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"Räisänen's strength lies in the dynamic flexibility of her voice and in her ability to express the nuances of music and drama."
-Kaleva-
"Astonishingly naturally Räisänen-Midth played and sang simultaneously, as if having an expressive dialogue between bright and dark sides of her personality. She has similar kind of lyrical and radiantly beautiful tone both in her singing voice and in her violin."
-Helsingin Sanomat-
"Virpi Räisänen-Midth has a reliable, balanced mezzo soprano voice. She is a great discovery for the double role of La Muse and Nicklausse."
-Helsingin Sanomat-
| Virpi in Salzburger Festspiele 2009 |
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Virpi Räisänen-Midth sang one of the mainroles (Sopano 4) in Luigi Nono's opera ' Al gran sole carico d'amore' in Salzburger Festspiele 2009. This opera was the key work in this summer's opera program of the Festspiele. Katie Mitchell was the stage director this grandiose masterwork of modern music theatre, which was performed four times in Felsenreitschule in August 2009. Maestro Ingo Metzmacher conducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Virpi Räisänen-Midth sang one of the four leading roles (sopranos) together with Elin Rombo, Tania Andrijic, Sarah Tynan and Anna Prohaska. Al gran sole carico d'amore was one of the most successfull production in this year's Festspiele and the press thorughout the whole world praised this intellectual work of art. Also the 'virtuosic singing' of the five sopranos was received with great enthusiasm.
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