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Reviews of "Werther”

 

Opera Holland Park

 

 

 

 

Opera – Rodney Milnes

 

“Alison Kettlewell, singing good clear French, was quite excellent as Charlotte.  Her warm-coloured mezzo is extremely attractive, and she revealed unsuspected strength at the top in her big third-act solos without any sense of strain.  Her sudden fortissimo ‘Ah, reviens’ to Sophie, so shamelessly lifted from Otello, was shattering.  Her impersonation of a simple girl somewhat out of her depth, one who has taken on more than she bargained for, worked well.”

 

 

 

The Guardian – Tim Ashley  ***

 

“An excellent cast….The emotional complexities are beautifully delineated.  The musical values are high…best of all is Kettlewell who wonderfully exposes Charlotte’s psychological and moral hell.”

 

 

 

The Observer – Anthony Holden

 

“Alison Kettlewell’s superb Charlotte…the music is ravishing, with the RPO on especially fine form under Dominic Wheeler”

 

 

 

The Times – Robert Thicknesse ****

 

“To find singers who can make these creatures engaging is a feat and Alison Kettlewell and Amos Christie do it in fine, self-absorbed style, with plenty of  the rationed vocal passion the music allows, and a feel for the swoonings of French style.”

 

 

 

What’s On – Tom Vallance ****

 

“…heroine Charlotte, Alison Kettlewell, whose lyrical tones are matched by her persuasive delineation of her character’s complex emotions”

“Charlotte’s letter scene, splendidly realised by Kettlewell”

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