"A compelling and eloquent Leonore" - Rupert Christiansen, The Telegraph 'Leonore'
"it was Kirstin Sharpin’s powerfully sung Electra who raised the dramatic temperature with her contained fury and, at her final mental collapse, maniacal, cackling coloratura. Thrilling."
- Hugh Canning, The Times 'Idomeneo'
"One daring bit in the programme was an extract from Poulenc's one-woman psychodrama, La Voix Humaine, bravely and soulfully sung by young soprano Kirstin Sharpin."
- Michael Tumelty, The Glasgow Herald
"sounding and looking like the half-supernatural, half-mortal being who...captivates everyone who meets and hears her."
- Opera Magazine - 'Die Feen'
"Kirstin Sharpin’s star shone brightly in the title role... a portrayal both impassioned and noble... offering considerable dramatic compensation even in concert... cleanness of vocal line and dramatic commitment" - Boulezian - 'Euryanthe'
"it was Kirstin Sharpin’s powerfully sung Electra who raised the dramatic temperature with her contained fury and, at her final mental collapse, maniacal, cackling coloratura. Thrilling."
- Hugh Canning, The Times 'Idomeneo'
"One daring bit in the programme was an extract from Poulenc's one-woman psychodrama, La Voix Humaine, bravely and soulfully sung by young soprano Kirstin Sharpin."
- Michael Tumelty, The Glasgow Herald
"sounding and looking like the half-supernatural, half-mortal being who...captivates everyone who meets and hears her."
- Opera Magazine - 'Die Feen'
"Kirstin Sharpin’s star shone brightly in the title role... a portrayal both impassioned and noble... offering considerable dramatic compensation even in concert... cleanness of vocal line and dramatic commitment" - Boulezian - 'Euryanthe'
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Roles currently working on: Libuse - Libuse (Smetana) Sieglinde - Die Walküre Elisabeth - Tannhäuser Elsa - Lohengrin Isolde - Tristan und Isolde Elisabetta - Don Carlo Amelia - Un Ballo in Maschera Leonora - La Forza del Destino Lisa - Pikovaya Dama Floria Tosca - Tosca Marschallin - Der Rosenkavalier Ariadne/Prima Donna - Ariadne auf Naxos Chrysothemis - Elektra Mme. Lidoine - Les Dialogues des Carmelites Kat'a - Kat'a Kabanova Female Chorus - The Rape of Lucretia Ellen Orford - Peter Grimes Full roles performed Mozart Donna Anna - Don Giovanni Fiordiligi – Cosí fan Tutte Elettra – Idomeneo Vitellia – La Clemenza di Tito – Concert Perf. 2nd Lady – The Magic Flute – in English Weber Euryanthe - Euryanthe - Concert Perf. Beethoven Leonore - Leonore (1805 version) Bizet Micaela – Carmen – Concert Perf. Tchaikovsky Tatyana – Eugene Onegin – in Russian Verdi High Priestess – Aida Humperdinck Mutter - Hansel und Gretel - in German/auf Deutsch Sandman – Hansel and Gretel– in English Roles covered and performed in part Magda – La Rondine Nora – Riders to the Sea (Vaughan Williams) Roles studied/performed in part Handel Alcina Mozart Donna Elvira Don Giovanni Countess Le Nozze di Figaro Pamina Die Zauberflöte Weber Agathe Der Freischütz Rossini Desdemona Otello Donizetti Maria Padilla Giovanna Seymour Anna Bolena Bellini Norma Selected arias |
Puccini Suor Angelica – Suor Angelica Prima Cercatrice – Suor Angelica Nella – Gianni Schicchi Wagner Senta - Der fliegende Hollaender Ada – Die Feen - Concert Perf. Mariana - Das Liebesverbot - Concert Perf. Helmwige, Gerhilde, Ortlinde – Die Walküre Flowermaiden 2 – Parsifal Zandonai Samaritana – Francesca da Rimini Shostakovich Mylkina – Cheryomushki Barrab 2nd Knitter – A Game of Chance Roles covered but not performed Armida – Rinaldo (Handel) Bastienne – Bastien und Bastienne (Mozart) Verdi Violetta La Traviata Leonora Il Trovatore Leonora La Forza del Destino Amelia Un Ballo in Maschera Desdemona Otello Wagner Isolde - Tristan und Isolde Puccini Mimi/Musetta La Boheme Tosca Tosca Strauss Marschallin Der Rosenkavalier Poulenc Elle La Voix Humaine Britten 2nd Niece Peter Grimes Governess/Miss Jessel Turn of the Screw Helena A Midsummer Night’s Dream |