Review
‘Cavalleria rusticana’ – Dutch National Opera
... spacious in sound and intense with an incisive undertone. His arrival with the song of praise for Lola, at the opening of the opera, was a sensation.
... spacious in sound and intense with an incisive undertone. His arrival with the song of praise for Lola, at the opening of the opera, was a sensation.
Brian Jagde made his debut at the Paris Opera and performed for the first time the role of Don Alvaro in Giuseppe Verdi's La Forza del destino. A double challenge for the American tenor, whose season has been rich in new productions and role-playing. Between political conflicts and the fight against fatality, he evokes his relationship to the work and to this complex character.
Brian Jagde, for his debut at the Paris Opera, portrays a tenebrous Don Alvaro, with a rich and shining timbre like the blade of his sword ... the spectators present salute the work of the artists, and in particular the central couple, the diva Anja Harteros, and the revelation Brian Jagde.
Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” is one of the most difficult operas in the repertoire ... This week, the work returns to the Opéra de Paris with an strong cast and perhaps one of the most exciting tenors singing today, Brian Jagde.
Brian Jagde uses an untiring tenor with a baritonal foundation and a great deal of emotional delicacy, which is highly present in all registers, for Der Fremde, and was acclaimed accordingly on the evening of the premiere.
Brian Jagde, a tenor (debutant at the Liceu) who gave us an Enzo with veristic features, homogeneous in all the ranges, with power in his emission and a fantastic 'Vien!' culminating in a 'Cielo e mar' of contrasting emotions.
... the tenor Brian Jagde shone in "Il tabarro" and also in "Cavalleria rusticana" ... filled with passion.
He demonstrated a strong central register, a generous acute and a high volume. Both the princess and her suitor enthralled the audience.