Chen Reiss (Soprano)
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by Jim Rutter / EDGE Philadelphia Contributor / Tuesday Oct 9, 2007
…Musically, this is the best production I’ve seen at the Opera of Philadelphia since their 2003 Il Trovatore, largely due to the company premiere of Israeli born soprano Chen Reiss in the role of Gilda…
…However, the evening’s real delight emanated from Reiss’ flawless, brilliantly controlled, beautifully sung performance. Beyond her exquisite coloratura, she made comprehensible to me (for the first time out of the half-dozen or so productions of this opera I’ve seen) the motivations why her character would sacrifice herself to such a lecher as the Duke.
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| Composer | Opus |
|---|---|
| Gounod | Messe de St. Cecilie |
| Honegger | King David |
| Händel | Messias |
| Dixit Dominus | |
| Gluck | Orfeo ed Euridice |
| Orff | Carmina Burana |