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GIULIETTA ~ LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN
"Opera Theatre of St. Louis has given us a beautiful pair of ardent lovers who have real chemistry in their scenes
together...Soprano Alyson Cambridge has a lovely voice with good facility and a secure top range, along with a
magnetic stage presence and an attractive person. Her Juliet never seemed particularly shy or overly modest in her first
appearances, but she blazed with believable intensity from the balcony scene on." -- Sarah Bryan Miller, St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
together...Soprano Alyson Cambridge has a lovely voice with good facility and a secure top range, along with a
magnetic stage presence and an attractive person. Her Juliet never seemed particularly shy or overly modest in her first
appearances, but she blazed with believable intensity from the balcony scene on." -- Sarah Bryan Miller, St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
"Frederic Antoun and Alyson Cambridge were the beautiful young -- and believable -- lovers. Both singers displayed
warmly expressive instruments and shared an ardent delivery that seemed to encompass their entire being." -- Judith
Malafronte, Opera News
warmly expressive instruments and shared an ardent delivery that seemed to encompass their entire being." -- Judith
Malafronte, Opera News
"Among the supporting performances, the standouts include soprano Alyson Cambridge, whose saintly Micaela is a
vivid presence. Cambridge's Act 3 aria is so arresting you don't bother asking yourself how Micaela made her way to
the smugglers' mountain lair." -- Robert Trussell, Kansas City Star
vivid presence. Cambridge's Act 3 aria is so arresting you don't bother asking yourself how Micaela made her way to
the smugglers' mountain lair." -- Robert Trussell, Kansas City Star
| ALYSON CAMBRIDGE |
“Alyson Cambridge in her Lyric debut
displayed a radiantly clear and sultry voice as
the jaded and knowing Venetian courtesan
Giulietta who leaves the gullible Hoffman
thwarted and bereft of a love relationship for a
third time as she and her suitor Pitichinaccio
and guests board gondolas and sail away into
the night.” – Chicago Crusader, Barbara
Wright-Pryor, Oct. 8, 2011
“The female characters were either
automatons, puppets, or whores. Good voices
and performances, but of those, Alyson
Cambridge as Giulietta stood out. Her
courtesan character had some of the most
charisma on stage.” – Chicago Now, Evan
Kuchar, Oct. 6, 2011
displayed a radiantly clear and sultry voice as
the jaded and knowing Venetian courtesan
Giulietta who leaves the gullible Hoffman
thwarted and bereft of a love relationship for a
third time as she and her suitor Pitichinaccio
and guests board gondolas and sail away into
the night.” – Chicago Crusader, Barbara
Wright-Pryor, Oct. 8, 2011
“The female characters were either
automatons, puppets, or whores. Good voices
and performances, but of those, Alyson
Cambridge as Giulietta stood out. Her
courtesan character had some of the most
charisma on stage.” – Chicago Now, Evan
Kuchar, Oct. 6, 2011
“Hoffmann proclaims his love for the courtesan Giulietta, beautifully sung and acted by the aristocratic Alyson
Cambridge.” – Splash Magazine, Toby Nicholson, Oct 4, 2011
“Instead of casting one soprano to play each of Hoffmann’s past loves, the Lyric opted to split up the roles for three
different aurally attractive singers…Alyson Cambridge was very alluring as the materialistic and deceitful Venetian
courtesan Giulietta.” – Chicago Daily Herald, Scott C. Morgan, Oct. 2, 2011
“Alyson Cambridge’s first-ever Giulietta brought beauty to the famous “Barcarolle.” - New City Stage, Dennis Polkow,
Oct. 4, 2011
“Alyson Cambridge made an admirable Lyric debut as the courtesan Giulietta.” – Chicago Classical Review, Lawrence
A. Johnson, Oct. 3, 2011
“In her Lyric Opera debut, the beautiful Alyson Cambridge was confident and sexy as the courtesan Giulietta...” –
Chicago on the Aisle, Nancy Malitz, Oct. 3, 2011
“…the diva Giulietta to steal Hoffmann’s image in the mirror, thus imperiling his soul. Soprano Alyson Cambridge
embodies the role, which includes the beautiful “Barcarolle.” – Make it Better, Dorothy Andries, Oct. 10, 2011
Cambridge.” – Splash Magazine, Toby Nicholson, Oct 4, 2011
“Instead of casting one soprano to play each of Hoffmann’s past loves, the Lyric opted to split up the roles for three
different aurally attractive singers…Alyson Cambridge was very alluring as the materialistic and deceitful Venetian
courtesan Giulietta.” – Chicago Daily Herald, Scott C. Morgan, Oct. 2, 2011
“Alyson Cambridge’s first-ever Giulietta brought beauty to the famous “Barcarolle.” - New City Stage, Dennis Polkow,
Oct. 4, 2011
“Alyson Cambridge made an admirable Lyric debut as the courtesan Giulietta.” – Chicago Classical Review, Lawrence
A. Johnson, Oct. 3, 2011
“In her Lyric Opera debut, the beautiful Alyson Cambridge was confident and sexy as the courtesan Giulietta...” –
Chicago on the Aisle, Nancy Malitz, Oct. 3, 2011
“…the diva Giulietta to steal Hoffmann’s image in the mirror, thus imperiling his soul. Soprano Alyson Cambridge
embodies the role, which includes the beautiful “Barcarolle.” – Make it Better, Dorothy Andries, Oct. 10, 2011
JULIETTE ~ ROMEO ET JULIETTE
MICAELA ~ CARMEN