Voilà ce que tout chanteur de Rheingold doit avoir, le poids des mots dans la bouche et non pas seulement la voix. Ce poids des mots, Elisabeth Kulman (Fricka) le possède au plus haut point. Il y a une grande différence entre la Fricka de Walküre, qui doit être forte et explosive, et celle de

Elisabeth Kulman es siempre una garantía en cualquier personaje que encarne y no ha sido Fricka una excepción. Tiene una voz atractiva y canta dando mucho sentido a las palabras. Elisabeth Kulman is always a guarantee in any character she sings, and Fricka was no exception. She has an attractive voice, and she gives meaning

Thought-provokingly minimalist Das Rheingold at Bavarian State Opera Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Kulman showed authority as Wotan’s wife Fricka. OperaChaser, 27.2.2015 http://operachaser.blogspot.com/2015/02/

Munich’s Rheingold: beautiful, but leaves many questions Münchens Rheingold ist schön, doch es lässt Fragen offen As his wife Fricka, Elisabeth Kulman shows off a rich, deep tone and impressive vocal power. Als seine Frau Fricka zeigt Elisabeth Kulman einen vollen, tiefen Ton und eine beeindruckende stimmliche Kraft. Ilana Walder-Biesanz, bachtrack.com, 23.2.2015 https://bachtrack.com/de_DE/review-rheingold-kreigenburg-petrenko-bayerisches-staatsoper-february-2015

Das Rheingold at the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich … even with Elisabeth Kulman as his wife Fricka. She is not a hysterical powerseeking wife, much more of a mother, trying to keep the family and the power together, and fights lyrically and softly in her interactions with Wotan. … Helmut Pitsch, opera-online.com, 17.3.2015 https://www.opera-online.com/en/columns/helmutpitsch/das-rheingold-at-the-bayerische-staatsoper-munich

Wagner’s The Ring: Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) It began to go wrong with the announcement that Peter Seiffert (Siegmund) had laryngitis but would, nevertheless sing. (Warm applause from the audience). Jeffrey Tate, engaged to conduct the entire Wagner Ring cycle had already cancelled due to illness: replaced tonight by Cornelius Meister. The solid cast still

Wagner’s Ring: Das Rheingold For Wagner’s operas, it isn’t enough to assemble the finest soloists, the best orchestras and chorus. Wagner intended his Ring cycle as a Gesamtkunstwerk, total music drama. So the staging is crucial to the mix. Epic, surely, befitting the interplay of the gods; but the mythology, timeless defies any specific époque,

Lean Force Lifts Beethoven ‘Missa’ At Dresden Fest … Elisabeth Kulman the marvelously rich-voiced mezzo … Paul Hyde, Classical Voice North America, 6. Juli 2014 https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/2014/07/06/lean-force-lifts-beethoven-missa-solemnis-at-dresden-music-festival/

Great Singing in Missa Solemnis but Period Orchestra Lacks Cohesion … Singing well enough the voice of mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Kulman carried satisfactorily and demonstrated her clear and precise enunciation. … Michael Cookson, Seen and Heard International, 13. Juni 2014 https://seenandheard-international.com/2014/06/great-singing-in-missa-solemnis-but-period-orchestra-lacks-cohesion/

Amarcord Wien and Elisabeth Kulman’s tongue-in-cheek tribute to Wagner and Verdi They whistle, they compose, they parody and they certainly can play. If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then Amarcord Wien are kings of their realm. Since their inception in 2000, the quartet, which is the musical lovechild of a “Schrammel” folk music