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Patric Schmid, Artistic Director, Opera Rara
'Giovanni Simone Mayr was breaking the formal mould of opera seria, injecting passion and humanity into his operas. For this reason he is often called the missing link between the Classical period of Cimarosa and Paisiello and the Romantic Age, soon to arrive with Rossini and, subsequently, Mayr's star pupil, Donizetti.'
The Guardian - Ginevra di Scozia
'Mayr's vocal writing is highly exacting; it demands staggering flexibility over a colossal range. Elizabeth Vidal soars through Ginevra's stratospheric lines with thrilling aplomb. Antonino Saragusi is wonderfully insidious as Polinesso, really capturing the man's dangerous, Iago-like charm. And mezzo Daniela Barcellona is boomily spectacular in the castrato role of Ariodante.' |
