Fricka, Rheingold, R.Wagner,

theater in Lübeck 2007

(with Stefan Heidemann as Wotan)

 

Foto: Bettina Stöß

Strong Lübecker "Rhine-gold" - premiere as successful start to the "ring of the Nibelungen."

..Wotans wife Fricka is the last representative of an old order, a woman with attitude, in shape and voice on the other hand dear-conservative, consistent and noble: Veronika Waldners mezzo-soprano has true format....

Peter Krause, Die Welt, 17.09.2007 


Goes there and looks at! ... On top of everything, it is text-clearly sung as well - all in front Veronika Waldner as Fricka with marvelously sonorous, keenly characterizing mezzo-soprano....

Hartmut Kühnel, Orpheus, Heft 01-02/2008


... Of course, a Fricka of the format from Veronika Waldner is not to already be overlooked or pretend not to hear. Majestically even still in the apple-withdrawal, with one not a track of prudish mezzo-soprano proved the artist mimic like chant-like thoroughness....

Mittelloge.de 


... In Veronika Waldners of wonderfully text-present, intensively singing Fricka, Wotan has one not least rightly procured, jealously resigning wife at the side....

Christian Strehk, Kieler Nachrichten, 17.09.2007

.... Stefan Heidemanns powerful hero-baritone gives Wotan to power and prestige, to which Veronika Waldners mezzo-soprano doesn't take second place in anything. Her Fricka is again of protruding quality and beams from outset. Lübeck can deem itself to have her in the ensemble...

Arndt Voß, Lübeckische Blätter, 21.9.2007

What for a deuce into the new opera-season: "The Rhine-gold was cheered at stormily with the premiere that the beginning of the "ring" succeeded wonderfully. ... Veronika Waldner as Fricka was already almost one luxury-cast...

Jürgen Feldhoff, Lübecker Nachrichten, 18.9.2007