Opera de Paris: : John adams: Nixon in China: Mdm. Mao

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..but it was only rarely that a singer truly grabbed your attention away from the orchestral brilliance – Wettergreen comprehensively nailed Madame Mao’s barnstorming “I am the wife of Mao Tse-Tung”

• Bachtrack

 

Caroline Wettergreen, replacing Kathleen Kim, is outstanding as the malevolent Madame Mao and gives an exceptional “I am the wife of Mao Tse-Tung” – rising to those stratospheric notes as if it were child’s play. She has no difficulty projecting..

• Opera Today

 

Vocally, the cast is magnificent. As Madame Mao, Caroline Wettergreen steals the show, flamboyant, dazzling with vocal runs.

• Classique News

 

..that Caroline Wattergreen later keeps, the real revelation of this cast when she plays Mao's inflexible companion.

• Cult News

 

On the other hand, the Norwegian soprano Caroline Wettergreen is a hit in the role of Mao's irascible wife. 

• WebTheatre

 

The rest of the cast was top notch, too, including baritones Thomas Hampson and Xioameng Zhang, tenor John Matthew Myers, and soprano Caroline Wettergreen.

• Salon Noveau

 

Caroline Wettergreen confronts Madame Mao's formidable writing with constant commitment. 

• Forum Opera

 

The coloratura soprano Caroline Wettergreen fascinates in the role of Jiang Q'ing (Madame Mao). Her laser highs reach the extreme of the range (her increased familiarity with the role of the Queen of the Night certainly has something to do with it) with an almost mechanical character, absolutely in line with the character's cold, upright, and harsh bodily posture.

• Olyrix

 

All the cast members were strong – perhaps the strongest being Caroline Wettergreen as a powerful Chian Ch’ing, bouncing across the stage, ready to shoot from the hip and with some strong top notes.

• Musical Journey

 

..but it is Caroline Wettergreen, who wins all the votes. Hieratic then wily incarnation, ability to act both when she remains silent and when she sings, and, above all, voice, powerful, clear and able to withstand the formidable demands of a ruthless John Adams. 

• Bertrand Ferrier​

 

Madame Mao is Caroline Wattergreen, flamboyant in her voice and appearance. 

• ArtesNews

 

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