Rosl Schwaiger News
Austrian singer and opera singer (1918-1970)
- coloratura soprano
- Austria
- opera singer
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2014-06-12 16:42:03
Bomb squad
[…] The Act 2 interview duet “Sei nicht so indiskret!” between the secondary couple Sam and Louise is a study in savvy timing and sensitivity to dialogue, though one could do without the cartoon kiss sound effects. Among the principals, Hilde Ceske is an appealing Silvia, bending her kittenish voice to follow the contours of Korngold’s ripe phrases and only turning a bit screechy at the very top. She’s overshadowed in some ensemble scenes by Rösl Schwaiger, a distinguished Mozartean from the 1940s and 1950s, who nails Louise’s coloratura passages without a hint of effort. Fred Liewehr, more an actor than a singer and a veteran of Vienna’s Burgtheater, gamely essays Andrea’s “Ich seh dein Bild vor mir” in a silky matinee idol kind of way but sounds a little inhibited by stylistic correctness. Kurt Preger is an uninspired police chief whose only standout moment is in the patter song “War […]
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