
"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'
"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'
"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
"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'
"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'
"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
Roles currently in preparation
Brünnhilde - Siegfried, Götterdämmerung
Elisabeth/Venus - Tannhäuser
Ariadne/Prima Donna - Ariadne auf Naxos
Färberin - Die Frau ohne Schatten
Elektra - Elektra
Lady Macbeth - Macbeth
Abigaille - Nabucco
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Turandot - Turandot
Full roles performed and in current repertoire
Beethoven
Leonore - Fidelio
Leonore - Leonore (1805 version)
Humperdinck
Gertrud/Mutter - Hansel und Gretel - in German
Mozart
Donna Anna - Don Giovanni
Elettra – Idomeneo
Vitellia – La Clemenza di Tito – Concert Perf.
Puccini
Angelica - Suor Angelica
Smetana
Queen Libuse - Libuse - in Czech
Tchaikovsky
Tatyana – Eugene Onegin – in Russian
Verdi
High Priestess – Aida
Wagner
Isolde - Tristan und Isolde
Senta - Der Fliegende Holländer
Brünnhilde - Die Walküre - Concert performance
Sieglinde - Die Walküre
Helmwige, Gerhilde, Ortlinde - Die Walküre
Ada - Die Feen
Mariana - Das Liebesverbot - Concert Perf.
Weber
Euryanthe - Euryanthe - Concert Perf.
Roles prepared/covered and performed in part
Bellini
Norma/Adalgisa - Norma
Britten
Miss Jessel Turn of the Screw
Helena A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Donizetti
Anna Bolena
Elisabetta I - Maria Stuarda
Handel
Armida - Rinaldo
Verdi
Leonora Il Trovatore
Leonora La Forza del Destino
Amelia Un Ballo in Maschera
Desdemona Otello
Poulenc
Elle La Voix Humaine
Puccini
Tosca Tosca
Manon Lescaut Manon Lescaut
Strauss
Marschallin Der Rosenkavalier
Brünnhilde - Siegfried, Götterdämmerung
Elisabeth/Venus - Tannhäuser
Ariadne/Prima Donna - Ariadne auf Naxos
Färberin - Die Frau ohne Schatten
Elektra - Elektra
Lady Macbeth - Macbeth
Abigaille - Nabucco
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Turandot - Turandot
Full roles performed and in current repertoire
Beethoven
Leonore - Fidelio
Leonore - Leonore (1805 version)
Humperdinck
Gertrud/Mutter - Hansel und Gretel - in German
Mozart
Donna Anna - Don Giovanni
Elettra – Idomeneo
Vitellia – La Clemenza di Tito – Concert Perf.
Puccini
Angelica - Suor Angelica
Smetana
Queen Libuse - Libuse - in Czech
Tchaikovsky
Tatyana – Eugene Onegin – in Russian
Verdi
High Priestess – Aida
Wagner
Isolde - Tristan und Isolde
Senta - Der Fliegende Holländer
Brünnhilde - Die Walküre - Concert performance
Sieglinde - Die Walküre
Helmwige, Gerhilde, Ortlinde - Die Walküre
Ada - Die Feen
Mariana - Das Liebesverbot - Concert Perf.
Weber
Euryanthe - Euryanthe - Concert Perf.
Roles prepared/covered and performed in part
Bellini
Norma/Adalgisa - Norma
Britten
Miss Jessel Turn of the Screw
Helena A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Donizetti
Anna Bolena
Elisabetta I - Maria Stuarda
Handel
Armida - Rinaldo
Verdi
Leonora Il Trovatore
Leonora La Forza del Destino
Amelia Un Ballo in Maschera
Desdemona Otello
Poulenc
Elle La Voix Humaine
Puccini
Tosca Tosca
Manon Lescaut Manon Lescaut
Strauss
Marschallin Der Rosenkavalier