerner, Op 35 are similar to the well-known Schumann cycle "Dichterliebe", closely intertwined and are rarely performed on stage but closed. In the second part Eichendorff texts in settings of Othman Schoeck, Robert Schumann and Erich Wolfgang Korngold is heard. Nagy, who was successful in prestigious song contests, has retained despite intensive opera presence a very fine sense of drama and its musical gem in a confined space. With clear articulation and sharply trained sense of tonal subtleties, he can both Schumann's romanticism and Korngold's immediacy to the listener get close to authentic. At the piano he is none other than Gerold Huber, one of the most sought-after accompanist, with an unerring sense of unconditional dialogue and wide shaft to the side.
- The next recital at the Oper Frankfurt on 17 November 2009. The mezzo-soprano Michaela Schuster and the pianist Markus Schlemmer interpret songs by Mozart, Brahms, Wolf, Duparc, Mendelssohn, Strauss and Obradors.
- tickets at 069-1340400 or online
- information here
Published in the Frankfurter Neue Presse
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