It is the award-winning singing of mezzo soprano Sian Sharp that confirms...the clarity and resonance of her singing should be no surprise. Yet it is the posture and presence of Sian Sharp that declares she is Carmen...[she] struts the stage like a rock star indeed. In truth, she couldn't have sung or played the new Carmen better.
Mezzo-soprano Sian Sharp (Melibea) was exceptional, singing with beauty and acting with wit and charm [and] has a voice of real size and evenness of tone across all registers with faultless coloratura. She moves beautifully and added an edge to her character that always left one wanting to hear and see more of her.
Sian Sharp is everything a mezzo soprano should be – with a warm and even tone, she wows in all of her singing. Sharp is consistent, she delivers a powerful and truthful performance. Brava.
Mezzo-soprano Sian Sharp (Melibea) was exceptional, singing with beauty and acting with wit and charm [and] has a voice of real size and evenness of tone across all registers with faultless coloratura. She moves beautifully and added an edge to her character that always left one wanting to hear and see more of her.
In the lead role as Carmen, Sian Pendry created a supremely well-judged character with just the right levels of sensuality, rebelliousness and romanticism, conveying a complex character with elements of the feminist, the revolutionary and the hedonist. She sang L'amour est un oiseau rebelle...using a beguiling voice that both tantalised and spurned
It is the award-winning singing of mezzo soprano Sian Sharp that confirms...the clarity and resonance of her singing should be no surprise. Yet it is the posture and presence of Sian Sharp that declares she is Carmen...[she] struts the stage like a rock star indeed. In truth, she couldn't have sung or played the new Carmen better.