News & Press
Lucia di Lammermoor / Bayerische Staatsoper
Press: Jul 16 2017
Mit Nicolas Testé, dem Ehemann der Damrau, kontrastiert ihm ein schwarzer, kantiger Bariton in der Rolle des Raimondo, während Ambrogio Maestri trotz baritonaler Stimmfülle fast zu lyrisch weich singt, um die Bösartigkeit des Enrico hörbar zu machen.
Michael Bastian Weiß | Abendzeitung München
“Belcanto Drammatico” / Luxembourg
Press: Jun 26 2017 | Res Musica | Pierre Degott
With a powerful voice and rich timbre, he (Nicola Testé) demonstrated throughout the evening both impeccable diction and exceptional musicality…
Teatro Colón / Concert
Press: May 01 2017 | Clarín | Gonzalo Saldívar
"Testé was a worthy complement, from his entrance with "La calunnia" to the aria of Alvise de La Gioconda and another from Salvator Rosa, by Antonio Carlos Gomes. Another finding was the "Pif, paf" from Huguenots, and the version that Testé delivered of Philip II's aria of Don Carlos (in the original French) was one of the most poignant that can be imagined."
Villain and heroine: The real-life husband and wife onstage in ‘Tales of Hoffmann’
Press: Mar 25 2017 | LA Times | Rick Schultz
The acclaimed German soprano Diana Damrau met her future husband, French bass-baritone Nicolas Testé, in a Munich church 13 years ago while performing Jean Francaix’s oratorio, “L’Apocalypse Selon.”
“It was a heaven-and-hell orchestra, a heaven-and-hell chorus, and Nicolas sang Christ,” Damrau said, adding “my redeemer” with a laugh.
La Traviata / Chorégies d’Orange
Press: Nov 01 2016 | Opera News | Stephen J. Mudge
"... the attentive Dr. Grenvil of baritone Nicolas Testé."
Samson et Dalila / Opéra Bastille
News & Press: Oct 05 2016 | Ôlyrix
Nicolas Testé campe un Abimélech terrifiant et odieux tout en gardant une certaine élégance, grâce à une voix assurée et bien projetée.