Ekaterina Gubanova - Nicklausse - Violin Aria

Ekaterina Gubanova - Nicklausse, Marcus Haddock - Hoffmann. Teatro Real (Madrid) Villaume/Joel; December 2006

[@ontologix]

Good to enjoy this rarely performed aria in Antonia´s act. In 2007 I heard it only in the Regensburg and Cologne productions, sung by Mirna Ores and Ann-Katrin Naidu repectively. Otherwise it is usually omitted. I feel it is one of the highlights of a Hoffmann, and when well sung moves me to tears. The moustache I found a bit odd. Everyone knows Niklaus is a mezzosoprano anyway. Pity we do not hear a sound from Marcus Haddock. He is a great tenor. Thank you, twentyattempts, for posting it.

[@mezzodopera]

brava, brava ... perfetta ... semplicemente .. complimenti!

[@TedinNY]

Fabulous!

[@ontologix]

Great interpretation. Very moving.

[@KirstyGriffiths]

Wow! I knew you were a gr8 singer, but if I had known it was this good, i would have made you pay to stay at mine in return for making me learn to sing like you :-) Truly beautiful voice, great legatos, superior control or a large instrument, great technique..... what more can I say

[@mscath]

Ah.

[@bauchmann9971]

Throaty

[@merecorde]

I have just seen this production in he Grieghallen theater at Bergen. It was excellent. The only thing that I didn't like was the third act "Giullieta" due to the actors pretending to be engaged in sexual intercourse in the Venice carnival. It was innecessary and innapropriated considering that children from 6 years old up were allowed to attend the show.