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F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy · Die erste Walpurgisnacht · New York
„Mr. Masur devoted the second half to “Die Erste Walpurgisnacht,” a setting of Goethe's poem about an ancient celebration of Walpurgisnacht (a folkloric German festival on April 30). The strong, well-matched soloists were Jorma Silvasti, tenor; Christine Knorren, mezzo-soprano; Albert Dohmen, bass-baritone."
R. Wagner · Das Rheingold · Palermo
„Christine Knorren e Lien Haegeman, rispettivamente Woglinde, Wellgunde e Flosshilde, ma è la voce del mezzosoprano Knorren che rimane impressa per la sua particolare ricchezza e spessore, che si adattano perfettamente alla densa scrittura wagneriana."
Christine Knorren and Lien Haegeman as Woglinde, Wellgunde and Flosshilde respectively, yet it is above all the voice of mezzo-soprano Knorren that lingers in the memory for its particular richness and depth – qualities that adapt perfectly to Wagner's dense writing.
Johann Strauss II · Cagliari, Die Fledermaus · Sardinia
"….un personaggio particolare è accattivante, il principe Orlovsky vede Christine Knorren per rendere questo stravagante personaggio con una vis scenica e vocale coinvolgente"
…a particularly interesting and captivating figure is Prince Orlofsky; Christine Knorren succeeds in portraying this eccentric character with an engaging scenic and vocal presence.
C. Debussy · Le martyre de Saint Sébastien · Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
„Written in extreme haste with the assistance of the composer's friend Andre Caplet, the music betrays no hint of its frantic genesis. Daniele Gatti, the Choeur de Radio France and the Orchestre National de France give a sensitive performance in support of soloists Sophie Marin-Degor, Kate Aldrich and Christine Knorren."
G. Mahler · Symphony No. 8 · Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet
„…l'on s'attachera au mezzo charnu de Christine Knorren – « Kein Engel trennte… » sombre comme un loup, doux comme un agneau – dont la Mulier Samaritana creuse magnifiquement le grave."
Particular attention is drawn to Christine Knorren's full-bodied mezzo – 'Kein Engel trennte…', dark as a wolf, gentle as a lamb – whose Mulier Samaritana magnificently plumbs the depths of the voice.
G. Verdi · Oberto · Berlin
„Ihre höhensichere, kraftvolle Leonore macht deutlich: Christine Knorren, eigentlich Mezzo, sollte unbedingt öfters den Ausflug ins hochdramatische Sopranfach wagen."
Her secure and powerful Leonore makes it clear: Christine Knorren, essentially a mezzo, should most definitely venture more often into the high-dramatic soprano repertoire.
Lucio Silla · Opéra de Nice
Première très applaudie à l'Opéra de Nice, pour le « Lucio Silla » de Mozart. La distribution des voix est généralement heureuse, en particulier celle de la mezzo-soprano Christine Knorren qui interprète un émouvant Cecilio. Gardons, si l'on ose dire, le meilleur pour la fin : Christine Knorren forme avec Eleonore Marguerre un duo vocal inoubliable. La première émeut par une voix de contre alto stable, ample et chaude qui sait facilement enchaîner d'harmonieuses vocalises et un chant plus intimiste sans jamais quitter le registre de l'intense émotion.
Warmly applauded premiere at the Opéra de Nice of Mozart's Lucio Silla. The casting is generally felicitous, in particular mezzo-soprano Christine Knorren's moving Cecilio. Saving the best for last: Christine Knorren and Eleonore Marguerre form an unforgettable vocal duo. The former moves with a steady, full and warm contralto voice that moves effortlessly between harmonious coloratura and more intimate singing, never leaving the register of intense emotion.
Fedra · Festival de Radio France, Montpellier
„Christine Knorren impressionne par sa voix chaude de contralto dans le rôle de l'ancêtre Etra, sorte d'Erda méditerranéenne."
Christine Knorren impresses with her warm contralto voice in the role of the ancestor Etra, a kind of Mediterranean Erda.