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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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