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Lise Davidsen and James Baillieu review – superstar soprano unleashes her inner Valkyrie

The Norwegian singer’s remarkable ability to inhabit a character, her warmth on stage and the control and tenderness she brought to the more intimate songs made this a very special recital

The Guardian - UK

Lise Davidsen reigns as Isolde at Met Opera while balancing career and motherhood

Lisa Davidsen has been starring as Isolde in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Wagner's “Tristan und Isolde.”

The Independent UK

Is 'Tristan' the hardest opera to stage? This director thinks so, and signed on at the Met

Opera director Yuval Sharon has said that Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” is the hardest work in the traditional repertoire to stage

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Lise Davidsen and James Baillieu: Live at the Met album review – electrifying renditions make the momentous intimate

Recorded in New York in 2023, the soprano sings Strauss, Wagner, Grieg and more to thrilling effect, her sincerity and passion matched perfectly on piano

The Guardian - UK

Nina Stemme says farewell to Isolde after 126 performances

Soprano Nina Stemme sung her 126th and final performance of Isolde in Wagner's “Tristan und Isolde” with the Philadelphia Orchestra at Marian Anderson Hall

The Independent UK

Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer album review – Davidsen’s Senta is spine-tingling

The Norwegian soprano dominates in this recording taken from concert performances in which Finley’s Dutchman feels somewhat underpowered

The Guardian - UK

Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen to release new opera recording while awaiting birth of twins

Lise Davidsen, one of opera’s biggest names, is preparing to leave the stage for a few months to give birth and spend time with twins

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Soprano Lise Davidsen pregnant with twins, cancels performances from mid-March through December

Soprano Lise Davidsen is pregnant with twins and is canceling her performances from mid-March through the end of the year

The Independent UK

Anna Netrebko Withdraws From Vienna Opera Debut Due To Illness

Anna Netrebko withdraws from Vienna State Opera's 'Ariadne auf Naxos,' replaced by Lise Davidsen. Netrebko cites ill health, while Davidsen steps in for pe...

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Music show: Sex, religion, death and decadence in Opera ‘Salomé’

On today’s edition of arts24, FRANCE 24's Jennifer Ben Brahim meets Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen. She’s performed on some of the most hallowed stages around the world: From the Royal Opera House to the Metropolitan Opera and La Scala. Lise Davidsen is now taking on one of the most iconic…

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From Bob Chilcott to the Chapel Royal: the best classical Christmas albums of 2023

Winter’s the watchword, from Lassus and Byrd to radiant new works and that rare thing – an opera star who resists the sleigh bells

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Singing soars, but staging is too over-the-top in Lyric Opera’s ‘Jenufa’

While there is much to praise about the performances, especially those of the two leading women, the exaggerated, expressionist staging is perplexing at best and sometimes even silly.

The Guardian - UK

Lise Davidsen review – powerful, subtle and genuinely touching

The Norwegian soprano, accompanied exquisitely by pianist James Baillieu, revealed a finely graded expressive range in this chamber music venue in a programme that included Berg, Grieg and Schubert

The Independent UK

Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen taking on new challenges on two continents

Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen is embarking on her most ambitious season yet

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Don Carlo; Woman at Point Zero; History of the Present – review

Lise Davidsen is exceptional in Verdi’s masterly study of war and leadership; and Belfast is the focus of a bold four-woman collaboration on film

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Evening Standard

Don Carlo at the Royal Opera review: a legendary performance from Lise Davidsen

A memorable revival at Covent Garden

The Guardian - UK

Don Carlo review – Lise Davidsen doesn’t disappoint in Verdi’s sprawling masterpiece

The rising star, in her first major Verdi role, gives a tour de force of glorious singing in an otherwise unfocused production which struggles with character and dramatic intensity

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Tannhäuser; Isata Kanneh-Mason & Maxwell Quartet; Gesualdo Six: Secret Byrd

Majestic Lise Davidsen and Gerald Finley carry the Royal Opera’s illness-hit Wagner revival; Isata Kanneh-Mason and co shine; and in the shadows with William Byrd

The Guardian - UK

Tannhäuser review – Lise Davidsen gleams though Albery’s Wagner misfires again

Tim Albery’s second revival only fitfully illuminates the opera’s complexities, but the singing and acting are superb

Evening Standard

Tannhäuser at the Royal Opera House review: a strangely torpid kind of hedonism

Conceived for a specific singer, this staging doesn’t best serve anyone

The Independent UK

Star soprano Lise Davidsen: opera productions cannot hide behind tradition

The singer, who is due to perform at this year’s Last Night Of The Proms, says opera can ‘do what theatre…(and) movies can do’.

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Samson et Dalila; Lise Davidsen & Freddie De Tommaso with James Baillieu

Strength comes in many forms in the Royal Opera’s revelatory new Samson et Dalila; and two star singers in the ascendant hit all the high notes

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