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"…In the castrato role of
Oreste, Canadian-born mezzo Mary Ellen Nesi is a
real find. The voice is expressive and handsome,
and she has no trouble with the rapid
passagework or with Handel's smoother lines that
require a true legato. She is a singer to keep
an eye on: even in our chock-full-of-good-mezzos
time, she's worth hearing..." |
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Classics Today.com |
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"Vocally the performance is
nearly dominated by the magnificent Teseo of
mezzo Mary-Ellen Nesi. On this evidence, I can
only express incredulity that Nesi has to date
not hit the headlines in a very big way. Not
only has the voice itself a full, lustrous
quality, but it is superbly controlled across
the range…while also capable of producing
thrillingly accurate passaggi
in bravura passages. The reprise of “Sdegnata
sei” starts with an exquisite messa di voce,
while throughout Nesi treats us to perfectly
executed trills, and ornamentation of repeats
that never transgress style or taste" |
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Fanfare |
| "The excellent
mezzo-soprano Mary-Ellen Nesi as the Amazon
leader Antiope is totally convincing
dramatically, and her arias- standard Baroque
items of rage, attempted suicide and grief-seem
never generalized, always deeply motivated,
excellently sung and musically direct" |
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Opera News |
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"Mary Ellen Nesi, singing
the male part of the lover Andronico, wins over
the public from the first note, receiving
repeated applause for her warm mezzo voice, a
register that strikes a chord in the heart of
the listener. The sound flows absolutely
naturally; she abandons herself to Handel's
cadences and creates a living character with
whom the audience can identify" |
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Tageszeitung |
| "Mary Ellen Nesi's
performance is gentle, flexible, delicate, and
with an inner light and enchanting timbre,
turning the character of Andronico almost into
the main role" |
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Münchner Merkur |
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"The towering figure of the opera is Mary-Ellen
Nesi’s heroic Teseo"
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Gramophone |
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"....Qualità
impresse anche al cast. Il quale è dominato dal
Polinesso di Mary-Ellen Nesi: dizione perfetta, accento
strepitoso, bella voce, sicura linea di canto,
coloratura sgranata ed espressiva"
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Classic voice |
| "...impressive
presence … the excellent mezzo-soprano
Mary-Ellen Nesi as the Amazon leader, Antiope" |
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Opera News |
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"Nella parte protagonista si
e difesa con onore M-E Nesi, dotata di timbro
morbido, gradevole, e adeguata sensibilita
stilistica…" |
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L’Opera |
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"..The
pick of them is the Canadian-born mezzo
Mary-Ellen Nesi in the title role, equal to all
the technical and musical demands of numbers
written for two of Handel’s most outstanding
virtuosos" |
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International Record Review
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"She is rich-toned as at home in powerful
accompanied recitative as in the semiquaver runs
of "Piu d'una tigre" |
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Gramophone (Editor's Choice) |
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"…The
soloists are of a good standard, but in the
title-role the mezzo-soprano Mary-Ellen Nesi
offers a really interesting and vocally
consistent performance" |
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Handel.org
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"… Belle école de chant baroque dominée par l'Oreste de
Mary-Ellen Nesi, au timbre chaud et émouvant, aussi a
l'aise dans la vaillance et la vocalise que dans la
déploration…" |
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Classica Repertoire |
| "Mary-Ellen
Nesi gibt dem Oreste gerade mit ihrem leicht
belegt klingenden Mezzo expressives Timbre…" |
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Stereoplay |
| "Duée
d’un beau legato, elle s’est aussi revelée une
bonne technicienne dans les difficiles passages…" |
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Opera International |
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"Mary-Ellen
Nesi led the cast rising to the demands of the
title role with firm tone and secure coloratura" |
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Opera Now |
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