American soprano Patricia Andress is distinguishing herself as an extraordinary soprano with a radiant top, rich silvery timbre and impassioned characterizations of her roles.
Ms. Andress will be returning to Theater Bremen in 2011/12, where she has been performing since the 2006/07 season to sing Elettra in Mozart’s Idomeneo, Elisabeth in Tannhäuser, and the title role in Tosca. She will also perform the role of Hanna Glawari in Die lustige Witwe at Theater Lübeck.
In the 2010/11 season at Theater Bremen Ms. Andress had her role debut as Elettra in Idomeneo, and returned to perform her highly acclaimed Violetta and audience favorite Norma. She was also seen as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, in the title role of Madama Butterfly, and as Pamina in Die Zauberflöte.
In previous seasons at Theater Bremen, Patricia Andress has performed the roles of Rosalinde in the 2009 premiere of a new production of Die Fledermaus, Irene in Katharina Wagner’s highly publicized production of Rienzi, Anna Erisso in Rossini’s Maometto Secondo, Sylva in Die Csárdásfürstin, the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Fredegunda in Reinhard Keiser’s baroque opera Fredegunda.
Patricia Andress made her European debut at Semper Opera in Dresden as Alice Ford in Falstaff, and she made her U.S. professional opera debut as Mimì in La Bohème with Opera Theater of Saint Louis’ regional company tour. She first performed Violetta in La Traviata with Union Avenue Opera and was invited back to sing Alice Ford in Falstaff, Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, and the title role in Suor Angelica. Ms. Andress has also performed with The Los Angeles Philharmonic under the baton of Maestro Pierre Boulez and subsequently made her role debut as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at Modus Opera. At Opera Delaware she reprised Donna Anna, what has become her most performed role, and returned to sing Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi and Micaëla in Carmen. At Virginia Opera, prior to her success in Germany, Ms. Andress performed her role debut as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro.
“Casta Diva” from Bellini’s Norma (2010)
“Signore ascolta” from Puccini’s Turandot (2010)
“Tu che di gel sei cinta” from Puccini’s Turandot (2010)
Bellini |
R. Strauss |
Bizet
Bach - Magnificat |
Händel - Messiah |
“Patricia Andress gave the unhappy, yet loving, Liu self-confidence rather than fragile traits, which made her convincing as a counter to Turandot.”
Wolgang Denker, NORDSEE ZEITUNG, June 2010
“Patricia Andress, as the devoted slave Liú, blandished floating pianissimi and sang with the lyrical attraction of a bell-like and well-rounded soprano.”
Peter Krause, WELT ONLINE, June 2010
“Another American, soprano Patricia Andress, distinguished herself with a portrayal of Irene that was luminously sung and impassioned in the character’s devotion to her brother.”
OPERA NEWS, October 2008
“And Patricia Andress (Irene) outshone many a gigantic ensemble: a voice like an illuminated rocket, with which she distinctively liberates Rienzi’s courageous sister.”
MÜNCHNER MERKUR, October 2008
“It is the hour for Patricia Andress, when she as heiress to the throne presented herself triumphantly at the end of Reinhard Keiser’s Fredegunda... The undisputed star of the evening is however Patricia Andress, who as Fredegunda would show what kind of devil-wife lay within, what a full-blooded woman “à la” Lulu, something between an alluring, luxurious creature and a warrior.”
DIE WELT, February 2008
“Patricia Andress lends his sister Irene sovereignly-flexible soprano emotionality, sings with a downright beguiling timbre and gives the roll vocal stature.”
OPERNETZ.de, October 2008
“With Patricia Andress, Knabe is successful in finding a near-perfect casting choice for the power-conscious Fredegunda. Andress displays exactly the right mix of ambition, artful seduction, and silkiness. It is easy to comprehend how Chilperich can’t loosen himself from the grip of this fascinating woman.”
BREMER ANZEIGER, February 2008
