Gottfried Pilz / Critiques

A Grimes of this magnitude has the potential to become perfection, raising memories of Vickers and dear Philip Langridge. Absolute perfection is attained by condutor Simone Young, who received the loudest ovations of the night from a near-capacity house. This score is under her skin and never sounded more thrilling and alive. The Staatsopernorchester was its best

The opportunity to hear Kaufmann in his debut as Peter Grimes, as well as Davidsen in her first staged performance as Ellen Orford.

Dazu weitere Meisterleistungen [...] der auch stimmlich für Helena dahinschmelzende Peter Bording als Da-ud. Wohl gemerkt: Das alles sind schwierigste Partien.

Aus dem exzellenten Ensemble ragte Peter Bording (Da-ud) heraus, auf dessen Bariton-Qualitäten das Aalto-Theater stolz sein darf.