Contralto Hilary Summers has returned triumphantly to Opéra national de Paris for their new production of Thomas Adès' The Exterminating Angel at Opéra Bastille:
”Among the singers, all excellent and brilliantly meeting the demands of writing that favors ensembles... the very embodied mezzo of Hilary Summers/Leonora Palma”
Michèle Tosi, ResMusica
”Hilary Summers embodies this troubled character by covering the entire expressive spectrum of her sometimes deliberately buffoonish contralto voice, particularly when she falls prey to a delirium of persecution.”
Julian Lembke, Forum Opera
”Hilary Summers (Leonora) … also made an exceptional impression.”
Nicolas Blanmot, Opera Magazine
”Hilary Summers (Leonora Palma) explores the lower range of her range, with a dark and soft timbre that draws one of the most fascinating characters in opera.”
CJM, Olyrix
”...the female roles dominate: sumptuous voice, through the density of the bass and the mobility of the line, the contralto Hilary Summers embodies a Leonora subject to sudden attacks of paranoia as to dark meditations haunted by Wagnerian memories.”
Jérémie Bigorie, ConcertoNet
”Special mentions finally to Hilary Summers, accomplice of Pierre Boulez, who treats us to his contralto in a haggard interlude (Act III, scene 3)”
Pierre Brévignon, Première Loge
”The twenty soloists, among whom the distinguished Hilary Summers stands out...”
Gilles Charlassier, La Terrasse
Performances run until 23rd March 2024.
