It
was a distinguished performance by any
standard, including the Met's own.
Ms. Baird, a dramatic soprano with notable
credits in Europe, sang with gleaming,
resonant tone and was a very feminine
Isolde. Her voice's size is more than adequate
and, coupled with Ms. Baird's interpretive
and acting skills, made for a compelling
portrayal. She maintained impressive control,
for example, of the dialogue in which she
persuades Tristan to join her in a suicide
pact.
The
New York Sun - George Loomis - March 27,
2008
Opera
Composer
Opera
Rôle
Berg
Wozzeck
Marie
Korngold
Violanta
Die Tote Stadt
Violanta
Marie/Marietta
Puccini
La Fanciulla del West
Tosca
Turandot
Il Tabarro
Minnie
Tosca
Turandot
Giorgetta
Schreker
Der Schatzgräber
Die Gezeichneten
Els
Carlotta
Schönberg
Erwartung
Die Frau
Schostakowitsch
Lady Macbeth von Mzensk
Katarina Ismailowa
(russian)
Strauss
Elektra
Ariadne auf Naxos
Salome
Die Ägyptische Helena
Die Frau ohne Schatten
Elektra
Ariadne
Salome
Helena
Färberin
Verdi
Un Ballo in Maschera
Macbeth
Nabucco
Amelia
Lady
Abigaille
Wagner
Tristan und Isolde
Die Walküre
Siegfried
Götterdämmerung
Tannhäuser
Lohengrin
Parsifal
Isolde
Brünnhilde
Brünnhilde
Brünnhilde
Venus
Ortrud
Kundry
Concert
Composer
Work
Barber
Anthony and Cleopatra - 2 scenes
Sure on this shining night
Knoxville Summer of 1915
Beethoven
9th Symphony
Ah! Perfido
Berg
Wozzeck Bruchstücke
Sieben Frühe Lieder
Berlioz
La Mort de Cléopâtre
Les Nuits d'Été
Britten
War Requiem
Chausson
Poème de l'Amour et de la Mer
Debussy
Azäel, Azäel, pourquoi tu
m'a quittée
Ravel
Shéhérazade
Strauss
Vier letzte Lieder
Wagner
Wesendonck Lieder
•
Isolde
Metropolitan Opera
An attractive woman
with a strong and
bright voice, she was an
honorable Isolde. She had
secure top notes and a
gleaming middle range...
she sang with focus, energy
and stamina, and won an
enthusiastic ovation from
the audience.
Anthony
TommasiniI
New York Times
•Upcoming Performances
•TURANDOT |
ATHENS
Odeon
Herodes Atticus
June 1, 3, 5, 7 2008
•TRISTAN &
ISOLDE
Stavanger
May
16 & 20, 2008
•Janice Baird as a radiantly secure Brünnhilde
International
Herald Tribune
•
"Janice Baird's
Brünnhilde had a Katherine Hepburn allure and lustrose tone"
Opera News
Janice Baird, had made her Met debut in that
earlier performance and won warm applause
for her courage and professionalism. This
time she drew cheers for her singing as
well. Given a chance to warm up and sing an
entire performance, she made a striking
impression indeed. Matching Heppner decibel
for decibel, she threw herself into the
emotions of the role as well - the
humiliation and rage of Act 1, the passion
of Act 2, and the grief after Tristan dies
in Act 3.
Mike Silverman - Associated
Press - March 26, 2008
