I've had a double Donizetti year.. first with Norina (Don Pasquale) with Longhope Opera in the Summer and then Maria de Rudenz with Gothic Opera in the Autumn. Now it's Winter and I'm getting ready for some more Norina with Haffner Orchestra! If you are in or near Lancaster on 30th November, come along! Details are on my DIARY page.
In the meantime, here are some highlights of Maria...
“Daniella Sicari… a stunningly powerful Maria, channelling true Gothic horror and steely control, with effortless coloratura throughout. As the plot unravelled, she became progressively unhinged, yet always in total control, a highly impressive performance.”
- Bachtrack
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“Daniella Sicari sang Maria and Theo Perry sang Corrado – both were formidable, both musically and dramatically. Sicari presented a fierce and tormented figure in her black robes and sang with real power and with a lustrous sheen in her top notes….”
- Plays To See
I must shout out to our brilliant director @lysannevo92 who not only created such a beautiful production but who also created the most amazing rehearsal space for us to work in. She is one of the most explorative, encouraging, efficient directors I’ve worked with all while pushing you to be better and making sure everyone is safe to play. You brought out some👌🏼💔💀 moments in us. Thank you 🙏🏼
And big shout out to Maestra @annacastrogrinstein ! This music was hard.. it was a LOT of notes and a lot of words. It was definitely my biggest sing in length and in demand but Anna was amazing in supporting me. She is a generous, direct and incredibly gifted conductor. Sometimes in my moments off stage I would just watch her… always catching us… always with us… always making sure we could be free on stage. Thank you 🙏🏼
And the two of you together as a team was quite something to watch. The most productive rehearsals ever!! I hope our professional lives cross again sometime soon - it was an honour working with you both and your fantastic teams.
✨ cheers for making it happen @gothic_opera !
I have really enjoyed this sound world and style of singing. I'd LOVE to do some more. I'm really intrigued by all these other operas that he wrote that hardly get performed. I might need to look into that and become more familiar now that Donizetti is my flavour of the year.
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