Haydn's Creation, Sheffield
Cathedral, 19th April 2008
"The heavens were
resolutely telling here with many people in a packed – very cold,
cathedral standing in the enthusiastic ovation at the end of Haydn's
oratorio.
"One had the impression with chorus
and orchestra, the South Yorkshire Symphony who played splendidly, also
applauding that much of the acclaim was directed towards the three
soloists.
"Elizabeth Watts was in terrific
voice, producing singing of the highest order and soaring to top C in
her first aria, while her better-known later ones, With Verdure Clad
and On Mighty Pens, particularly exceptional, were simply wonderful.
"Singing
of equal magnificence, with equally fine diction, was by provided
dark-hued Irish-Welsh baritone Paul Carey Jones. His Adam and Eve
duetting with Liz was marvellous and his singing as Raphael outstanding
on all counts, firm, focussed, non-exaggerated, graphic word-painting –
the lot!"
Bernard Lee, The
Sheffield Telegraph, 24th April 2008
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