Profilbewertungen
3“Yet it is Zarui Vardanean`s Mezzo-soprano voice and perfect dark gypsy-beauty, combined with the rare ability for an opera star to act, which will live long in memory. Vardanean not only takes on the role of Carmen, she possesses it lock, stock and barrel and turns the whole show into something quite exceptional.”
But the triumph and revelation of the evening was Zarui Vardanean as Amneris. She began by being magnificently spiteful to Aida, a powerhouse of Machiavellian manipulation, full of plans and stratagems to ensure she gets her man - but ultimately she is humbled by the discovery of how powerless she actually is. The most moving point in the opera is in the closing moments, when Amneris prays for forgiveness and wishes the lovers peace as they die in each other's arms. The staging of this was really beautiful - somehow they got the light to fade from the bodies so that they appeared to be vanishing, melting into the gathering dark. It was literally a hair-raising moment.
