'Resurrecting works heard in eighteenth-century Scotland and Ireland is one of his specialities, and the group he leads proves to be quite convincing in this task.'
Wanderer
Tara Erraught
Tara Erraught
Mezzo soprano
A rich, radiant voice, expansive range and dynamic stage presence are Tara Erraught’s hallmarks. Her extensive repertoire includes Mozart, Rossini, Strauss, Bellini, Dvořák, Gounod and Handel as well as contemporary composers.
Genre
Classical
Biography
Opera highlights include Niklausse (Les contes d’Hoffmann) and Hänsel at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Stéphano (Roméo et Juliette) at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Angelina (La Cenerentola) at the Munich Opera Festival and Annio (La clemenza di Tito) together with Joyce DiDonato and Rolando Villazón and conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.
Erraught made 47 role debuts with the Bayerische Staatsoper, including Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Hänsel, Despina (Così fan tutte), Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus) and Komponist (Ariadne auf Naxos). She made her triumphant US debut at Washington National Opera as Angelina (La Cenerentola), and made her role debut as Octavian (Der Rosenkavalier) at Glyndebourne Festival and the BBC Proms. Aside from Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia) she sang in the new production of La Cenerentola at the Wiener Staatsoper, earning accolades from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as the ‘New Queen of Belcanto’.
Past recital and orchestral performances include engagements at the Schubertiade with Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Herbert Blomstedt, with the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Simone Young, and at Wigmore Hall in London. She has also performed in New York’s Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center in Washington.
Reviews
'This is a lovely, imaginative disc ... Whelan and his forces have created an engaging and fascinating recital which draws a number of threads together.'
Planet Hugill
'[Tenducci's] flamboyant shoes are filled with breathtaking aplomb here by the Irish mezzo Tara Erraught.'
Presto Music
'Whelan handles the music with typically invigorating drive and, like the agile mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught, responds to the album’s classical treatment of Irish tunes without undue sentimentality.'
The Irish Times