“The part of the woman that is imperative for the plot, that is, the wife of the dyer Barak, that is, Die Färberin, was created by the dramatic soprano, Lise Lindstrom. In doing so, she gave vocal expression to the frustrated wife in…
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“The orchestra opened the piece with a bold four-note expression that would later form the melody of Andromache’s introductory phrase. Lindstrom’s soprano was…
Read More“As the “Ice Princess” she is riveting. She met with apparent ease the huge demands of “In questa reggia” depicting Turandot’s implacable ties to the historic tragedy which motivates her. In a powerhouse performance augmented…
Read More“Lise Lindstrom gave us the sneer of cold command, a true ice princess. In the riddle scene that closes Act 2, I take my hat off to any pair of singers who can make themselves heard clear and strong above the Liceu Orchestra in full…
Read More“Fortunate to score the amazing Lise Lindstrom in the title role…An overwhelming triumph especially for Lise Lindstrom. Perhaps the greatest Salome opera has ever had.”
Read More“Lise Lindstrom for the first time as Elektra records a role of poetic depth: hard and yet with isolated human approaches. Cutting her timbre, with a touch of metallic sound that flares up when she sings into rage, but does not give way…
Read More“Lead dramatic soprano Lise Lindstrom has a voice made for the role of Turandot. She commanded attention, riding clearly above even forte orchestral passages and easily filling the sold-out Civic Center’s 3000-seat auditorium……
Read More“Lise Lindstrom was an impressive Marie, incapable of love, and yet possessing the drive to escape this state — vocally convincing in all nuances.”
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“Elektra, played by soprano, Lise Lindstrom, uses more than a traditional palette of colors. Onstage for almost the whole hour and forty-five minutes of the opera, she…
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