Kirsten Scott / Rezensionen

A winning cast delivered a thoroughly enjoyable Barbiere, with vocal honors going to mezzo Kirsten Scott’s vibrant, vivacious Rosina. Scott sailed through the coloratura with creamy tone and charm to burn. She lacked only the sense of desperation to be free of her situation: it all seemed like a game from which she derived enjoyment at every turn, instead of a daring escape plot that could go wrong at any minute with dire consequences. Despite the occasional tremor, Alasdair Kent’s Count Almaviva exhibited a sweet, limber tenor and was the picture of dreamy nobility. Samuel Thompson was a wry, easygoing Figaro, and he sang with an attractively focused, resonant baritone