Soprano Jennifer Check and bass Richard Wiegold garner more praise for their recent performance of Macbeth with Palm Beach Opera: Singing Lady Macbeth, New Jersey soprano Jennifer Check rocked the house with her ringing top notes all perfectly sustained and often, as the score demands. Check was magnificent as the power behind the man who seeks the throne. Recognizing Macbeth might not be ruthless enough to attain his ambition, the librettist Piave has her sing, Misdeeds line the road to power, a concise summation of her cunning and what Verdi wanted from his wordsmith. In her bloody handwringing mad scene, she brought down the house, with many cries of Brava. Having complete mastery of the role, Check gave a great and memorable performance. Bass Richard Wiegold from Wales sang Banquo, a co-equal general to Macbeth in King Duncan’s army. Wiegold was cleverly understated both as a witness to Macbeth’s ambition and later as the ghost that haunts him at a banquet. He has a lovely, rolling chocolate-rich vocal timbre that resonates well and a musicality that Verdi would have appreciated. palmbeachartspaper/index.php/2353-pbos-macbeth-second-cast-checks-lady-is-a-powerhouse.html
Posted on: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:25:49 +0000
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