Jonathan Michie’s booming baritone was deployed with subtlety and he played the jealous and hypocritical nobleman to the hilt. At the conclusion as Mozart’s music reaches the sublime with “Contessa perdono,” the Count’s plea for forgiveness, Michie was fully up to the task.
Jonathan Michies Papageno steht Tamino mit Komik, Unbekümmertheit und einem herrlich breiten Bariton zur Seite. (Jonathan Michie's Papageno supports Tamino with humor, carefreeness and a wonderfully broad baritone.)
Jonathan Michie’s booming baritone was deployed with subtlety and he played the jealous and hypocritical nobleman to the hilt. At the conclusion as Mozart’s music reaches the sublime with “Contessa perdono,” the Count’s plea for forgiveness, Michie was fully up to the task.
Jonathan Michies Papageno steht Tamino mit Komik, Unbekümmertheit und einem herrlich breiten Bariton zur Seite. (Jonathan Michie's Papageno supports Tamino with humor, carefreeness and a wonderfully broad baritone.)
Bei Jonathan Michie in der Rolle des Dichters Olivier bleiben ebenfalls keine Wünsche unerfüllt. Seine Deklamation ist makellos, sein Arioso betörend. (With Jonathan Michie in the role of the poet Olivier, no wishes remain unfulfilled. His declamation is flawless, his arioso beguiling.)
Baritone Jonathan Michie was an effective and highly active Dandini.
In the title role, baritone Jonathan Michie’s resounding voice emerged as a veritable comic actor.