„Vitalij Kowaljow as Zaccaria reveals a bass voice blessed with great depth, securety and aesthetic refinement“
What`s coming up:
Vitalij Kowaljow as Zaccaria in Verdi`s NABUCCO on
Live Cinema Worldwide:
Monday 29 April 2013
Vitalij Kowaljow, Plácido Domingo and Renato Balsadonna at the Nabucco curtain call © ROH/Tristram Kenton, 2013
NABUCCO:
a new co-production of the Teatro alla Scala in Milano and the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Nicola Luisotti
Director: Daniele Abbado
Nabucco: Placido Domingo
Abigaille: Liudmila Monastyrska
Zaccaria: Vitalij Kowaljow
Right now in La Scala di Milano, opening night Feburary 1. 2013
Nabucco
Nabucco (Atto I): Zaccaria: Vitalij Kowaljow
Nabucco (Atto II): Zaccaria: Vitalij Kowaljow
Nabucco (Atto III, Quadro II): Zaccaria: Vitalij Kowaljow
„Kowaljow is one of the rising basso cantante stars of this decade, with a beautiful bass voice, sonorous throughout the bass range, and particularly suited to Verdi`s music.“ Opera Warhorse
"Realmente sorprendió, para bien, el buen hacer de Vitalij Kowaljow como Padre Guardiano. Una voz de bajo cantante sin artificios, con una línea de canto homogénea. Un acierto pleno para este reparto. Dan ganas de escucharle en algún Verdi de mayor enjundia, como el Fiesco que tiene previsto en Munich o el Zaccaria que hará en Londres y en Milán. No en vano, Kowaljow no ha salido de la nada: fue el Wotan de La Valquiria de La Scala hace tres años, por ejemplo, así como el Wotan, en 2010, de los "Anillos" de Dresde y Los Ángeles. Una voz a tener en cuenta, pues."
Alejandro Martínez, Codalario.com
„The bass Vitalij Kowaljow was a vocally formidable Wotan“
Anthony Tomassini, New York Times
„Kowaljow, a basso cantante, leaves little doubt that he is the first great Wotan of the post-Hotter Wagnerian world. His magnificent voice, which he employs with total ease, is rich in colors and shadings and capable of every nuance.“
Wes Blomster, Opera Today
„Kowaljow is a rich, expressive basso cantante, a powerhouse, with seemingly endless reserves of focused sound throughout the range, whether at full fortissimo or sustained piano. In Forza, I didn`t just hear his voice, I felt it - a rare experience in an opera world increasingly populated with smaller in mid-weight voices. And Kowaljow brought much more. His superb musicianship and impeccable legato enabled him to spin out the Verdi line effortlessly, while his unaffected delivery of the text underscored the character`s humanity and humility.“
Dan Rosenbaum, Opera News