ARIANNA
SHINES AS THE GOVERNESS
The Turn of the Screw, Governess
Jane Glover, Chicago Opera Theater, March 2003
"At the center of all this, soprano Arianna Zukerman invested the
Governess' mounting apprehension with a shining, voluminous soprano…"
— John von Rhein, The
Chicago Tribune
"The sheer sound of the voices Wednesday night, especially Zukerman's
Governess and those of two children, Miles and Flora…underscored
the disturbing, off-kilter atmosphere that saturates Britten's score.
As the Governess, Zukerman's clear, crystalline soprano had both a
hysterical edge and a touching fragility.…every fierce vocal
leap, each staccato, short-breathed flight took us inside her tormented
psyche. Zukerman is a thoughtful presence onstage, and through her
expressive eyes as well as her agile voice, we could almost see her
character evolving from an uncertain young woman to an adult determined
to face her own fears."
— Wynne Delacoma, The
Chicago Sun-Times
"COT's truly heart-pounding production features not only a richly
symbolic vision (one that can turn a playground into a graveyard with
a mere shift in tone) but exquisite performances - namely soprano
Arianna Zukerman as the agitated, over-protective Governess…"
"Arianna Zukerman was a quirky, doe-eyed Governess, on the verge of
nervous breakdown. Her lovely voice had the breadth of dramatic inflection
to make for a powerfully effective performance."
— William Shackelford, OPERA
"Arianna Zuckerman brought plenty of lyric tone to the Governess,
some pressure in the timbre suggesting the hysteria central to the
character…[an] attractive performance.…"
— Mark Thomas Ketterson, Opera
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