Presse: Sep 23 2015 | Lev Bratishenko | Montreal Gazette
"French bass-baritone Nicolas Testé was an excellent and tragic King Arkel. He rounded out a well-balanced cast in a hall that begs for more singing . . ."
Lev Bratishenko | Montreal Gazette
« French bass-baritone Nicolas Testé was an excellent and tragic King Arkel. He rounded out a well-balanced cast in a hall that begs for more singing . . . »
Claude Gingras | La Presse
« Saluons ici le Français Nicolas Testé, qui apporte au personnage du vieillard aveugle Arkel, roi d’Allemonde et grand-père des demi-frères ennemis Pelléas et Golaud, une authentique basse profonde, une admirable articulation du texte (un art presque perdu aujourd’hui!) et une convaincante présence . . . »
Christophe Huss | Le Devoir
» . . . qui modère Nicolas Testé dans la première intervention d’Arkel, qui sonnait comme Caronte dans L’Orfeo de Monteverdi, et qui tente d’inculquer à Hélène Guilmette quelques rudiments des contours de Mélisande . . . »
Accueil: Sep 20 2015
In diesem Herbst gibt Nicolas Testé sein Début an der Oper San Francisco als Raimundo in Donizettis « Lucia di Lammermoor ». Mit ihm erleben Sie eine spektakuläre Besetzung, wie Nadine Sierra in der Titelrolle, Piotr Beczala als Edgardo und Brian Mulligan als Enrico. Der Dirigent Nicola Luisotti dirigiert das Orchester und den Chor der Oper San Francisco; in einer neuen Produktion unter der Leitung von Michael Cavanagh, und einer Inszenierung von Erhard Rom. Die Aufführungen finden am 8. 11. 13. 16. 21. 24. & 28. Oktober im historischen War Memorial Opernhaus statt.
Presse: Oct 11 2015 | Georgia Rowe | Opera News
"Bass-baritone Nicolas Testé made an indelible company debut, creating a Raimondo of generous vocal resources and considerable timbral allure."
Allan Ulrich | The Financial Times
« . . . debuting Nicolas Testé made sonorous sounds as resident cleric Raimondo. »
Joshua Kosman | SFGate
“ . . . the French bass-baritone Nicolas Testé made a sonorous company debut as the cleric Raimondo . . .”
Ilana Walder-Biesanz | San Francisco Classical Voice
« Nicolas Testé impressed as the chaplain Raimondo with his full, gravelly sound. »
James Ambroff-Tahan | SFExaminer
“Bass-baritone Nicolas Teste had the vocal depth and strong stage presence to make for an excellent Raimondo . . .”
Georgia Rowe | San Jose Mercury News
“This revival featured several winning vocal performances . . . bass-baritone Nicolas Teste, making his San Francisco Opera debut, made a potent impression as the family chaplain, Raimondo . . .”
James Roy MacBean | The Berkeley Daily Planet
« Mention must be made of bass-baritone Nicolas Testé’s superbly robust singing as Raimondo, here portrayed as a spiritual advisor to Enrico Ashton. »
Philip Campbell | The Bay Area Reporter
« French bass-baritone Nicolas Teste makes his SFO debut as the chaplain Raimondo. He is no stranger to the role, and his rich voice and believable acting make a strong impression. His physical gear is actually pretty cool, and he has enough stage presence to wear it . . . »
Stephen Smoliar | Examiner.com
« Among the other vocalists Testé made his SFO debut as Raimondo . . . Testé did far more than adequate justice to Donizetti’s writing and then negotiated the narrative thread to the best of his abilities. »